Gastroenterology

Patients benefit from a full range of options in treatment of digestive track disorders including those of the esophagus, stomach, bowel, colon, pancreas, liver, etc., by the gastroenterologists of the UNT Health Physician Group. Our board-certified/eligible specialists offer all endoscopic and gastroenterology services, comprehensive evaluation, and management of gastroenterological diseases, and comprehensive patient education services. We are available for consultation 24 hours, seven days a week, year round. To schedule an appointment, call: 817.735.DOCS (3627).

Referrals to our gastroenterology specialists come with the added benefit of their membership in the UNT Health Physician Group, the area’s largest multi-specialty group practice that boasts an impressive internal medicine group of more than 30 specialists and subspecialists. The Gastroenterology Division is one of 11 divisions in the Department of Medicine for the UNT Health Physician  Group.

Gastroenterological disorders include:

• Colorectal cancer and screening
• Liver disease
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Capsule endoscopy
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Biliary tract disorders
• Polyps
• Acute and chronic pancreatic disorders
• Acute and chronic liver disease, especially chronic hepatitis B and C
• Cirrhosis
• Gastrointestinal hemorrhage or bleeding

Diagnostic & therapeutic endoscopic services:

• Colonoscopy
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Esophageal manometrics
• Ambulatory pH monitoring with 24-hour turnaround
• Esophageal dilatation