Overview
John Carethers is a Gastroenterologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Carethers has been practicing medicine for over 33 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colorectal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Turcot Syndrome, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 130 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 75 articles in the study of Colorectal Cancer.
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Locations
9300 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
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
- Elite
- Colorectal CancerDr. Carethers isElite. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Advanced
- Turcot SyndromeDr. Carethers isAdvanced. Learn about Turcot Syndrome.
- Experienced
- ColitisDr. Carethers isExperienced. Learn about Colitis.
- ColonoscopyDr. Carethers isExperienced. Learn about Colonoscopy.
- DiarrheaDr. Carethers isExperienced. Learn about Diarrhea.
- EndoscopyDr. Carethers isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Carethers isExperienced. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Hemorrhagic ProctocolitisDr. Carethers isExperienced. Learn about Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis.