Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

As the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, we care for common to complex digestive disorders through a variety of subspecialty clinical programs.

About the Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Division

The digestive system is crucial for overall health and well-being. Our Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition team diagnose and treat diseases that affect parts of the digestive tract.

This care plays a vital role in:

  • Maintaining digestive health.
  • Preventing and treating digestive diseases.
  • Improving quality of life for patients with digestive disorders.

Why choose AHN Gastroenterology?

We treat a variety of digestive, liver, and pancreatic disorders through comprehensive and compassionate care. Our expert team gives you access to:

  • Multidisciplinary care: Through a cross-functional approach, we are using groundbreaking therapies for treatment for hard-to-treat diseases. AHN Gastroenterology also works with other specialties such as behavioral health and addiction medicine to focus on whole health treatment. The division also boasts its own nutritional team to help patients with tailoring new or changing dietary needs.
  • Advanced evaluations: We use high-resolution esophageal manometry (HRM) and anorectal manometry to get you on the right path to treatment efficiently and effectively.
  • Innovative treatments: AHN Gastroenterology offers procedures including gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) and transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) treatment options that are state of the art and minimally invasive.  

Treating digestive health issues

Your digestive health affects your overall health and well-being. We see you and your needs. Your team within AHN’s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition will review your individual needs to provide a thorough treatment plan that addresses your specific digestive health issues.

Diagnosing digestive disorders starts with a physical examination and reviewing your medical history. To get a full picture of your health, we’ll order blood tests and imaging studies including ultrasounds and CT scans, and endoscopic procedures, possibly including a biopsy. Since your digestive health is unique to you, options for treatment vary depending on your needs. Those may include: medications, lifestyle changes, dietary modifications, and/or endoscopic procedures.

We specialize in care for:

Cancers in the digestive tract, such as:

Endoscopic procedures 

Using the latest and most minimally invasive technology, AHN endoscopic procedures can help treat an array of conditions. Endoscopic procedures allow a doctor to view and treat conditions inside the body without the need for large incisions. This means you can recover faster.

General procedures including:

Advanced procedures including:

  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreotography (ERCP)
    • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)
    • Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy (EHL)
    • Cholangioscopy/Spyglass
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
    • Fine Needle Aspiration and Biopsy
    • Liver Biopsy
    • Portal Pressure Measurements
    • Fiducial Placement
    • Celiac Plexus Neurolysis Procedure (CPN)
  • EDGE Procedure (Endoscopic ultrasound-directed trans—gastric ERCP)
  • EUS Guided Gallbladder Drainage
  • EUS Guided Pseudocyst Drainage
  • Interventional IBD
    • Endoscopic Stricturotomy (ESt)
    • Endoscopic Fistulotomy
    • Endoscopic Sinusotomy
  • Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF)
  • Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
  • Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
  • Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection (eFTR)
  • Enteral Stenting
  • Barrett's Esophagus Treatment
    • Cryoablation and Thermal ablations
  • Zenker’s Myotomy
  • Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
  • Gastric Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (G-POEM)
  • Endoscopic Suturing
  • Single Balloon Enterostomy

Learn more about endoscopic procedures at AHN.

Experienced professionals

Our Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition physicians are nationally recognized for their work. This means you'll be cared for by physicians who are known for their expertise and specialize in your specific health concern.

Learn more about our Gastroenterology providers on Find Care.

How to get care

If you need digestive system care, we are here to help.

Patients can call (412) DOCTORS (412) 362-8677 during weekdays 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM to schedule appointments. 

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Refer your patient to an AHN specialist

There are two ways for medical professionals, who are not a part of Allegheny Health Network, to refer their patients to an AHN specialist and request their first appointment. You can:

  1. Call (412) DOCTORS or (412) 362-8677
  2. Go to Find Care to find the right AHN specialist and the most convenient location. Then refer your patient, provide relevant patient details, and request an appointment directly from the doctor's profile. 

For more information about referring your patient to an AHN specialist, read the Independent Physician Referral FAQs.

Follow your patient's health care at AHN with EpicCare® Link

After referring your patient to an AHN specialist, use the EpicCare Link platform to collaborate with their AHN specialist, view your patient's test results, treatment plan, and progress. 

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If you are new to EpicCare Link, or need to request your own EpicCare Link account, read: EpicCare Link for Patient Follow-up, for user instructions and new account request forms.

When EpicCare Link is not an option for patient's AHN medical records

If you can’t access your patient's AHN test results through the EpicCare Link platform, your patient will need to complete and submit the correct AHN Medical Records Release form, based on their state of residency. Support your patient’s request by downloading the correct medical records release form for them:

 

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