Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Gastroenterology & Hepatology focus on the health of digestive system including the related organs, namely the GI tract (consists of esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines), Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas. Specialists in this field diagnose and treat conditions like:

1. Infection/Inflammation: reflux disease, esophageal dysmotility, gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastroenteritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, pancreatitis, viral hepatitis, fatty liver.
2. Functional: functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation
3. Screening & Diagnosis of Malignancy: esophageal, gastric, colon, liver and pancreatic cancers.   
4. Complication from liver cirrhosis.

Specialists in this field also frequently perform procedures such as GI endoscopy, esophageal motility tests, imaging and other diagnostic tools.