Education
Bachelor’s Degree – BS in Biology, City University of New York
Medical Degree – MD, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
Internship – Monmouth Medical Center
Residency – Chief Resident, Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship – Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Board Certifications – Gastroenterology and Liver Disease
Specialties & Main Areas of Interest
- Interventional endoscopy, ERCP, stenting
- Endoscopic fistula closure and stenting
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection, expertise in large polyp resection
- Push Enteroscopy and endoscopic jejunal feeding tube placement
- Luminal Stenting: esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine
- Esophageal motility studies/ EndoFlip Planimetry, achalasia balloon dilation
- Endoscopic Barrett’s treatment, Radiofrequency ablation, EMR
- Stone management with lithotripsy
Hospital Affiliations
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center
- Monmouth Medical Center
Other Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, RWJ School of Medicine
Conditions & Diseases Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acid Reflux
- Anorectal Disease
- Bacteria and Foodborne Illness
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Clostridium Difficile
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Constipation
- Crohns and Ulcerative Colitis
- Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
- Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis and Stricture
- Fatty Liver
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gas
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies
- Gastroparesis
- Genetic Colon Cancer Symptoms
- GERD
- Heartburn
- Helicobacter Pylori/Peptic Ulcer
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hernias (Abdominal, Groin, and Hiatal)
- High Risk Colon Cancer Screening
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Lactose Intolerance
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Disease
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Cysts
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Silent Reflux
- Stomach Ulcers
Procedures Performed
- Bacterial Overgrowth Test
- Bravo pH Study
- Breath Testing, including Lactose, Lactulose, Fructose Testing
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cholangioscopy (Spyglass)
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Esophageal Manometry
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Hemorrhoid Banding
- Luminal Stent
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastronomy (PEG)
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Barrett’s
- Upper Endoscopy
- Variceal Banding