Vallisitaram Kodali is a Gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Kodali is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastritis, Gas Bloat Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Arnab Ray is a Gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Ray is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous Colitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Ray is currently accepting new patients.

Matthew Rice is a Gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Rice is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Watermelon Stomach, Esophageal Varices, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Rice is currently accepting new patients.

Gary Reiss is a Gastroenterologist in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Reiss is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Jaundice, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Howard Brenner is a Gastroenterologist in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Brenner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Crohn's Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Scott Pollack is a Gastroenterologist in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Pollack is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Austin Thomas is a Gastroenterologist in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Thomas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Varices, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Lower Esophageal Ring, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Thomas is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Ryan Lee is a New Orleans local. He received his undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He studied medicine at Louisiana State School of Medicine, New Orleans followed by internship and residency at Ochsner. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Dr. Fernandez graduated summa cum laude from the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, and earned her medical degree from LSU where she was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She completed her internship and residency at Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge. She is board certified in internal medicine and has been on staff at Ochsner since the Summer of 2001. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome, Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Folate Deficiency, and Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency.

Gregory Gaspard is a Gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Gaspard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Gaspard is currently accepting new patients.

Jonathan Owens is an Otolaryngologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Owens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Infant Hearing Loss, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Owens is currently accepting new patients.

John Amoss is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Amoss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pneumonia, Peptic Ulcer, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Christian Hasney is an Otolaryngologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Hasney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Laryngectomy, and Glossectomy. Dr. Hasney is currently accepting new patients.

James Smith is a Gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Lower Esophageal Ring, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Gastric Dysmotility, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

Sean Connolly is a Gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Connolly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Portal Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Connolly is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Reinaldo Quevedo is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and completed his residency in 2014. He has been on staff at Ochsner since September 2020. Dr. Quevedo specializes in gastroenterology. Dr. Quevedo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Intestinal Cancer, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Dr. Brian Moore is a surgical oncologist with a focus on head and neck surgery at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center. A native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Brian A. Moore, MD, FACS, earned both his Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine degrees from Tulane University. After finishing a residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Vanderbilt University, he completed a fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology and reconstruction at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Moore served as chief of surgery in the United States Air Force at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where he attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. He joined Ochsner Medical Center in 2011 as the director of head and neck surgical oncology and vice-chairman of the otolaryngology department. Dr. Moore has been system chairman of otorhinolaryngology and communication sciences since June of 2015, leading the department through a period of significant growth and continuing the department's legacy of excellence that is reflected in its regular listing among the Top 50 ENT Departments by U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Moore has served as the director of the Ochsner Cancer Institute since February 2017 and was formally appointed to the position in the summer of 2018. In this system role and as an associate medical director for the South Shore region, Dr. Moore's responsibilities include supporting the multidisciplinary teams that drive patient-centered, innovative cancer care across Ochsner Health, and guiding the expansion of the Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center, its programs and personnel. He also serves as an associate dean of clinical affairs for the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM). As associate dean of XOCOM, he is responsible for all aspects of XOCOM’s clinical affiliations and relationships and ensuring that the activities of the clinical faculty are well-coordinated across XOCOM and Ochsner. His publications, book chapters and invited articles focus on advanced cutaneous malignancy, or skin cancer, functional results of head and neck reconstruction and contemporary treatment of head and neck cancer with a focus on quality outcomes. Along with Randal Weber, MD, he co-edited a textbook on skin cancer of the head and neck, Cutaneous Malignancy of the Head and Neck: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Dr. Moore is an active member of multiple professional societies and has held several national offices. He was appointed to the commission on cancer in 2017 as the representative of the American Head and Neck Society. Dr. Moore is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands, Salivary Gland Tumors, Tongue Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

Issam Eid is an Otolaryngologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Eid is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Salivary Duct Stones, Thyroidectomy, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Eid is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jerry Evans joined Ochsner Heath System in 2017. Prior to joining the staff of Ochsner, he practiced in North Carolina for 10 years. Dr. Evans is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Cholestasis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Bile Duct Stricture, Endoscopy, and Gallbladder Removal.

Nayan Shah is a Gastroenterologist in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastritis, Barrett Esophagus, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).