The 20 Best Watermelon Stomach Doctors Near Me in Brighton, MI

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 12 doctor with experience in Watermelon Stomach near Brighton, MI. Of these, 12 are Experienced.

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    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

    Brighton Center For Specialty Care

    7500 Challis Rd, Entrance 1, Level 2, 
    Brighton, MI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    I enjoy guitar playing and family tripsPeer-reviewed Publications 1) Ojima I, Borella CP, Wu X, Bounaud P-Y, Fumero C, Sturm M, Miller ML, Chakravarty S, Chen J, Huang Q, Pera P, Brooks TA, Baer MR, and Bernacki RJ. Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationships of novel taxane-based multidrug resistance reversal agents. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2005 Mar; 48(6): 2218-2228.PMID:15771464.2) Sturm MB, Roday S, and Schramm VL. Circular DNA and DNA/RNA hybrid molecules as scaffolds for ricin inhibitor design. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2007 May; 129(17): 5544-5550. PMID: 17417841.3) Roday S, Sturm MB, Blakaj D, and Schramm VL. Detection of an abasic site in RNA with stem-loop DNA beacons: application to an activity assay for Ricin Toxin A-Chain. Journal of Biochemical and Biophyscial Methods. 2008 Apr; 70(6): 945-953. PMID: 18276012.4) Sturm MB, and Schramm VL. Detecting ricin: sensitive luminescent assay for ricin A-chain ribosome depurination kinetics. Analytical Chemistry. 2009 Apr; 81(8): 2847-2853 PMID: 19364139.5) Sturm MB, Tyler PC, Evans GB, and Schramm VL. Transition state analogues rescue ribosomes from saporin-L1 ribosome inactivating protein. Biochemistry. 2009 Oct; 48(41): 9941-9948. PMID: 19764816.6) Ho MC, Sturm MB, Almo SC, and Schramm VL. Transition state analogues in structures of ricin and saporin ribosome-inactivating proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2009 Dec; 106(48): 20276-20281.PMID: 19920175.7) Sturm MB, Joshi BP, Lu S, Piraka C, Khondee S, Elmunzer BJ, Kwon RS, Beer DG, Appelman H, Turgeon DK, Wang TD, Targeted imaging of esophageal neoplasia with a fluorescently labeled peptide: First-in-human results. Science Translational Medicine. 2013, 5, 184. PMID: 23658246 8) Sturm MB, Piraka C, Elmunzer BJ, Kwon RS, Joshi BP, Appelman HD, Turgeon DK, Wang TD. In vivo molecular imaging of Barrett's esophagus with confocal laser endomicroscopy. Gastroenterology. 2013 Jul;145 (1):56-8, PMID: 236849439) Yaun H, Du Q, Sturm MB, Schramm VL. Soapwort Saporin L3 Expression in Yeast, Mutagenesis, and RNA Substrate Specificity. Biochemistry. 2015, 54, 29, 4565-74. PMID 26091305 10) Xiaowen Ma, Xiaoyu Kang, Lei He, Jiming Zhou, Juan Zhou, Matthew B. Sturm, David G. Beer, Rork Kuick, Derek J. Nancarrow, Henry D. Appelman, Zhijun Pang, Weina Li, Cun Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yingqi Zhang. Dr. Sturm is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Colitis, Colonic Malakoplakia, Endoscopy, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

    Brighton Center For Specialty Care

    7500 Challis Rd, Entrance 2, Level 1, 
    Brighton, MI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gregory Piech, MD, MPH is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. Dr. Piech earned his bachelor's degree at The Pennsylvania State University. He went on to obtain a master's degree in public health from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston prior to completing medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He undertook his internal medicine residency at George Washington University in Washington, DC, and then moved back to Philadelphia to complete his gastroenterology fellowship at Temple University. Dr. Piech is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Viral Gastroenteritis, Hiccups, Hemorrhoids, Colitis, and Endoscopy. Dr. Piech is board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine.

    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

    Brighton Center For Specialty Care

    7500 Challis Rd, Entrance 2, Level 1, 
    Brighton, MI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Turgeon received her medical degree from the University of Rochester in New York and her internal medicine residency at Strong Memorial Hospital at the University of Rochester. She also completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the U-M Medical Center. Her special research interests include colon cancer, chemoprevention, drug metabolism and P450 enzymes. She performs diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. Dr. Turgeon is married and has two adult children. Dr. Turgeon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. She is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Ulcerative Colitis, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Crohn's Disease, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Turgeon is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

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    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

    Brighton Center For Specialty Care

    7500 Challis Rd, Entrance 2, Level 1, 
    Brighton, MI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jorge Machicado, MD, MPH, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. Machicado earned his medical degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. He received a Master of Public Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and advanced therapeutic endoscopy fellowship at the University of Colorado. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.Dr. Machicado has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He serves as a member of the ASGE Standards of Practice Committee and a councillor of the AGA Institute Council Pancreatic Disorders Section. He is a frequently invited reviewer for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology, United European Gastroenterology Journal, among other journals. In his free time, he enjoys running, spending time with his kids, and exploring new restaurants. Dr. Rivero is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Childhood Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Bile Duct Stricture, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Rivero is board certified in Gastroenterology.

