The 20 Best Diverticular Disease Doctors Near Me in West Columbia, SC

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The 20 Best Diverticular Disease Doctors near West Columbia, SC

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 115 doctor with experience in Diverticular Disease near West Columbia, SC. Of these, 88 are Experienced, 23 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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    James M. Mann
    Distinguished in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Distinguished in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    James Mann is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Mann is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Diverticular Disease, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Mann is currently accepting new patients.

    Anthony D. Lowman
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Prisma Health Gastroenterology And Hepatology

    3 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 120, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Anthony Lowman is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Lowman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Esophageal Varices, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Lowman is currently accepting new patients.

    Balbir S. Minhas
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    Gastroenterology

    Prisma Health Gastroenterology And Hepatology – Columbia

    3 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 120, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Balbir Minhas is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Minhas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Tenesmus, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Indigestion, and Endoscopy. Dr. Minhas is currently accepting new patients.

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    Walter J. Bristow
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Walter Bristow is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Bristow is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Heartburn, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Bristow is currently accepting new patients.

    Jorge L. Galan
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jorge Galan is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Galan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Portal Hypertension, Childhood Volvulus, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Galan is currently accepting new patients.

    Georges T. Postic
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Georges Postic is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Postic is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Crohn's Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Postic is currently accepting new patients.

    Edward E. Kimbrough
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Edward Kimbrough is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Kimbrough is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Kimbrough is currently accepting new patients.

    Faith Villanueva
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

    2739 Laurel Street, Suite 1A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Faith Villanueva is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Villanueva is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Tenesmus, Hemorrhoids, Indigestion, and Turcot Syndrome. Dr. Villanueva is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease

    Lexington Medical Center

    2720 Sunset Blvd, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Mccarty is a Radiologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Mccarty is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Throat Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease

    Lexington Medical Center

    2720 Sunset Blvd, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Arouj Hashmi is a Radiologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Hashmi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Galactocoele, Breast Lump, Pectus Carinatum, and Pectus Excavatum.

    Irena Gribovskaja
    Experienced in Diverticular Disease
    Colorectal Surgery
    Experienced in Diverticular Disease
    Colorectal Surgery

    Prisma Health Colorectal Surgery – Taylor St.

    1333 Taylor Street, Suite 5F, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian
    Accepting New Patients

    Irena Gribovskaja is a Colorectal Surgeon in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Gribovskaja is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Rectal Prolapse, Anal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Colostomy. Dr. Gribovskaja is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Carolina Digestive Disease

    1520 Taylor Street, Suite 200, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    George Jenkins is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Jenkins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and Endoscopy. Dr. Jenkins is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Carolina Digestive Disease

    1520 Taylor Street, Suite 200, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Spencer Jenkins is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Jenkins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Eosinophilic Colitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Jenkins is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Diverticular Disease
    Gastroenterology
    Distinguished in Diverticular Disease
    Gastroenterology

    South Carolina Endoscopy Center

    131 Summerplace Dr, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    March Seabrook is a Gastroenterologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Seabrook is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastric Dysmotility, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

    Distinguished in Diverticular Disease
    Gastroenterology
    Distinguished in Diverticular Disease
    Gastroenterology

    South Carolina Endoscopy Center

    131 Summerplace Dr, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Schaberg is a Gastroenterologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Schaberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

    James B. Tribble
    Experienced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Bariatric Medicine
    Experienced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Bariatric Medicine

    Prisma Health Surgery – Laurel St.

    1850 Laurel Street, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    James Tribble is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Tribble is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Paget Disease of the Breast, Hernia Surgery, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Tribble is currently accepting new patients.

    Ratnakishore Pallapothu
    Experienced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Bariatric Medicine
    Experienced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Bariatric Medicine

    Prisma Health Surgery – Laurel St.

    1850 Laurel Street, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ratnakishore Pallapothu is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Pallapothu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Hernia Surgery, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Prisma Health Gastroenterology And Hepatology

    3 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 120, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Salvatore Moscatello is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Moscatello is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Intestinal Cancer, Hiatal Hernia, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Moscatello is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Prisma Health Gastroenterology And Hepatology

    3 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 120, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Zachary Neubert is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Neubert is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Heartburn, Diverticular Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Neubert is currently accepting new patients.

    Kenneth J. Vega
    Experienced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Diverticular Disease
    General Surgery | Gastroenterology

    Prisma Health Gastroenterology And Hepatology – Columbia

    3 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 120, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kenneth Vega is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Vega is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Vega is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Diverticular Disease?

    Diverticula are small, bulging sacs or pouches that form on the inner wall of the intestine. Diverticulitis occurs when these pouches become inflamed or infected. Most often, these pouches are in the lower part of the large intestine (colon).

    When should I see a Diverticular Disease doctor near West Columbia, SC?

    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 Diverticular Disease doctor near West Columbia, SC?

    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 Diverticular Disease doctors near West Columbia, SC?

    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 Diverticular Disease doctors near West Columbia, SC?

    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 Diverticular Disease doctor near West Columbia, SC?

    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 Diverticular Disease doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Diverticular Disease 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 Diverticular Disease doctor near West Columbia, SC?

    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 Diverticular Disease 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 Diverticular Disease 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 Diverticular Disease doctors near West Columbia, SC?

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

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Diverticular Disease 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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