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    MediFind found 135 doctor with experience in Benign Esophageal Stricture near Staten Island, NY. Of these, 127 are Experienced, 7 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    135 providers found
      Advanced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      360 Edison Street, 
      Staten Island, NY 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Megna is a Gastroenterologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Megna is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Sherif A. Andrawes
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Gastroenterology At Hylan Boulevard

      4106 Hylan Boulevard, Second Floor, 
      Staten Island, NY 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Andrawes currently serves as Director of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, and Director of the Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship program at Staten Island University Hospital. His commitment to patient care and education is exceptional, as demonstrated by his dedication to training medical students, residents, GI fellows, and advanced endoscopy fellows. He holds regional and national recognition for his expertise in advanced therapeutic and interventional endoscopy, regularly presenting at national meetings and contributing to national gastroenterology societies. Following his advanced endoscopy fellowship under Dr. Gregory Haber at Lenox Hill Hospital in 2014, Dr. Andrawes joined Staten Island University Hospital. Within two years, he earned a strong regional reputation for managing complex endoscopic cases, leading to his appointment as Director of Endoscopy. Dr. Andrawes introduced a range of advanced procedures to Staten Island, including complex endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissection, endoscopic management of gallbladder disease, endoscopic drainage of pancreatic necrosis, peroral endoscopic myotomy, endoscopic suturing (including bariatric revisions), and closure of fistulas and perforations. He is among a select group of gastroenterologists proficient in these advanced techniques. In 2019, he established the advanced therapeutic endoscopy fellowship, which has graduated four fellows to date and is fully subscribed through 2025. As a dedicated educator and key clinical faculty member for the GI fellowship program, Dr. Andrawes consistently receives exemplary evaluations from trainees. He has successfully recruited two highly skilled advanced endoscopists, further enhancing the nationally recognized GI division. Dr. Andrawes thought leadership is evident in his research presentations at national meetings and his consistent promotion of scholarly activity among colleagues and fellows. He is frequently invited to serve as faculty at national advanced endoscopy courses. A distinguished leader in education, research, and clinical care, Dr. Andrawes has a strong regional and national reputation. Recognized by his peers as a trusted expert in complex endoscopic procedures, he is a recipient of the Top Doctors Award for New York. He has cultivated a highly skilled team that shares his vision and commitment to providing optimal patient outcomes. Dr. Andrawes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Gallstones, Acute Pancreatitis, Gallbladder Disease, Endoscopy, and Gallbladder Removal.

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      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      78 Todt Hill Rd, Suite 203, 
      Staten Island, NY 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Richard Fazio is a Gastroenterologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Fazio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Diverticular Disease, Gastric Dysmotility, and Gastrectomy.

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      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Internal Medicine
      129 Slosson Ave, 
      Staten Island, NY 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jeffrey Kalman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Kalman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Diverticular Disease, and Menetrier Disease.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      129 Slosson Ave, 
      Staten Island, NY 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Constantine Yiachos is a Gastroenterologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Yiachos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Diverticular Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), and Viral Gastroenteritis.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      360 Edison Street, 
      Staten Island, NY 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lawrence Mancino is a Gastroenterologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Mancino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      360 Edison Street, 
      Staten Island, NY 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lawrence Langan is a Gastroenterologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Langan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      1441 S Ave, 
      Staten Island, NY 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sunil Patel is a Gastroenterologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      Hudson Center For Digestive Health, LLC

      534 Ave E, Suite 1a, 
      Bayonne, NJ 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kovil Ramasamy is a Gastroenterologist in Bayonne, New Jersey. Dr. Ramasamy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Diverticular Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      Optum Medical Care Of New Jersey PC

      506 Broadway, 
      Bayonne, NJ 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gagan Beri is a Gastroenterologist in Bayonne, New Jersey. Dr. Beri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Colonic Malakoplakia, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Internal Medicine
      323 Ave E, Suite 1, 
      Bayonne, NJ 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Polish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Thomas Suczewski is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bayonne, New Jersey. Dr. Suczewski has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Lymphangitis, Opisthotonos, Muscle Spasms, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Suczewski is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      Gastroenterology Associates Of Brooklyn PLLC

      9921 4th Ave, 
      Brooklyn, NY 
       (4.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Pierre Hindy is a Gastroenterologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Hindy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Indigestion, Heartburn, Hiatal Hernia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      Weill Medical College Of Cornell

      525 E 68th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (13.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Reem Sharaiha is a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Sharaiha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. Her top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Obesity, Cholestasis, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      Weill Medical College Of Cornell

      525 E 68th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (13.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Carl Crawford is a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Crawford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Pseudomembranous Colitis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Diarrhea, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture

      Weill Medical College Of Cornell

      525 E 68th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (13.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Felice Schnoll-Sussman is a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Schnoll-Sussman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. Her top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Esophagitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      New York University

      111 Broadway, 
      New York, NY 
       (8.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Rani Modayil is a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Modayil is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. Her top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Inessa Khaykis
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

      Vanguard Gastroenterology And Primary Care At Broadway

      233 Broadway, Suite 2750, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Inessa Khaykis is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Khaykis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. Her top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Indigestion, Gastric Dysmotility, and Diarrhea.

      Steven Guttmann
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      LaSante Health Center

      672 Parkside Ave, 
      Brooklyn, NY 
       (9.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Guttmann is a Gastroenterologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Guttmann has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      Memorial Gastroenterology Group

      1275 York Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (13.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Makoto Nishimura is a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Nishimura is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Stomach Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Benign Esophageal Stricture
      Gastroenterology

      New York University

      150 55th St, 
      Brooklyn, NY 
       (5.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Maysaa El Zoghbi is a Gastroenterologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. El Zoghbi has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture. Her top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Diarrhea, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Benign Esophageal Stricture?

      Benign esophageal stricture is a narrowing of the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). It causes swallowing difficulties.

      Benign means that it is not caused by cancer of the esophagus.

      When should I see a Benign Esophageal Stricture doctor near Staten Island, NY?

      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 Benign Esophageal Stricture doctor near Staten Island, NY?

      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 Benign Esophageal Stricture doctors near Staten Island, NY?

      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 Benign Esophageal Stricture doctors near Staten Island, NY?

      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 Benign Esophageal Stricture doctor near Staten Island, NY?

      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 Benign Esophageal Stricture doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Benign Esophageal Stricture 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 Benign Esophageal Stricture doctor near Staten Island, NY?

      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 Benign Esophageal Stricture 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 Benign Esophageal Stricture 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 Benign Esophageal Stricture doctors near Staten Island, NY?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Benign Esophageal Stricture 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 Benign Esophageal Stricture doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Benign Esophageal Stricture 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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