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The Day of Your Appointment

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled office appointment. Patients who are late to their scheduled appointments may be required to reschedule to the next available opening.

Cancellations and Rescheduling

Should you need to cancel your office visit, we require 24 hours notice. Patients who repeatedly miss a scheduled office visit without notice may be discharged from the practice.

Our Vision

Akron Digestive Disease Consultants, Inc. is the premier gastroenterology practice in Northeast Ohio, caring for patients and their digestive health and disease.

Our Mission

The Physicians and Staff of Akron Digestive Disease Consultants are committed to providing outstanding personalized and timely digestive health care to our patients, as we prevent and treat digestive disease. We achieve this through:

Our Practice

Our practice currently has five physicians. All physicians are board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the specialty field of gastroenterology.

Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is a procedure where your doctor uses a flexible camera to examine the lining of your colon or large intestine for growths (polyps) and removes them as part of a screening examination.

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

Sigmoidoscopy is a procedure where your doctor uses a flexible camera to examine the lining of the last 1-2 feet of your colon or large intestine. If you have a symptom like bleeding or diarrhea, the colonoscopy helps your doctor determine if there is a change in the lining that could explain the symptom.

Hemorrhoid Banding

Hemorrhoid banding is one of the most commonly recommended hemorrhoid procedures in the US and has been performed on millions of patients for many years.

Esophageal PH

The equipment used in the esophageal pH test consists of a small probe that is inserted through your nostril and positioned near the lower esophagus. The probe is plugged into a small unit (or monitor) worn on your belt or over your shoulder.

Endoscopy

Upper endoscopy is a procedure where your doctor uses a flexible camera to examine the lining of your esophagus, stomach and the first several inches of your small intestine (duodenum).

Colon Cancer Screening

Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time symptoms appear, cancer may have begun to spread.

Wireless Capsule Endoscopy

Capsule endoscopy is a procedure where your doctor uses a swallowed wireless camera to examine the lining of your small intestine. This special pill-camera, which has its own battery, light source and lens, takes approximately 50,000 pictures of your intestinal tract.