Joshua Ezekiel Melson, MD

Description

Patient care involves listening to the concerns of the patient. As the physician, I serve as a guide to inform the patient on the best options for the patient. The provider needs to be both knowledgeable and available to provide effective care.

Keywords gastrointestinal (gi) lesions, gastrointestinal submucosal tumors, family history of colon polyps, family history of colon cancer, positive hemoccult fecal occult blood test, breath testing, esophageal cancer, general gi, functional constipation, endoscopy, functional gastrointestinal disorders, postprandial diarrhea, eosinophilic enteritis, eosinophilic gastritis, epigastric pain, gastroenteritis, focal nodular hyperplasia, dyspepsia, esophageal motility disorders, achalasia, abnormal stool, abnormal bowel movement, abdominal distention, abdominal pain, esophageal manometry, pernicious anemia, stomach disorders, motility disorders, gastroscopy, gastrointestinal (gi) cancer screening, digestive disorders, chronic abdominal pain, vomiting, swallowing problem, stomach cramps, small bowel disease, sigmoidoscopy, short bowel syndrome, rectal pain, rectal bleeding, portal hypertensive gastropathy, polyposis syndrome, peutz jeghers syndrome, peritonitis, peptic ulcer, odynophagia, obstipation, nausea, melena, manometry, malabsorption, lactose intolerance, intractable vomiting, ogilvie syndrome, intestinal obstruction, lynch syndrome, hemochromatosis, hematemesis, helicobacter pylori, giardiasis, gastroparesis, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal amyloid, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric anomaly, flatulence, fecal incontinence, fecal impaction, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd), esophagitis, esophageal varices, esophageal ulcer, esophageal stricture, esophageal mass, esophageal diverticulum, esophageal disease, eructation, eosinophilic esophagitis, dysphagia, duodenitis, duodenal ulcer, diverticular disease, diverticulitis, esophageal inlet patch, gastric inlet patch, esophageal ring, small bowel ulcer, small bowel fistula, regional enteritis, duodenal stricture, esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction, cricopharyngeal bar, small intestine bacterial overgrowth (sibo), autoimmune gastritis, esophageal hypersensitivity, colonic inertia, dumping syndrome, obstructive jaundice.