Lingaiah Chandrashekar
Distinguished in Colitis

Dr. Lingaiah Chandrashekar

Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
Mercy Health
Mercy Health — Paducah Gastroenterology
225 Medical Center Drive, Suite 308, 
Paducah, KY 
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Distinguished in Colitis
Mercy Health
Mercy Health — Paducah Gastroenterology
225 Medical Center Drive, Suite 308, 
Paducah, KY 
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Overview

Lingaiah Chandrashekar is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Chandrashekar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, and Endoscopy. Dr. Chandrashekar is currently accepting new patients.

Graduate Institution
Bangalore Medical College, 1989
Residency
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In S, Internal Medicine, 2000
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TN
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
University Of Illinois At Chicago Hospital, Gastroenterology, 2003
Hospital Affiliations
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Mercy Health — Paducah Gastroenterology
225 Medical Center Drive, Suite 308, Paducah, KY 42003
Call: 270-443-0777

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Chandrashekar 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)
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