Kevin Westra
Experienced in Cholecystitis

Dr. Kevin Westra

Gastroenterology
UPMC
Harrisburg Gastroenterology
4760 Union Deposit Road, Suite 100, 
Harrisburg, PA 
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Experienced in Cholecystitis
UPMC
Harrisburg Gastroenterology
4760 Union Deposit Road, Suite 100, 
Harrisburg, PA 
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Overview

Kevin C. Westra, DO, specializes in gastroenterology. He is affiliated with UPMC Community Osteopathic, UPMC West Shore and UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg. Dr. Westra completed his medical degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Westra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Hospital Affiliations
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Harrisburg Gastroenterology
4760 Union Deposit Road, Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17111
Call: 717-974-2683

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Westra 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.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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.


2 Total Publications

A rare case of metronidazole induced recurrent pancreatitis.
A rare case of metronidazole induced recurrent pancreatitis.
Journal: Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.]
Published: October 28, 2020
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800-275-6401
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