Dr. J D. Horwhat
Overview
John D. Horwhat, MD, specializes in gastroenterology. He is affiliated with UPMC Lititz. Dr. Horwhat completed his fellowships at Duke University Medical Center and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, residency at Madigan Army Medical Center and medical degree at Temple University.
Dr. Horwhat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Acute Pancreatitis, Barrett Esophagus, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Esophageal Cancer.
Insurance
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
4140 Oregon Pike, Ephrata, PA 17522
2112 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 202, Lancaster, PA 17601
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Horwhat has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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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Gary Falk is a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Falk is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Esophagitis, Eosinophilic Enteropathy, and Endoscopy.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Stephen J. Meltzer is a Professor of Medicine and Oncology at Johns Hopkins University, Division of Gastroenterology. He is the Director of GI Early Detection Biomarkers Laboratory and a member of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. His research interests are Gastrointestinal cancer and precancer biomarker discover, development and validation; genomics, epigenomics and bioinformatics, early detection of cancer, outcomes research in cancer and precancer, risk stratification prediction in cancer and precancer, Barrett's esophagus, inflammatory bowel disease-associated cancer, liver cancer and gastric cancer. After receiving degree in Medicine at the State University of New York Medical School, Dr. Meltzer interned at Tulane University in New Orleans and University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. He completed his fellowship training program in the University of Colorado and the Lenox Hill Hospital. He was an Assistant Professor in UCLA, Center for Health Science in 1987. Prior to joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2006, he was Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Founder and Head of Aero digestive Cancer/Biomarker Program in School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore. He is an Associate Editor of Cancer Research and a member of the editorial board of Esophageal. He has published 152 original scientific papers in high-impact scientific journals. He also has 43 chapters, review articles, editorials, or letters to the editor; 1 book; and 139 abstracts to his name. He has given a plethora of invited lectures around the world, all involving his principal field of esophageal and gastrointestinal cancer research. He has been the recipient of numerous prestigious national and international awards, including the Robert and Sally D. Funderburg Award in Gastric Cancer Biology and membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Special Interests: Gastrointestinal cancer and precancer biomarker discover, development and validation; genomics, epigenomics and bioinformatics, early detection of cancer, outcomes research in cancer and precancer, risk stratification prediction in cancer and precancer. Barrett's esophagus, inflammatory bowel disease-associated cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer. Dr. Meltzer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, and Endoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Horwhat isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Horwhat isDistinguished. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Horwhat isDistinguished. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Advanced
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Horwhat isAdvanced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Horwhat isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Horwhat isAdvanced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- CholestasisDr. Horwhat isAdvanced. Learn about Cholestasis.
- Chronic PancreatitisDr. Horwhat isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Pancreatitis.
- EndoscopyDr. Horwhat isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Experienced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Horwhat isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Ampullary CancerDr. Horwhat isExperienced. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.
- AnemiaDr. Horwhat isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Horwhat isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- AscitesDr. Horwhat isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous PolyposisDr. Horwhat isExperienced. Learn about Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.