    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

    Brighton Center For Specialty Care

    7500 Challis Rd, Entrance 2, Level 1, 
    Brighton, MI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Fluent Spanish. Dr. Stoffel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Stoffel is board certified in Gastroenterology.

    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

    Brighton Center For Specialty Care

    7500 Challis Rd, Entrance 2, Level 1, 
    Brighton, MI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    I completed medical school at Harvard Medical School, residency at Stanford Healthcare, and GI/liver fellowship at University of Michigan. I stayed on as faculty after completing my training in 2020. My clinical interest is providing comprehensive care to people with liver disease. My research interests are in precision health to improve the care of patients with chronic liver disease by using genetics and clinical data to identify who is at highest risk of developing complications of liver disease. Eventually, the goal of this research is to tailor treatment based on personalized risk profiles. Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Macroamylasemia, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Chen is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

    Brighton Center For Specialty Care

    7500 Challis Rd, Entrance 1, Level 2, 
    Brighton, MI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joy Chang, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and her medical degree from the University of Maryland. After completing her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, she came to the University of Michigan and completed her gastroenterology and esophageal fellowship training, during which she also received a Master’s degree in Health and Healthcare Research from the University of Michigan. She specializes in caring for patients with eosinophilic GI diseases and is a member of the Esophageal Diseases Program at the University of Michigan. Her research interests focuses on patient and physician preferences and decision making in EoE care. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Esophagitis, Eosinophilic Enteropathy, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Chang is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

    Brighton Center For Specialty Care

    7500 Challis Rd, Entrance 2, Level 1, 
    Brighton, MI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mary Mortell is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Brighton, Michigan. Dr. Mortell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lactose Intolerance, Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Mortell is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

    Brighton Center For Specialty Care

    7500 Challis Rd, Entrance 1, Level 2, 
    Brighton, MI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Margaret Blayney is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Brighton, Michigan. Dr. Blayney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. She is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Encopresis, Bowel Incontinence, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Blayney is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology

    Kha H. Ngo D.O. P.L.L.C.

    26850 Providence Pkwy Ste 350, 
    Novi, MI 
     (13.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Laurence Stawick is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Novi, Michigan. Dr. Stawick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Anemia, Gas Bloat Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology

    Kha H. Ngo D.O. P.L.L.C.

    26850 Providence Pkwy Ste 350, 
    Novi, MI 
     (13.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kha Ngo is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Novi, Michigan. Dr. Ngo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gas Bloat Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Watermelon Stomach
    Gastroenterology

    Kha H. Ngo D.O. P.L.L.C.

    26850 Providence Pkwy Ste 350, 
    Novi, MI 
     (13.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Julia Greer is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Novi, Michigan. Dr. Greer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Watermelon Stomach. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Turcot Syndrome, Menetrier Disease, Endoscopy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Greer is board certified in The American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Watermelon Stomach?

    Watermelon stomach is a condition in which the lining of the stomach bleeds, causing it to look like the characteristic stripes of a watermelon when viewed by endoscopy. Signs and symptoms of Watermelon stomach include blood in the stool, hematemesis (vomiting blood) and anemia. The exact cause of Watermelon stomach is unknown; however, it is often diagnosed in people with other chronic (long-term) conditions such as cirrhosis (scarring of the liver and poor liver function), autoimmune disease, systemic sclerosis, and CREST syndrome.

    When should I see a Watermelon Stomach doctor near Brighton, MI?

    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 a Watermelon Stomach doctor near Brighton, MI?

    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 Watermelon Stomach doctors near Brighton, MI?

    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 Watermelon Stomach doctors near Brighton, MI?

    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 a Watermelon Stomach doctor near Brighton, MI?

    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 Watermelon Stomach doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Watermelon Stomach 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 a Watermelon Stomach doctor near Brighton, MI?

    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 Watermelon Stomach 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 Watermelon Stomach 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 Watermelon Stomach doctors near Brighton, MI?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Watermelon Stomach 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 a Watermelon Stomach doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Watermelon Stomach 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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