
Overview
Claire Southern is a Gastroenterologist in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Southern has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Acute Pancreatitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Childhood Pancreatitis, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Southern is currently accepting new patients.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- EPO
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- 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
10 Choate Circle, Montoursville, PA 17754
10 Choate Circle, Montoursville, PA 17754
10 Choate Circle, Montoursville, PA 17754
1020 Thompson Street, Jersey Shore, PA 17740
UPMC Digestive Health Care
Vivek Kumar, MD, specializes in gastroenterology and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Susquehanna Health Digestive Disease Center and is affiliated with UPMC Muncy and UPMC Williamsport. He completed his medical degree at Delhi University Maulana Azad Medical College. Dr. Kumar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Geisinger Medical Center - Gastroenterology
Harshit S. Khara, MD, is an Interventional Gastroenterologist based at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.|Dr. Khara is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. He serves as the Director of Endoscopy; System Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Director of Endoscopic and Translational Research; Director of the Clinical Use Evaluation Committee; and System Director of Quality & Innovation. He is also the Research Director and Core faculty for the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, as well as the Program Director for the Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship Program at the Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Geisinger, participating in the training and mentoring of advanced endoscopy and general gastroenterology fellows. Dr. Khara is also the Director of the National Pancreas Foundation Center at Geisinger.|He is involved in multi-center clinical research and quality improvement projects. Dr. Khara's clinical and research interests are in the field of interventional endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP, Barrett’s esophagus, third space endoscopy, endoscopic treatments for GERD, interventional EndoHepatology, and bariatric interventional endoscopy.|Dr. Khara earned his medical degree from Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital in India then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Drexel University College of Medicine-Saint Peter's University Hospital. He completed a Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Yale University School of Medicine-Norwalk Hospital and a Fellowship in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Geisinger Medical Center.|Dr. Khara is certified in Gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Khara is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.
Geisinger Medical Center - Gastroenterology
Dr. Diehl is a board-certified and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist. His clinical interests include endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and innovative advanced therapeutic endoscopy. Dr. Diehl obtained his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and his fellowships in gastroenterology at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center. Dr. Diehl is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. In his free time, Dr. Diehl enjoys spending time with his family and exercising, particularly swimming. He also has an appreciation for old cars. Dr. Diehl is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Gallbladder Disease, Watermelon Stomach, Endoscopy, and Gallbladder Removal.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Acute Kidney FailureDr. Southern isExperienced. Learn about Acute Kidney Failure.
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Southern isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- CellulitisDr. Southern isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Childhood Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Southern isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Southern isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- Crohn's DiseaseDr. Southern isExperienced. Learn about Crohn's Disease.


