Gastroenterology
Gastroenterologists focus on the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and digestive system, including a range of organs starting at the mouth and ending at the rectum.
Gastroenterology care in Uptown Denver
Don't let chronic gastric issues slow you down or keep you from enjoying your life.
At HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's, our gastrointestinal (GI) team treats a range of digestive health disorders. This includes stomach pain, gallstones and cancer. Whatever you need, we offer effective, personalized care to get you back to living your life.
Expert advice, available 24/7
Free health-related advice is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Free health-related advice is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Digestive disorders our gastroenterologists treat
Our GI doctors diagnose and treat a range of conditions, including:
- Acid reflux
- Appendicitis
- Celiac disease
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Colon polyps
- Constipation
- Crohn's disease
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Diverticulosis
- Dysphagia
- Gallstones
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- GI bleeding
- GI cancers
- Gastroparesis
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hernia
- Hirschsprung's disease
- Incontinence
- Indigestion
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Liver disease
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic ulcer
- Porphyria
- Ulcerative colitis
Our GI and digestive health services
Gastric care ranges from medication to surgical procedures, and when you come to our GI specialists, you have access to care when you need it most.
Diagnostic GI testing
Creating effective treatment depends on accurate diagnosis which begins with our imaging and laboratory exams.
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic ultrasonography
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- Laparoscopy
- Small bowel enteroscopy
- Virtual colonoscopy
GI treatment options we offer
Our treatments are as broad as the cancers we treat. Some of our services, include:
- Dilatation (esophageal, pyloric/gastric, biliary)
- Laser therapies
- Polypectomy (upper and lower)
Bariatric surgery
When you come to our hospital for help with an extreme obesity condition, you've come to a program with compassionate, supportive GI specialists, surgeons, nurses, dietitians and support personnel who are with you throughout your weight loss journey. Our weight loss surgery team offers several options for your condition and we tailor care for your needs.
Our GI cancer program
If you come to our Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's for gastrointestinal cancer care, we make sure you are getting the best possible treatment for your specific symptoms. A nurse navigator will walk with you through your cancer journey, while a GI specialist and multidisciplinary review team create an individualized care plan. Treatment for GI cancers may include advanced or minimally invasive surgery using innovative technology, such as our new endoscopic treatment machine or robotic surgery.
GI malignancy clinic trials
Our GI Malignancy Program physicians participate in multiple clinical trials for all stages of treatment, including chemoprevention, cure, control and palliation. Many of these trials are investigator-initiated trials, cooperative group trials or national trials offered locally only through our program.