Anthony M. Balistreri
Experienced in Diverticular Disease

Dr. Anthony M. Balistreri

Gastroenterology
Emory health
Dekalb Gastro - United Digestive
2675 North Decatur Road, 
Decatur, GA 
29 Years of Experience

Experienced in Diverticular Disease
Emory health
Dekalb Gastro - United Digestive
2675 North Decatur Road, 
Decatur, GA 
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Overview

Anthony Balistreri is a Gastroenterologist in Decatur, Georgia. Dr. Balistreri has been practicing medicine for over 29 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Turcot Syndrome, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1997.0
Residency
Medical Univ of South Carolina
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in GA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2003
Fellowships
Medical Univ of South Carolina
Hospital Affiliations
Emory Hillandale Hospital
Emory Decatur Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Dekalb Gastro - United Digestive
2675 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033
Call: 404-299-1679

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Balistreri 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.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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.


4 Total Publications

Autophagy activators normalize aberrant Tau proteostasis and rescue synapses in human familial Alzheimer's disease iPSC-derived cortical organoids.
Autophagy activators normalize aberrant Tau proteostasis and rescue synapses in human familial Alzheimer's disease iPSC-derived cortical organoids.
Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Published: July 17, 2025
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