MediFind found 18 doctor with experience in Acute Pancreatitis near Williamsport, PA. Of these, 16 are Experienced and 2 are Distinguished.
UPMC Susquehanna Health, Digestive Disease Center
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.
UPMC Susquehanna Health, Hospitalist Service
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.
SH Acute Care
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.
UPMC Williamsport Emergency Department
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.
Family Practice Center PC
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.
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 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.
Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC
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.
Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC
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.
Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC
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.
Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC
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.
UPMC Williamsport Kidney Transplant Clinic
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.
UPMC General Surgery
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.
UPMC General Surgery
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.
Susquehanna Health Hospitalist Service
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.
UPMC Digestive Health Care
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.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center - Muncy
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.
Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC
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.
Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC
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.
Last Updated: 10/30/2025







