Medicine
Gastroenterology / Hepatology
Marc Klapholz, MD, FACC, FCSAI, Chief of Service
Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos, MD, PhD, MBA, Division Medical Director & Chief
(973) 972-2500
The Digestive Disease Center provides a full-range of diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures for disorders of the gastrointestinal system including
diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon and rectum, as well as
the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. In a multidisciplinary approach and close
collaboration with General Surgery, Interventional Radiology, Hepatobiliary and
Liver Transplant Surgery, patients receive excellence of care. Commonly treated
problems are peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD),
inflammatory bowel disease, colonic polyps, gallstone disease, acute and
chronic liver disease, pre and post liver transplant services, gastrointestinal
bleeding, colon cancer screening, and motility disorders of the esophagus,
stomach and colon. Patients are evaluated endoscopically with a modern,
state-of-the-art videoendoscopic computerized system. Diagnostic and
therapeutic services to evaluate the stomach, liver, pancreas, biliary tree,
colon and small intestine are available. Special procedures such as esophageal,
pancreatic and biliary stent placement, balloon dilation of strictures,
endoscopic ultrasonography with fine needle biopsy, and push enteroscopy are
offered. Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous liver biopsy to evaluate diseases of
the liver is provided. For evaluation of GI motility disorders, a modern
motility system including 24-hour pH monitoring, esophageal manometry and anal
manometry are available. Additionally, capsule endoscopy, and balloon
enteroscopy is available to diagnose disorders of the small bowel.
Staff
Sushil Ahlawat, MD
Steven Krawitz, MD
Vivek Lingiah, MD
Mumtaz Niazi, MD
Raquel Olivo-Villabrante, MD
Oleg Shulik, MD
Weizheng William Wang, MD
Other Contacts:
Georgina Milian, Division Administrator GI/Hepatology gem95@njms.rutgers.edu
Claribel Vega, Program Development Analyst GI/Hepatology vegacl@njms.rutgers.edu