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    MediFind found 18 doctor with experience in Acute Pancreatitis near Williamsport, PA. Of these, 16 are Experienced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    18 providers found
      Distinguished in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology

      UPMC Susquehanna Health, Digestive Disease Center

      700 High Street, 
      Williamsport, PA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Richard Kenney, DO, specializes in gastroenterology and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Somerset and the Digestive Disease Center at UPMC Williamsport. Dr. Kenney received his medical degree from Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency at Lehigh Valley Hospital, followed by a fellowship at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. Dr. Kenney is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Colitis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Nicholas Dalessandro
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Internal Medicine

      UPMC Susquehanna Health, Hospitalist Service

      700 High Street, 
      Williamsport, PA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nicholas Dalessandro is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dalessandro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

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      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      General Surgery

      SH Acute Care

      700 High Street, 
      Williamsport, PA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lin Riccio, MD, specializes in trauma surgery and is board certified in surgical critical care and surgery by the American Board of Surgery. She practices at Acute Care/Trauma Surgery and is affiliated with UPMC Cole, UPMC Wellsboro, UPMC Muncy, and UPMC Williamsport. Dr. Riccio completed her fellowship at University of Virginia Healthcare System, residency at University of Virginia Health System University Hospital, and medical education at East Carolina University - School of Medicine. Dr. Riccio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Secondary Peritonitis, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Ogilvie Syndrome, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy.

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      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Emergency Medicine
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Emergency Medicine

      UPMC Williamsport Emergency Department

      700 High Street, 
      Williamsport, PA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Freeman, MD, specializes in emergency medicine and is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is affiliated with UPMC Williamsport. Dr. Freeman received his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College and completed his residency at UPMC in Central Pa. Dr. Freeman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Headache, Labyrinthitis, and Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope.

      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Family Medicine

      Family Practice Center PC

      1205 River Ave, Fl 1, 
      Williamsport, PA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Thomas Wallace is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wallace is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Unstable Angina, Lung Nodules, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Colorectal Cancer.

      Vivek Kumar
      Distinguished in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology

      UPMC Digestive Health Care

      700 High Street, Floor 2, 
      Williamsport, PA 
       (10.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Punjabi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology

      Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC

      10 Choate Cir, 
      Montoursville, PA 
       (5.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Amitpal Johal is a Gastroenterologist in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Johal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Benign Esophageal Stricture, Lower Esophageal Ring, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology

      Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC

      10 Choate Cir, 
      Montoursville, PA 
       (5.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Claire Southern practices in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Southern has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Acute Pancreatitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Childhood Pancreatitis, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology

      Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC

      10 Choate Cir, 
      Montoursville, PA 
       (5.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Burns is a Gastroenterologist in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Burns is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology

      Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC

      10 Choate Cir, 
      Montoursville, PA 
       (5.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Purcell is a Gastroenterologist in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Purcell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Morning Sickness, Crohn's Disease, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Martin N. Wijkstrom
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Transplant Surgery
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Transplant Surgery

      UPMC Williamsport Kidney Transplant Clinic

      700 High Street, Floor 2, 
      Williamsport, PA 
       (10.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, Swedish
      Accepting New Patients

      Martin Wijkstrom, MD, is an abdominal transplant surgeon. He is an associate professor of surgery and is the director of Islet Cell Transplantation and the Abdominal Transplant Fellowship Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Wijkstrom received his medical degree from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden and spent three years at the University of Minnesota doing preclinical research in islet xenotransplantation. After completing a general surgery residency at Emory University, he did a fellowship in abdominal transplantation at Northwestern University. Dr. Wijkstrom’s clinical interests include surgical treatment of diabetes such as pancreas transplants in uremic and nonuremic patients, islet auto-islet transplants in patients with chronic pancreatitis, islet transplantation in preclinical nonhuman primate models, and clinical stem cell-derived islet transplantation in type 1 diabetic patients with hypoglycemia unawareness. Dr. Wijkstrom is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Kidney Transplant, and Islet Cell Transplantation.

