Piedmont HealthCare Gastroenterologists pictured left to right: Vivek Trivedi, MD, Joseph A. Petrozza, MD, FACP, Robert W. Reindollar, MD, FACG, FAASLD, and Carl A. Foulks, Jr., MD.
Piedmont HealthCare gastroenterologists perform colonoscopy examinations and comprehensive consultative services providing complete, accurate, and thorough care for patients with gastrointestinal conditions.
Gastroenterology is the study of the normal function and diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver. It involves the action of the gastrointestinal organs including the movement of material through the stomach and intestine, the digestion and absorption of nutrients into the body, removal of waste from the system, and the function of the liver as a digestive organ.
Gastroenterology includes diagnosing and treating common and important conditions such as colon polyps and cancer, hepatitis, gastroesophageal reflux (heartburn), peptic ulcer disease, colitis, gallbladder and biliary tract disease, nutritional problems, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and pancreatitis. In essence, all normal activity and diseases and disorders of the digestive organs are part of gastroenterology.
