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Gastroenterologist - Joliet, IL

We found 11 gastroenterologist in Joliet, IL.

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Dr. Faizan Ali Khan, DO

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Adult Gastroenterology

330 Madison Street, Joliet, IL 60435

Dr. Faizan Khan specializes in adult gastroenterology and practices in Winfield, IL, Joliet, IL, and Lockport, IL. Dr. Khan graduated from Midwestern University.
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Dr. Fares Hamad, DO

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Adult Gastroenterology

301 Madison Street, Joliet, IL 60435

Dr. Fares Hamad is a specialist in adult gastroenterology. He works in Tinley Park, IL, Hinsdale, IL, and New Lenox, IL.

"My father is in the hospital waiting two days for Dr. Hamad to remove my fathers gallbladder. Kidney specialist needs to do a biopsy on my father but he’s also waiting for Dr. Hamad. For the past 2 days my father has had no food or water waiting on surgery. Looks to me that Dr. Hamad doesn’t think about his patients first"

December 30, 2021
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Dr. Bachar Hamad, MD

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Adult Gastroenterology

330 Madison Street, Joliet, IL 60435

gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders)

Dr. Bachar Hamad works as an adult gastroenterology specialist in Joliet, IL and Aurora, IL. He graduated from the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine.
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Dr. Richard Rotnicki, DO

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Adult Gastroenterology

1100 Houbolt Road, Joliet, IL

gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders)

Dr. Richard Rotnicki is a specialist in adult gastroenterology. He works in Joliet, IL and Morris, IL. Dr. Rotnicki attended Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Dr. Kamran Ayub, MD, MRCP

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Adult Gastroenterology

301 Madison Street, Joliet, IL 60435

815-723-9278

esophageal cancer, cancer, acid reflux (GERD)
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Dr. Kamran Ayub, who practices in Oak Lawn, IL, New Lenox, IL, and Joliet, IL, is a medical specialist in adult gastroenterology.
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Dr. Riten Harshad Sheth, MD

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Adult Gastroenterology

3077 W Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL

gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders)

Dr. Riten Sheth is an adult gastroenterology specialist in Joliet, IL. Dr. Sheth graduated from Grant Medical College.
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Dr. Tamer Atassi, MD

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Adult Gastroenterology

2121 Oneida Street, Joliet, IL

Dr. Tamer Atassi, who practices in Joliet, IL and Oak Lawn, IL, is a medical specialist in adult gastroenterology.
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Dr. Basant K. Jhawar, M.D.

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Adult Gastroenterology

1423 Essington Road, Joliet, IL

Dr. Basant Jhawar is an adult gastroenterology specialist in Joliet, IL.
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Dr. Suresh Bhalla, MD

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Adult Gastroenterology

210 N Hammes Avenue, Joliet, IL

Dr. Suresh Bhalla is a Joliet, IL physician who specializes in adult gastroenterology.
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Giedre Pritchard, FNP

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Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology

1020 Pine View Drive, Joliet, IL

Ms. Giedre Pritchard is a family medicine and gastroenterology (digestive system) specialist in Chicago, IL and Joliet, IL.
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Dr. Gerard Dennis Cerniak, M.D.

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Adult Gastroenterology

208 Timberline Court, Joliet, IL

Dr. Gerard Cerniak specializes in adult gastroenterology and practices in Joliet, IL.

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What is Gastroenterology?

A gastroenterologist is a doctor that specializes in the normal function and diseases of the digestive tract, which includes the stomach, intestines, spleen, pancreas, and liver. As a specialty, gastroenterology is the study of how food moves through the body, how nutrients are absorbed by the body, and how waste is removed by the body. A few of the conditions that a gastroenterologist might treat are:

ulcerative colitis (a condition where inflammation and sores affect the lower intestine)
gallbladder disease (where bile stored in the gallbladder thickens and causes inflammation or gallstones)
gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD (stomach acid flows back into the throat and causes a burning sensation and tissue damage)

One unique trait that really sets gastroenterologists apart is their training and skill with endoscopy, a procedure where tiny flexible tubes are inserted into the body. These tubes are equipped with lights and cameras to provide the practitioner with a close, inside look at what is going on inside the patient's body. Tools can even be inserted through the tubes to perform certain procedures, such as removing polyps or cancers, stretching open passageways that have narrowed, or applying lasers to stop bleeding.

Gastroenterologists do not perform surgery, but they do perform endoscopic procedures, as well as biopsies to determine if cancer is affecting the digestive tract. Although other physicians can use endoscopes, gastroenterologists devote a significant portion of their medical training and practice to endoscopy. They learn how and when to use endoscopy, the safest and most efficient methods to use, and how to interpret what they see through the endoscope.