      Lawrence L. Sann
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      General Surgery

      UPMC General Surgery

      700 High Street, Floor 1, 
      Williamsport, PA 
       (10.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Lawrence Sann, MD, specializes in general surgery and is board-certified in surgical critical care and surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He is affiliated with UPMC Williamsport. Dr. Sann completed his fellowship at Yale School of Medicine, residency at University at Buffalo, and medical education at St George's University School of Medicine. Dr. Sann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Gastrointestinal Perforation, Small Bowel Resection, and Hernia Surgery.

      Jeffrey W. Carter
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      General Surgery

      UPMC General Surgery

      700 High Street, Floor 1, 
      Williamsport, PA 
       (10.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jeffrey Carter, MD, specializes in general surgery and is board-certified in surgery and surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery. He is affiliated with UPMC Cole, UPMC Muncy and UPMC Williamsport. Dr. Carter completed his fellowship at Washington Hospital Center, residency at University at Buffalo and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and medical education at SUNY at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Carter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Secondary Peritonitis, Ogilvie Syndrome, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

      Adriana M. Polisano
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Family Medicine

      Susquehanna Health Hospitalist Service

      700 High Street, UPMC Williamsport, 
      Williamsport, PA 
       (10.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Adriana Polisano, MD, is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. She received her medical degree at University of Massachusetts School of Medicine and completed her residency at Williamsport Family Medicine Residency Center. Dr. Polisano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Acute Kidney Failure, COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and Endoscopy.

      Stacy G. Prall
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology

      UPMC Digestive Health Care

      10 Shady Lane, Suite 180, 
      Muncy, PA 
       (13.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Stacy Prall, DO, specializes in gastroenterology and is certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She practices in Lewisburg, and at UPMC Williamsport, and UPMC Muncy. She completed her medical degree at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and residency and fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center. Dr. Prall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Gas Bloat Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Kyo U. Chu
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Surgical Oncology
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Surgical Oncology

      UPMC Hillman Cancer Center - Muncy

      10 Shady Lane, Floor 1, 
      Muncy, PA 
       (13.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kyo Chu, MD, specializes in surgical oncology and is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He is affiliated with UPMC West Shore, UPMC Community Osteopathic, and UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg. Dr. Chu completed his medical school and residency program at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and fellowship program at John Wayne Cancer Institute. Dr. Chu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection.

      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      General Surgery

      Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC

      255 Route 220 Hwy, 
      Muncy, PA 
       (10.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kathryn Jaap is a General Surgeon in Muncy, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jaap is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Hernia, Juvenile Angiofibroma, Gallbladder Disease, and Hernia Surgery.

      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Acute Pancreatitis
      Gastroenterology

      Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC

      255 Route 220 Hwy, 
      Muncy, PA 
       (10.1 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sunny Patel is a Gastroenterologist in Muncy, Pennsylvania. Dr. Patel has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Fecal Impaction, Acute Pancreatitis, Banti's Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Appendectomy.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Acute Pancreatitis?

      Acute pancreatitis is sudden swelling and inflammation of the pancreas.

      When should I see an Acute Pancreatitis doctor near Williamsport, PA?

      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 an Acute Pancreatitis doctor near Williamsport, PA?

      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 Acute Pancreatitis doctors near Williamsport, PA?

      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 Acute Pancreatitis doctors near Williamsport, PA?

      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 an Acute Pancreatitis doctor near Williamsport, PA?

      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 Acute Pancreatitis doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Acute Pancreatitis 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 an Acute Pancreatitis doctor near Williamsport, PA?

      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 Acute Pancreatitis 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 Acute Pancreatitis 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 Acute Pancreatitis doctors near Williamsport, PA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Acute Pancreatitis 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 an Acute Pancreatitis doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Acute Pancreatitis 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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