Gastroenterology

Georgetown's Gastroenterology Department offers nationally and internationally known experts as well as the most advanced diagnostic and treatment techniques in the country .

Specialized Clinical Sections

• Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases
• Esophageal/Motility Studies Laboratory
• Gastrointestinal Cancer Evaluation and Treatment Center
• Liver Treatment Center
• Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
• Women and Gastrointestinal Health

Highly Specialized Testing and Treatment

• Colon Cancer Screening: A Life-Saving Tool
• ERCP
• Esophageal and Colonic Stent Placement
• Enteroscopy
• Endoscopic Ultrasound and Fine Needle Aspiration
• Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound
• Wireless "Capsule" Endoscopy for Evaluation of Obscure GI Bleeding

Patient Stories

Video Barrett's Esophagus: At Georgetown, doctors are using a tool that burns away dangerous cells and lowers the risk of cancer.

Video WUSA-TV Chronic Heartburn can be a sign of dangerous changes that may lead to cancer.

Video Pillcam for the esophagus: Is your heartburn killing you? Dr. Kathy Bull-Henry explains.

Video Pillcam Demo Pillcam ESO travels throught the body and takes pictures of the esophagus.

Video FOX 5 News Georgetown University Hospital's Wireless Capsule Endoscopy featured on Fox 5.

Resources

Additional Patient Resources Gastrointestinal (GI) Services – Treating Chronic Heartburn (4,194 K PDF) Gastrointestinal (GI) Services - Colonoscopy (1,751 K PDF) State-of-the-Art care for the most Complex GI Cases (2.230 K PDF)

Next Steps

We're only a phone call away! For more information or to schedule an evaluation by one of our physicians, call our Physician Referral Service. This service is staffed by nurse counselors and can put you in touch with the doctor that best meets your personal and medical needs. Call us at: 202-342-2400

Department of Medicine Georgetown University Hospital Second Floor 3800 Reservoir Road, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 General Info: 202-444-8541 Fax: 202-444-3957 Chief: Stanley Benjamin, M.D.