Foregut Task Force Center

The digestive system is a miracle of muscles, valves, digestive juices and nutrient absorption. The synchronized, wave-like movement of our digestive system’s muscles, which push food through the various parts of the system, is essential for a healthy and happy living. Disturbances of gastrointestinal system can cause a variety of symptoms, pain or discomfort and a loss of nutrient absorption.
Our Gastrointestinal Program and task force team provides referring physicians with complete tests of motility and gastro-intestinal functioning. Our comprehensive reports provide an analysis of motility tracings and expert comments. Patients are offered a variety of life style change advise, nutritional expert opinion, medical, endoscopic and minimally invasive surgical solutions are implemented to elevate symptoms and restore function of the Gastrointestinal tract.

The high standard difficult cases of cancer and complex reflux diseases are discussed by high caliber Gastrointestinal TASK FORCE TEAM including Surgical Oncologist, Thoracic Surgeon, Medical Oncologist, Radiation Oncologist, Pathologists, Radiologist, Nutritionist, who meet on regular basis

Points of Interest to Patients

Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease ( Heart burn, acid, acid reflux, chest pain)
24 – esophageal pH study
High-Resolution Esophageal Manometry
Barrett’s Esophagus
Esophageal Cancer
Asthma associated with Gastroesophageal reflux (adult onset asthma)
Hiatal Hernia (Sliding & Paraesophageal)
Zenkers Diverticulum
Nissen Fundoplication
Upper GI Endoscopy
Endoscopic Ultra Sound
Non Cardiac Chest Pain
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
PH 24 Hour Monitoring
Minimal Invasive Esophagoectomy
Esophageal Stents
Laser Therapy for Cancer
Radiofrequency Therapy
Chemotherapy & Radiation Therapy
Achalasia
ERAS, Enhanced Recovery After Anesthesia
Neoadjuvant Treatment
Quality of Life
No Drains
Boutique Surgery
Immunohistochemistry and advanced pathology
Frozen section evaluation intraoperatively
Genetic testing and family cancer screening
Liver tumor screening
Bile duct tumor
Choledochal cyst
Liver transplant
Cancer staging and PET scan

Pictures of Recently Performed Surgeries

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