The 20 Best Chronic Pancreatitis Doctors Near Me in Columbia, SC

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The 20 Best Chronic Pancreatitis Doctors near Columbia, SC

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 31 doctor with experience in Chronic Pancreatitis near Columbia, SC. Of these, 31 are Experienced.

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    Edward E. Kimbrough
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Edward Kimbrough is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Kimbrough is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Kimbrough is currently accepting new patients.

    Georges T. Postic
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Georges Postic is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Postic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Crohn's Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Postic is currently accepting new patients.

    James M. Mann
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    James Mann is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Mann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Diverticular Disease, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Mann is currently accepting new patients.

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    Jorge L. Galan
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jorge Galan is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Galan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Portal Hypertension, Childhood Volvulus, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Galan is currently accepting new patients.

    Faith Villanueva
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Faith Villanueva is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Villanueva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Tenesmus, Hemorrhoids, Indigestion, and Turcot Syndrome. Dr. Villanueva is currently accepting new patients.

    Walter J. Bristow
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Walter Bristow is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Bristow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Heartburn, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Bristow is currently accepting new patients.

    Kenneth J. Vega
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Prisma Health Gastroenterology And Hepatology – Columbia

    3 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 120, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kenneth Vega is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Vega is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Vega is currently accepting new patients.

    Anthony D. Lowman
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Prisma Health Gastroenterology And Hepatology

    3 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 120, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Anthony Lowman is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Lowman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Esophageal Varices, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Lowman is currently accepting new patients.

    Jesse A. Clanton
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Surgical Oncology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Surgical Oncology

    Prisma Health Surgical Oncology – Richland

    2 Medical Park Road, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jesse Clanton is a Surgical Oncologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Clanton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma, Gallbladder Cancer, Gallbladder Disease, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Clanton is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Carolina Digestive Disease

    1520 Taylor Street, Suite 200, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Spencer Jenkins is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Jenkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Eosinophilic Colitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Jenkins is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Prisma Health Gastroenterology And Hepatology

    3 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 120, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Venu Gangireddy is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Gangireddy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Gangireddy is currently accepting new patients.

    Robert H. Kneece
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Internal Medicine

    Prisma Health Internal Medicine – Northeast

    115 Blarney Drive, Suite 108, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (7.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Kneece is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Kneece is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Family Medicine

    Your Health Palliative Care LLC

    111 Doctor Cir, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    47+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    William Davis is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Davis has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Osmotic Diuresis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology

    Lexington Medical Center

    2720 Sunset Blvd, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gregory Bills is a Gastroenterologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Bills is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology

    Dorn VAMC

    6439 Garners Ferry Rd, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Navid Madani is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Madani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Insulinoma, Esophageal Cancer, Glucagonoma, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Family Medicine
    2858 Sunset Blvd, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Williams is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Williams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Dementia, and Hypertension.

    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology

    South Carolina Endoscopy Center

    131 Summerplace Dr, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Erick Singh is a Gastroenterologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Intestinal Cancer, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology

    South Carolina Endoscopy Center

    131 Summerplace Dr, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Thoma is a Gastroenterologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Thoma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology

    South Carolina Endoscopy Center

    131 Summerplace Dr, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Schaberg is a Gastroenterologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Schaberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Chronic Pancreatitis
    Gastroenterology

    South Carolina Endoscopy Center

    131 Summerplace Dr, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    James Richter is a Gastroenterologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Richter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Chronic Pancreatitis?

    Pancreatitis is swelling of the pancreas. When pancreatitis recurs and worsens, causing irreversible damage to the pancreas, it is called chronic pancreatitis. It is a long-term problem.

    When should I see a Chronic Pancreatitis doctor near Columbia, SC?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Chronic Pancreatitis doctor near Columbia, SC?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Chronic Pancreatitis doctors near Columbia, SC?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Chronic Pancreatitis doctors near Columbia, SC?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Chronic Pancreatitis doctor near Columbia, SC?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Chronic Pancreatitis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Chronic Pancreatitis doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Chronic Pancreatitis doctor near Columbia, SC?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Chronic Pancreatitis doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Chronic Pancreatitis doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Chronic Pancreatitis doctors near Columbia, SC?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Chronic Pancreatitis doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Chronic Pancreatitis doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Chronic Pancreatitis doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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