Overview
Deborah Bethards is a Gastroenterologist in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bethards is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bowel Incontinence. Her top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Gastroparesis, Swallowing Difficulty, Encopresis, and Endoscopy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- INDEMNITY
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Locations
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Bethards 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.
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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
- Distinguished
- Gastric DysmotilityDr. Bethards isDistinguished. Learn about Gastric Dysmotility.
- GastroparesisDr. Bethards isDistinguished. Learn about Gastroparesis.
- Advanced
- AchalasiaDr. Bethards isAdvanced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Bethards isAdvanced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- EncopresisDr. Bethards isAdvanced. Learn about Encopresis.
- Painful SwallowingDr. Bethards isAdvanced. Learn about Painful Swallowing.
- Swallowing DifficultyDr. Bethards isAdvanced. Learn about Swallowing Difficulty.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Bethards isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Bethards isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous PolyposisDr. Bethards isExperienced. Learn about Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Bethards isExperienced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Bethards isExperienced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Bethards isExperienced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.