The 20 Best Colitis Doctors Near Me in South Bend, IN

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The 20 Best Colitis Doctors near South Bend, IN

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 31 doctor with experience in Colitis near South Bend, IN. Of these, 28 are Experienced and 3 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Michiana Gastroenterology Inc.

    17501 Generations Dr, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas Vanderheyden is a Gastroenterologist in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Vanderheyden is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Hepatitis C, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Michiana Gastroenterology Inc.

    17501 Generations Dr, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Mathis is a Gastroenterologist in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Mathis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Ascites, Crohn's Disease, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Plastic Surgery Center P.C.

    621 Memorial Dr Ste 511, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Luis Nidea is a Gastroenterologist in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Nidea is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Diarrhea, and Endoscopy.

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    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Plastic Surgery Center P.C.

    621 Memorial Dr Ste 511, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Zuhair Yaseen is a Gastroenterologist in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Yaseen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Esophageal Varices, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Internal Medicine

    Memorial Hospital Of South Bend

    615 N Michigan St, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mathew Kallookulangara is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Kallookulangara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Enlarged Liver, Sickle Cell Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Internal Medicine

    Memorial Hospital Of South Bend

    615 N Michigan St, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stephanie Hicks is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Hicks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Sepsis, Stroke, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Internal Medicine

    Memorial Hospital Of South Bend

    615 N Michigan St, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hanuma Chitta is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Chitta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Sepsis, Necrosis, Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine

    Beacon Medical Group E Blair Warner

    714 N Michigan St, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Dupre is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Dupre is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Beacon Medical Group Hematology Medical Oncology

    710 N Niles Ave, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Burton Boron is a Gastroenterologist in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Boron is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Michiana Gastroenterology Inc.

    17501 Generations Dr, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Pankaj Patel is a Gastroenterologist in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Michiana Gastroenterology Inc.

    17501 Generations Dr, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Manbeck is a Gastroenterologist in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Manbeck is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Michiana Gastroenterology Inc.

    17501 Generations Dr, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Oliver Gilliam is a Gastroenterologist in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Gilliam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Eosinophilic Colitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Michiana Gastroenterology Inc.

    17501 Generations Dr, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ravi Patel is a Gastroenterologist in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Esophageal Varices, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Internal Medicine

    Beacon Medical Group Ireland Road

    1815 E Ireland Rd, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jerome Skelly is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Skelly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Premature Ovarian Failure, Axillary Nerve Dysfunction, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and High Cholesterol.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine

    Beacon Medical Group Cleveland Road

    2235 Cleveland Rd, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Travis Casper is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Casper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Premature Ovarian Failure, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Infertility, and Hypogonadism Primary Partial Alopecia.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine

    Office

    6301 University Commons Ste 210, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Donald Troyer is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Troyer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, High Cholesterol, and Cardiac Ablation.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine

    Family Medicine Of South Bend

    6301 University Commons Ste 210, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Brian Jacobs is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Jacobs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, High Cholesterol, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine

    Family Medicine Of South Bend

    6301 University Commons Ste 210, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Frederick Scheel is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Scheel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Empyema, Sinusitis, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine

    Family Medicine Of South Bend

    6301 University Commons Ste 210, 
    South Bend, IN 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Natalie Frentz is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Frentz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Hereditary Paraganglioma-Pheochromocytoma Syndrome, Pheochromocytoma, and Hypothyroidism.

    Keith Twiddy
    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Family Medicine

    Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Southwestern Medical Primary Care & Peds Niles

    2002 South 11th Street, 
    Niles, MI 
     (8.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    31+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Keith Twiddy is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Niles, Michigan. Dr. Twiddy has been practicing medicine for over 31 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Dry Mouth, and Hypertension. Dr. Twiddy is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Colitis?

    Colitis is swelling (inflammation) of the large intestine (colon).

    When should I see a Colitis doctor near South Bend, IN?

    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 Colitis doctor near South Bend, IN?

    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 Colitis doctors near South Bend, IN?

    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 Colitis doctors near South Bend, IN?

    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 Colitis doctor near South Bend, IN?

    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 Colitis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Colitis 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 Colitis doctor near South Bend, IN?

    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 Colitis 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 Colitis 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 Colitis doctors near South Bend, IN?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Colitis 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 Colitis doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Colitis 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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