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Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Professional interests include: diagnostic endoscopy, therapeutic upper endoscopy, colonoscopy

263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030

(860) 679-7692

Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD is a gastroenterologist in Farmington, CT specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD is affiliated with UConn Health.

Office Locations

UConn Health

263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030

1-800-535-6232

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Some issues Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD can help you with:

Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is the use of a special tool called a colonoscope (a thin, flexible tube with a camera on the end) to examine the inside of the colon and rectum. The tube is typically inserted anally, and it allows the physician to examine the large intestine from the inside. It may be done at any time to diagnose bowel problems, but routine colonoscopies are advised after the age of 50 to screen for colon cancer.

A colonoscopy may be performed to diagnose:

Intestinal ulcers
Polyps
Bowel cancer
An unidentified source of pain or bleeding in the intestine

Patients may be asked to drink only liquids in the days before a colonoscopy, or they may be given an enema to remove residual fecal matter. Before the exam, patients are given medication to help them relax, and then lay on their side on a table. The scope is inserted into the anus and gently moved all the way through the large intestine. Air may be pumped into the intestine to improve the view for the physician. Any polyps that are found will be removed. Then the colonoscope will be withdrawn. A colonoscopy is not usually painful, but patients may feel some bloating or have some cramps right afterward. If patients have polyps removed, they might experience a small amount of bleeding. Any side effects should go away within a few hours.

In The News

“Dr. George Wu, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Connecticut Health Center, believes he may know how to combat the havoc caused by hepatitis C.”—"FIGHTING A FURTIVE VIRUS", Orlando Sentinel, December 2001

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD treated as a gastroenterologist in Farmington, CT during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	34
gastrointestinal procedures	115
hospital care	70
hydrogen breath test	22
inpatient care	70
methane breath test	22
minimally invasive procedures	115
preventive care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	80

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD treated as a gastroenterologist in Farmington, CT during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	51
gastrointestinal procedures	112
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
minimally invasive procedures	112
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	74

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	34
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD treated as a gastroenterologist in Farmington, CT during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	56
gastrointestinal procedures	72
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
minimally invasive procedures	72
preventive care	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	44
vaccines	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	26
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	30
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD treated as a gastroenterologist in Farmington, CT during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	21
gastrointestinal procedures	76
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
minimally invasive procedures	76
preventive care	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	40
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD treated as a gastroenterologist in Farmington, CT during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	32
gastrointestinal procedures	69
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
minimally invasive procedures	69
preventive care	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	20
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD treated as a gastroenterologist in Farmington, CT during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	64
doctor visit	33
gastrointestinal procedures	92
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	92
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	18
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD treated as a gastroenterologist in Farmington, CT during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	25
gastrointestinal procedures	72
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	72
preventive care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	17
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	43
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD treated as a gastroenterologist in Farmington, CT during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	29
gastrointestinal procedures	50
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
minimally invasive procedures	50
preventive care	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	24
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD treated as a gastroenterologist in Farmington, CT during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD treated as a gastroenterologist in Farmington, CT were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	35
gastrointestinal procedures	82
hospital care	46
hydrogen breath test	22
inpatient care	46
methane breath test	22
minimally invasive procedures	82
preventive care	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	47
vaccines	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	100
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	26
85 and over	20
Less than 65	39
65 to 74	46

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. He completed residency at Harlem Hospital Center. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Residency: Harlem Hospital Center

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UConn Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$10,292 DAKLINZA $7,377	BARACLUDE $18	$2,897
Gilead Sciences Inc	$9,918 Viread $4,206	Vemlidy $3,985	Viread-HBV $1,629	$98
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$7,149 Vemlidy $7,052	$98
AbbVie, Inc.	$3,150 ABT 450 333 072 267 $3,121	Kaletra $23	$7
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC	$2,492 OLYSIO $2,492
Other	$207 Ocaliva $40	Cook Medical Hemospray $35	Mulpleta $17	Xifaxan 550 mg $14	ZEPATIER $14	Other $87

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$21,675
Travel and Lodging	$6,081
Honoraria	$4,500
Food and Beverage	$954

Research Payments

Dr. George Y. Wu, MD, PhD has received 27 research payments totaling $126,679.

Biography

Dr. George Wu is an adult gastroenterology specialist. He is especially interested in diagnostic endoscopy, therapeutic upper endoscopy, and colonoscopy. Dr. Wu is affiliated with UConn Health. He is a graduate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. His residency was performed at Harlem Hospital Center. Dr. Wu has received professional recognition including the following: Director, Clinical Research Center (International Division), Southwest Hospital, Chongqing, China; Fulbright Scholar; and Postdoctoral Fellowship Award - American Liver Foundation.