Overview
Vijay Are is a Gastroenterologist and a Hospital Medicine provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Are is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Colonoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Sclerosing Cholangitis, Gallbladder Removal, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Are is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 19 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Colonoscopy.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
2215 Nashville Ave, Lubbock, TX 79410
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- CholangitisDr. Are isAdvanced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Are isAdvanced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Are isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- Sclerosing CholangitisDr. Are isAdvanced. Learn about Sclerosing Cholangitis.
- Experienced
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)
- CirrhosisDr. Are isExperienced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- ColonoscopyDr. Are isExperienced. Learn about Colonoscopy.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Are isExperienced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.
- EndoscopyDr. Are isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Gallbladder RemovalDr. Are isExperienced. Learn about Gallbladder Removal.