The 20 Best Colitis Doctors Near Me in New Rochelle, NY

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The 20 Best Colitis Doctors near New Rochelle, NY

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 770 doctor with experience in Colitis near New Rochelle, NY. Of these, 651 are Experienced, 79 are Advanced, 25 are Distinguished and 8 are Elite.

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    Bo Shen
    Elite in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Elite in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

    161 Fort Washington Avenue, Floor 8, 
    New York, NY 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Bo Shen, MD, is one of the world’s pre-eminent leaders in interventional inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and pouch-related disorders due to his specialized expertise and experience treating a wide range of these conditions. Dr. Shen is the director of the IBD Center at Columbia and co-director of Columbia’s Global Center for Integrated Colorectal Surgery and IBD Interventional Endoscopy. He is also the Vice Chair for Innovation in Medicine and Surgery and a Professor of Medicine (in Surgery) and Edelman-Jarislowsky Professor in Surgical Sciences.In addition to pouchitis and pouch diseases, Dr. Shen specializes in critical diagnostic evaluation, and medical and endoscopic management of IBD, GI endoscopy and imaging technology. Dr. Shen is known as a pioneer in interventional endoscopic therapy for IBD and ileal pouch disorders - this includes postponing or eliminating the need for surgery in some cases.Dr. Shen comes to Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian from the Cleveland Clinic, where he served as medical director for the Center of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and the Ed and Joey Story Endowed Chair, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute. While there, Dr. Shen established a subspecialty Pouchitis Clinic and Interventional IBD Unite - the first and largest of its kind in the United States. He also created an IBD Board, modeled after oncology tumor boards, to help manage the most challenging cases with multiple specialists.A prolific researcher in the field with more than 600 peer-reviewed articles, Dr. Shen is funded by a number of government and philanthropic organizations, including the NIH, the American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, the Broad Foundation, and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Dr. Shen is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Joel R. Rosh
    Elite in Colitis
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Elite in Colitis
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Cohen Children's Northwell Health Physician Partners At Lake Success

    1991 Marcus Avenue, Suite M100, 
    Lake Success, NY 
     (12.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joel Rosh is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Rosh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Viral Gastroenteritis, Crohn's Disease, Colitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Seth Gendler
    Advanced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    WPHPA Of New Rochelle

    1296 North Avenue, 
    New Rochelle, NY 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Gendler has been practicing gastroenterology since 1988, and in the Westchester area since joining the staff of White Plains Hospital in 2013. He received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago and completed his Internal Medicine residency and fellowship training in gastroenterology at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York. Immediately after fellowship, Dr. Gendler joined the staff of White Plains Hospital. To further his education, he spent a year as a visiting physician at Erasme Hospital, Universite de Brussels where he learned advanced techniques in lithotripsy for the management of gallstones and diagnostic and therapeutic biliary endoscopy (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticoscopy). Dr. Gendler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Visceromegaly, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

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    Bruce Sands
    Elite in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Elite in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    MSSM-Optical Shop

    17 E 102nd St, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Bruce Sands is a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Sands is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Ellen Scherl
    Elite in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Elite in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Jill Roberts Center For Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    1283 York Ave # 9, 
    New York, NY 
     (14.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ellen Scherl is a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Scherl is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Scherl is currently accepting new patients.

    Seth A. Cohen
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Montefiore New Rochelle At 20 Cedar

    20 Cedar Street, 
    New Rochelle, NY 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Seth Cohen is a Gastroenterologist in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Disease, Nephrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Ari L. Bunim
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    WPHPA Of New Rochelle

    1296 North Avenue, 
    New Rochelle, NY 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew, Spanish

    Dr. Ari Bunim received his Medical Degree from New York University Medical School, and completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained Fellowships in Gastroenterology, and Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Bunim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Hilary I. Hertan
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Wakefield Ambulatory Care Center

    4234 Bronx Boulevard, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Hebrew, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Hilary Hertan is a Gastroenterologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Hertan has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

    Robert B. Fath
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Scarsdale Medical Group

    600 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 301, 
    Harrison, NY 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert B. Fath Jr. MD, FACP attended Kenyon College for his undergraduate degree and earned his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School Of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and his fellowship in gastroenterology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Fath is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Gas Bloat Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Hemorrhoids, and Colonoscopy.

    Sofia Nigar
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Scarsdale Medical Group

    600 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 301, 
    Harrison, NY 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sofia Nigar, MD earned her medical degree from JSS Medical College in Mysore, India. Dr. Nigar completed her residency in internal medicine at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, a clinical affiliate of Mount Sinai Hospital. She was subsequently chosen to serve as Chief Resident. Dr. Nigar continued her training at The Brooklyn Hospital Center and went on to complete a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology. She is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Dr. Nigar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Indigestion, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Distinguished in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Distinguished in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    307 East Shore Road, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (8.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Raymond Diaz is a Gastroenterologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Diaz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Distinguished in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Distinguished in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    1155 Northern Boulevard, Suite 300, 
    Manhasset, NY 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Costable is a Gastroenterologist in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Costable is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Diverticular Disease, Gastritis, Viral Gastroenteritis, and Gastrectomy.

    Elite in Colitis
    Internal Medicine
    Elite in Colitis
    Internal Medicine

    MSSM-Optical Shop

    17 E 102nd St, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ryan Ungaro is an Internal Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Ungaro has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Elite in Colitis
    Internal Medicine
    Elite in Colitis
    Internal Medicine

    Mount Sinai

    1 Gustave L Levy Pl, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Maia Kayal is an Internal Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Kayal is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Colitis, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Elite in Colitis
    Elite in Colitis
    Mount Sinai Hospital, 
    CA 
     (12.5 miles away)

    Laura Targownik practices in Canada. Ms. Targownik is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Viral Gastroenteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Colitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Elite in Colitis
    Internal Medicine
    Elite in Colitis
    Internal Medicine

    Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

    5 E 98th St, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Manasi Agrawal is an Internal Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Agrawal has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Colitis
    Internal Medicine

    NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester - Multispecialty

    540 Gramatan Ave, 
    Mount Vernon, NY 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Joshua Hartman is an Internal Medicine provider in Mount Vernon, New York. Dr. Hartman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gardner Syndrome, and Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome. Dr. Hartman is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

    16 Guion Place, 
    New Rochelle, NY 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shivi Siva is a Gastroenterologist in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Siva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Esophagitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology

    Montefiore Medical Group-Cross County

    1010 Central Park Avenue, 
    Yonkers, NY 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Henry Katz is a Gastroenterologist in Yonkers, New York. Dr. Katz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy.

    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Colitis
    Gastroenterology
    341 Central Park Avenue, 
    Scarsdale, NY 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Michael Gerdis is a Gastroenterologist in Scarsdale, New York. Dr. Gerdis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Heartburn, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Diverticular Disease, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

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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 New Rochelle, NY?

    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 New Rochelle, NY?

    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 New Rochelle, NY?

    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 New Rochelle, NY?

    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 New Rochelle, NY?

    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 New Rochelle, NY?

    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 New Rochelle, NY?

    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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