Overview
Dr. Kaufer is a board-certified and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist. His clinical interests include general gastroenterology and liver disease, including management of hepatitis C. Dr. Kaufer attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he earned his medical degree. He completed his residency and a fellowship at Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Kaufer is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in gastroenterology.
Dr. Kaufer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Barrett Esophagus. His top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
950 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
1165 Centre Turnpike, Suite RT61, Orwigsburg, PA 17961
100 Paramount Boulevard, Orwigsburg, PA 17961
1201 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Dr. Diehl is a board-certified and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist. His clinical interests include endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and innovative advanced therapeutic endoscopy. Dr. Diehl obtained his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and his fellowships in gastroenterology at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center. Dr. Diehl is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. In his free time, Dr. Diehl enjoys spending time with his family and exercising, particularly swimming. He also has an appreciation for old cars. Dr. Diehl is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Barrett Esophagus. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Gallbladder Disease, Watermelon Stomach, Endoscopy, and Gallbladder Removal.
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Amrit Narula is a Gastroenterologist in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Narula is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Barrett Esophagus. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Diverticular Disease, Colitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.
Geisinger Medical Center - Gastroenterology
Harshit S. Khara, MD, is an Interventional Gastroenterologist based at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.|Dr. Khara is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. He serves as the Director of Endoscopy; System Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Director of Endoscopic and Translational Research; Director of the Clinical Use Evaluation Committee; and System Director of Quality & Innovation. He is also the Research Director and Core faculty for the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, as well as the Program Director for the Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship Program at the Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Geisinger, participating in the training and mentoring of advanced endoscopy and general gastroenterology fellows. Dr. Khara is also the Director of the National Pancreas Foundation Center at Geisinger.|He is involved in multi-center clinical research and quality improvement projects. Dr. Khara's clinical and research interests are in the field of interventional endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP, Barrett’s esophagus, third space endoscopy, endoscopic treatments for GERD, interventional EndoHepatology, and bariatric interventional endoscopy.|Dr. Khara earned his medical degree from Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital in India then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Drexel University College of Medicine-Saint Peter's University Hospital. He completed a Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Yale University School of Medicine-Norwalk Hospital and a Fellowship in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Geisinger Medical Center.|Dr. Khara is certified in Gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Khara is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Barrett Esophagus. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Kaufer isAdvanced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- EsophagitisDr. Kaufer isAdvanced. Learn about Esophagitis.
- GastrectomyDr. Kaufer isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- Experienced
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Kaufer isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Kaufer isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Kaufer isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Kaufer isExperienced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Kaufer isExperienced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Kaufer isExperienced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.


