Overview
Alan Urbina-Alvarez, MD, is a gastroenterologist who is skilled in all areas of adult general gastroenterology. He believes communication and compassion are the keys to establishing a successful and trustful relationship with patients. As a colleague, he promotes an interdisciplinary approach to patient care in order to achieve the mutual goal of creating a positive impact on patients' lives.Dr. Urbina-Alvarez is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.Outside of work, Dr. Urbina-Alvarez enjoys hiking, traveling, bicycling and playing tennis.
Dr. Urbina is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Volvulus. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, and Gastrectomy.
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Locations
6002 N Westgate Blvd, Suite 230, Tacoma, WA 98406
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Urbina 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.
Franciscan Digestive Care Associates - Gig Harbor
Kalyan Kanneganti, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who is skilled in all areas of adult general gastroenterology and hepatology, with special medical interest in colonoscopy for colon cancer screening and the management of GI bleeding, viral hepatitis, complex liver diseases and GERD.Dr. Kanneganti focuses on providing holistic, compassionate and patient-centered care. He strives to help patients understand their disease process and involve them in shared decision making.Dr. Kanneganti is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Kanneganti is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Volvulus. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Franciscan Medical Group
Sangik Oh, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist with fellowship training in gastroenterology. Dr. Oh served as Chief Medical Resident during his internal medicine residency. During his gastroenterology fellowship, he also earned his Master's degree in Medical Science from Harvard Medical School. He was also the recipient of the 2002 AASLD/Schering Advanced Hepatology Fellowship Award.Upon completion of his fellowship, Dr. Oh joined the faculty at Harvard Medical School and was a staff gastroenterologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center before joining Tacoma Digestive Disease Center in 2005, which is now Franciscan Digestive Care Associates. Dr. Oh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Volvulus. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Cirrhosis, and Endoscopy.
Franciscan Digestive Care Associates - Lakewood
William Hirota, MD has a sincere desire to work closely with his colleagues and patients to provide the highest quality of GI care in a compassionate and timely fashion.He is actively involved in physician leadership development, public policy regarding health care delivery, local community charity care and participating in improving quality care measurements in GI. Dr. Hirota is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Volvulus. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Barrett Esophagus, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Indigestion.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Advanced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Urbina isAdvanced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Urbina isAdvanced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Urbina isAdvanced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Urbina isAdvanced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- Childhood VolvulusDr. Urbina isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Volvulus.
- ColitisDr. Urbina isAdvanced. Learn about Colitis.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Urbina isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Anal FissureDr. Urbina isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- AnemiaDr. Urbina isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- AscitesDr. Urbina isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Urbina isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.