Dr. Heather J. Gerst
Overview
Heather Gerst, DO, specializes in gastroenterology and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She practices at UPMC Williamsport Digestive Disease Center, UPMC Specialty Care Gastroenterology, and UPMC Outpatient Center in Lock Haven and is affiliated with UPMC Williamsport and UPMC Muncy. Dr. Gerst received her medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency and fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center.
Dr. Gerst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bile Acid Malabsorption. Her top areas of expertise are Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Diarrhea, Swallowing Difficulty, and Painful Swallowing.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- PPO
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1 Outlet Lane, Suite 400, Lock Haven, PA 17745
700 High Street, Floor 2, Williamsport, PA 17701
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Gerst has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
Geisinger Clinic
Christopher Still is a Gastroenterologist in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Still is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bile Acid Malabsorption. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Malnutrition, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Gastric Bypass, and Vagotomy.
Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC
John Burns is a Gastroenterologist in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Burns is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bile Acid Malabsorption. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Geisinger Clinic
Irphan Gaslightwala is a Gastroenterologist in State College, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gaslightwala is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bile Acid Malabsorption. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
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
- Experienced
- Bile Acid MalabsorptionDr. Gerst isExperienced. Learn about Bile Acid Malabsorption.
- Celiac DiseaseDr. Gerst isExperienced. Learn about Celiac Disease.
- CirrhosisDr. Gerst isExperienced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- ColitisDr. Gerst isExperienced. Learn about Colitis.
- Collagenous ColitisDr. Gerst isExperienced. Learn about Collagenous Colitis.
- Crohn's DiseaseDr. Gerst isExperienced. Learn about Crohn's Disease.