Digestive Diseases

The West Virginia University Digestive Disease team provides diagnosis and treatment for patients with conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreas.

We treat a wide variety of gastrointestinal and liver problems, including:

acid reflux disease
peptic ulcers
colorectal and other cancers of the gastrointestinal tract and liver
gall stones
Crohn's Disease
ulcerative colitis
Hepatitis C
pancreatitis

Treatment options offered include medication, endoscopic surgery, or a combination of treatments, depending on the patient and the disease.

Available diagnostic and therapeutic procedures:

diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
esophageal manometry and ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring
laser applications for treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies
liver biopsy
small bowel biopsy
management of esophageal strictures and achalasia
endoscopic removal of polyps from stomach and colon
sclerotherapy of esophageal varices
Banding of esophageal varices
endoscopic control of gastrointestinal bleeding
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy - PEG/-J

Referrals

Patients are seen in consultation at the request of their physician. Physician inquiries are welcome.