The 20 Best Endoscopy Doctors near Aventura, FL

A leading international expert on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Udayakumar Navaneethan, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who treats complex digestive disorders at the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research & Education and Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. He has advanced training in: ChromoendoscopyEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)Luminal interventionsEndoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)Double balloon enteroscopy (DBE)Pouchoscopy and therapeutic endoscopy in IBDDr. Navaneethan’s TrainingDr. Navaneethan earned his medical degree from Madras Medical College in India and completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at University Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha honor society during his residency and pursued fellowships in gastroenterology, IBD and advanced endoscopy at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.About Dr. NavaneethanDr. Navaneethan currently is the principal investigator for multiple IBD-related clinical trials and studies focusing on medical and endoscopic management of complex IBD, chromoendoscopy for early diagnosis of colon cancer in IBD, primary sclerosing cholangitis and new medications for IBD. He has presented more than 100 research study abstracts and authored more than 240 peer-reviewed manuscripts and several book chapters focused on the endoscopic management of IBD. He sits on the editorial board of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases journal and is the associate editor of BMC Gastroenterology.He was one of the founding members of the Global Interventional IBD group and the special interest group in interventional IBD in the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Navaneethan is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association and Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Florida Chapter, where he is on the medical advisory committee and chair of the professional educational committee. He also is a fellow of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American College of Gastroenterology.View Curriculum Vitae. Dr. Navaneethan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 37 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sclerosing Cholangitis, Cholangitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Navaneethan is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine And Gastroenterology.

A board-certified gastroenterologist, Shyam Varadarajulu, MD, specializes in advanced endoscopy at the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research & Education. He treats complex digestive disorders and serves as president of Orlando Health’s Digestive Health Institute.His clinical interests and notable procedures include:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)Luminal interventionsPancreatic endotherapyTumor ablationDr. Varadarajulu’s TrainingDr. Varadarajulu earned his medical degree at Madras Medical College in India. He followed this with a residency in internal medicine at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, New York. He then completed his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Connecticut in Farmington, and a fellowship in advanced endoscopy at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston under the tutelage of Drs. Peter Cotton and Robert Hawes.About Dr. Varadarajulu The principal investigator of more than 20 randomized trials related to interventional endoscopy, Dr. Varadarajulu also has lectured and held visiting professorships around the world. He has authored 65 chapters in reference textbooks, including the electronic reference UpToDate, and he is the editor of the textbook ENDOSONOGRAPHY. In addition, he has written more than 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts in high-impact journals and is a reviewer for more than 30 professional journals. He is a former section editor for the American Gastroenterological Association journal, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology; and deputy editor-in-chief of Digestive Endoscopy. Dr. Varadarajulu is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; an honorary member of the European Endoscopic Ultrasound Club and Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India; and an honorary fellow of the Japanese Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society. View Curriculum Vitae. Dr. Varadarajulu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hereditary Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Acute Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Varadarajulu is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine And Gastroenterology.

Pichamol Jirapinyo is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Jirapinyo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. She is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Bile Duct Stricture, Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy. Dr. Jirapinyo is board certified in AB Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology).

Peter Draganov is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Draganov is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Achalasia, Colorectal Polyps, Esophageal Perforation, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Vivek Kumbhari is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Kumbhari is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Achalasia, Obesity, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

Madhav Desai is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Desai is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Barrett Esophagus, Colorectal Polyps, Esophageal Cancer, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Muhammad Hasan is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Hasan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bile Duct Obstruction, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Cholestasis, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Hasan is currently accepting new patients.

Benjamin Tharian is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Tharian is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 42 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bile Duct Obstruction, Cholestasis, Pancreatic Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Vivek Kaul is a Sleep Medicine provider practicing medicine in Port St Lucie, Florida. Dr. Kaul is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Atypical Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Kaul is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2007.

Sunil Amin is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Amin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Bile Duct Obstruction, Cholestasis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Amin is currently accepting new patients.

Daniel Sussman is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Sussman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Sussman is currently accepting new patients.

Ricardo Komotar is an Oncologist and a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Komotar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 57 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Brain Tumor, Meningioma, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Komotar is currently accepting new patients.

Anthony Imudia, M.D., earned his medical degree from the Universidad Latina De Panama before completing his residency training in obstetrics and gynecology from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. He then completed a 3-year fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility from Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, where he also served as an instructor in obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology.Dr. Imudia joined USF Morsani College of Medicine in 2013. He served as the Director, USF-IVF Clinical Operations from 2015-2017; and is currently the Division Director and Fellowship Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, USF Morsani College of Medicine.Dr. Imudia has earned many teaching and research awards, produced numerous peer-reviewed publications, and has given international and national presentations in the field of infertility and reproductive endocrinology, IVF, egg freezing and egg donation. He is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Dr. Imudia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infertility, Adenomyosis, Uterine Fibroids, Hysterectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Imudia is board certified in Obgyn and Rei. Dr. Imudia is currently accepting new patients.

