Jeffrey Williams is a Gastroenterologist in Commerce, Georgia. Dr. Williams is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, and Diverticular Disease.

Michael Galambos is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Galambos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Cirrhosis, Enlarged Liver, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Galambos is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Lance Stein is transplant hepatologist and the Medical Director of Piedmont's Hepatology and Liver Transplant Program since 2021. He has been at Piedmont since 2010. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine. His special interests include viral hepatitis, alcohol related liver disease, acute on chronic liver failure, metabolic associated steatotic liver disease (MASH/MAFLD), and autoimmune liver diseases (including but not limited to autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis). He also is an expert in management of the complications of liver cirrhosis including portal hypertension and liver cancers.He is a fellow for the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterology Association, and the American College of Physicians. He has served on national committees for the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterology Association and the American Society of Transplantation.Following graduation from Temple University School of Medicine, he completed residency in internal medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, followed by a gastroenterology fellowship at the University of California, San Diego. He also completed a fellowship in advanced/transplant hepatology at both Columbia and Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospitals. Dr. Stein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Liver Transplant.

Alexander Lemmer is a Gastroenterologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Lemmer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Lemmer is currently accepting new patients.

H Hon is a Transplant Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Hon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. Her top areas of expertise are Enlarged Liver, Visceromegaly, Cirrhosis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Hon is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Steinbook, M.D., has over 37 years of experience. He is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. He completed his medical degree at the University of Louisville and completed his residency at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Hospital Center while he served in the U.S. Army from 1981-1989.Dr. Steinbook, a retired veteran, is from the Bronx, New York and was in private practice in Columbus for over 20 years prior to joining Piedmont Physicians. Dr. Steinbook is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Lower Esophageal Ring, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

John Burney is a Gastroenterologist in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Burney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Lower Esophageal Ring, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Burney is currently accepting new patients.

Originally from Connecticut, Shahzad Ahmed M.D., earned his undergraduate degree with honors in neuroscience from Trinity College in Hartford, CT and medical degree at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut. While in medical school, he was awarded the Wellsford and Mildred Clark Medical Memorial Scholarship and was recognized with honors for his service and scholarship. He then attended Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California where he completed a residency in internal medicine and he completed a clinical nutrition fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Ahmed completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. During this time, he served on several committees and completed specialized training in inflammatory bowel disease while visiting Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.Dr. Ahmed is a board-certified physician specializing in gastroenterology and hepatology. He has a particular interest in inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, clinical nutrition and liver diseases. He is passionate about helping patients achieve the best possible quality of life through excellent clinical care.Dr. Ahmed performs standard procedures such as EGD/Upper endoscopy and colonoscopy as well as specialized procedures in GI including motility (esophageal manometry) and reflux (Bravo pH monitoring) testing. He also offers office-based treatment of internal hemorrhoids (hemorrhoid banding).In his spare time, Dr. Ahmed enjoys hiking, reading, following sports and spending time with his young family. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Diarrhea, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Frank Lopez is a Gastroenterologist in Jasper, Georgia. Dr. Lopez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Lopez is currently accepting new patients.

Ekinadese Aburime MD, MPH is a therapeutic endoscopist with Piedmont Healthcare. He serves as Chair of Gastroenterology for Piedmont Healthcare. In addition, he serves as Director of Advanced Endoscopy at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. A board-certified gastroenterologist, Dr. Aburime specializes in the treatment and management of pancreatobiliary disorders, Barrett's esophagus, gastrointestinal malignancies and large polyps with a special interest in gastrointestinal cancer prevention and cutting-age endoscopic technologies.Dr. Aburime graduated from Ross University Medical School, Dominica, West Indies. He completed his internal medicine residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center at Long Island College Hospital. He completed his gastrointestinal fellowship training at Metropolitan Hospital/Woodhall Medical Center in New York, New York. He completed additional training in advanced endoscopy at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio (UTHSCSA).Dr. Aburime holds professional memberships with American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterology Association, American College of Gastroenterology and New York Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy. Dr. Aburime is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Pancreatitis, Bile Duct Stricture, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Thelma Wiley-Lucas is a Gastroenterologist in Bremen, Georgia. Dr. Wiley-Lucas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. Her top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Wiley-Lucas is currently accepting new patients.

Allawy Allawy is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbus, Georgia. Dr. Allawy has been practicing medicine for over 13 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Collagenous Colitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Gastric Dysmotility, and Endoscopy.

Watcoun-nchinda Pisoh is a Gastroenterologist in Bremen, Georgia. Dr. Pisoh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Esophagitis, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Ralph Bowers is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in La Fayette, Georgia. Dr. Bowers has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Sinusitis.

Gregory Borak is a Gastroenterologist in Metter, Georgia. Dr. Borak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Portal Hypertension, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Childhood Volvulus, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Roman Galysh is a Gastroenterologist in Rome, Georgia. Dr. Galysh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Asif Qadri is a Gastroenterologist in Watkinsville, Georgia. Dr. Qadri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Qadri is currently accepting new patients.

Adedamola Lufadeju is a Gastroenterologist in Rome, Georgia. Dr. Lufadeju is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Hemorrhoids, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Rahul Maheshwari is a Hepatologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Maheshwari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Jaundice, Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Stephen Finn is a Gastroenterologist in Rome, Georgia. Dr. Finn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.