David Rosow is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Rosow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spasmodic Dysphonia, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, Laryngeal Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Cordotomy. Dr. Rosow is currently accepting new patients.

Shayne Plosker is a Reproductive Medicine provider practicing medicine in Brandon, Florida. Dr. Plosker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infertility, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome, Endometrial Polyps, and Endoscopy. Dr. Plosker is board certified in Obgyn and Rei.

Nipun Merchant is a Surgical Oncologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Merchant is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Merchant is currently accepting new patients.

Mark Gonzalgo is an Oncologist and a Urologist practicing medicine in Plantation, Florida. Dr. Gonzalgo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Ureteral Reconstruction, and Nephrectomy.

Maria Suurna is an Otolaryngologist and a Sleep Medicine provider practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Suurna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Stent Placement, and Endoscopy. Dr. Suurna is currently accepting new patients.

A board-certified gastroenterologist, Robert H. Hawes, MD, specializes in advanced endoscopy with particular interest in pancreatobiliary diseases and gastrointestinal oncology. He treats these and other complex digestive disorders at the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research and Education.By combining advanced diagnostic techniques with minimally invasive therapies using flexible endoscopes, Dr. Hawes treats patients with conditions of the digestive tract. This approach is a safe, effective option and offers patients fewer complications and shorter recovery times.The center's services include management of bariatric complications; endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease; and third space endoscopy. Notable procedures include:Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)Esophagogastroduodenoscopy with Ultrasound (EUS)Luminal StentingDouble Balloon Endoscopy (DBE)Tissue ResectionManagement of Barrett's esophagusZenkers diverticulumDr. Hawes' TrainingDr. Hawes earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, where he also completed postdoctoral training, including an internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology. He spent a year in London at The Middlesex Hospital and University College Hospital training in advanced endoscopy.About Dr. HawesDr. Hawes was an early adopter of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and started one of the United States' first EUS programs at Indiana University School of Medicine in 1987. He later helped establish a Digestive Disease Center at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, with a vision to facilitate the integration of GI medicine, surgery and radiology into an integrated unit. During his career, he has published more than 400 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, edits the primary textbook on EUS and has contributed numerous chapters to gastroenterology and endoscopy textbooks. He has lectured and performed live endoscopy demonstrations around the world and trained a generation of endosonographers over the past 30 years.Dr. Hawes is a member of several national and international societies, a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology and the Japanese Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, and has previously served as president for the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), from 2005 to 2006. Recognized by ASGE with the Master Endoscopist Award, Dr. Hawes has received many awards and honors, including the Rudolf V. Schindler Award – the highest honor given by the ASGE.View Curriculum Vitae. Dr. Hawes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Pancreatitis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Hawes is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine And Gastroenterology.

A board-certified gastroenterologist, Ji Young Bang, MD, specializes in advanced endoscopy at the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research & Education. She treats complex digestive disorders and serves as the director of clinical research at the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute.Her clinical interests and notable procedures include:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)Endoscopic mucosal resection and submucosal dissectionLuminal interventionsThird-space endoscopy, including peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) and gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (GPOEM)Dr. Bang’s TrainingDr. Bang earned her medical degree along with an intercalated bachelor’s degree in pharmacology at University College London Medical School in the United Kingdom. She followed this with a master’s degree in public health at Imperial College London. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a gastroenterology fellowship at Indiana University in Indianapolis. She then completed a fellowship in advanced endoscopy under the tutelage of Drs. Shyam Varadarajulu and Robert Hawes, followed by additional training in tissue resection with Dr. Michael Bourke in Sydney, Australia, and third-space endoscopy in Pune and Surat, India.About Dr. BangAn internationally recognized researcher in interventional endoscopy, Dr. Bang has conducted 15 randomized clinical trials to date and has won numerous awards at all major national and international conferences for her research. She also has authored more than 100 original articles, editorials, book chapters and review articles to date. Dr. Bang lectures nationally and internationally, with nearly 50 lectures and oral presentations to her credit.She serves on the editorial advisory board of the United European Gastroenterology Journal, is the former associate editor of Digestive Endoscopy and is a reviewer for 15 medical journals. She is a fellow of the Japanese Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society and vice-chair of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy EUS special interest group. Dr. Bang also is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association and the American College of Gastroenterology. View Curriculum Vitae. Dr. Bang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. She is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Bang is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine And Gastroenterology.