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Physician Referral Guide 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INSTITUTE LEADERSHIP
Institute Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Specialty Disciplines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bariatric Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Colorectal Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Gastroenterology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
FABIO COMINELLI, MD, PHD
CONOR P. DELANEY, MD, MCH,
PHD, FRCSI, FACS, FASCRS
JEFFREY H. PETERS, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Surgery
University Hospitals
Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Director, UH Digestive Health Institute
Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery
UH Case Medical Center
Director, UH Digestive Health Institute
Professor of Surgery, Case Western
Reserve University School of Medicine
Hepatology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Hermann Menges Jr. Chair and Professor
of Medicine, Case Western Reserve
University School of Medicine
UH Case Medical Center
General and Gastrointestinal Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hernia Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
& Liver Disease
216-844-7344
Chief Operating Officer
Director, Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine Skills and Simulation
Center, Jeffrey L. Ponsky Professor of
Surgical Education, Case Western Reserve
University School of Medicine
216-844-8087
Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Our Promise
PATIENT REFERRALS
INSURANCE
To refer a patient or for more information, call
Gastroenterology & Liver Disease 216-844-5386
Department of Surgery 216-844-7874
Patients with all types of insurance are accommodated by
University Hospitals. For questions or more information,
please call our Insurance Access Line 216-983-1500.
or
PHYSICIAN OUTREACH DEPARTMENT
your patients. Upon referral to one of our specialists, every available
1-866-UH4-CARE (1-866-844-2273)
216-286-9024
measure is taken to maintain open, timely communication with you
Referrals and outside medical records are reviewed
within 24 hours. Patients are then scheduled with the most
appropriate physician based on their symptoms or diagnoses.
Please call to:
regarding your patient’s treatment and progress.
TRANSFER REFERRAL CENTER
216-844-1111 or 1-800-421-9199
CLINICAL TRIALS
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Schedule a personal meeting with any of our specialists
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Discuss any questions or issues about customer service
or patient referrals
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Arrange educational activities with our specialists, including
continuing medical education courses and grand rounds
UH Digestive Health Institute serves as a valuable resource for you and
Our goal is to ensure that your patient’s transition back to you for
ongoing and follow-up care is a seamless process. It is through this
collaborative effort that together we ensure excellent patient care.
Gastroenterology & Liver Disease 216-844-3853
Surgery 216-844-3602
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UH Digestive Health Institute
Specialty Disciplines
At University Hospitals Digestive Health Institute, our integrated model of health care
means patients are seen at one location by specialists from multiple disciplines who
collaborate on personalized care plans. For patients with co-occuring conditions,
providers work closely with specialists in other UH institutes and departments.
Our areas of expertise include:
ADDITIONAL SPECIALIZED SERVICES PROVIDED:
To admit a patient or for more information, please call
University Hospitals Transfer Referral Center at
216-844-1111 or 1-800-421-9199
Director: Fabio Cominelli, MD, PhD | 216-844-7344
Bariatric surgery
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Colorectal surgery
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Gastroenterology
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General and gastrointestinal surgery
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Hepatobiliary and transplant surgery
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Hepatology
COMPREHENSIVE HERNIA CARE AND ABDOMINAL
WALL RECONSTRUCTION CENTER
Director: Yuri Novitsky, MD | 216-286-6801
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Hernia surgery
Co-Director: Ajita Prabhu, MD | 216-844-4909
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Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
INTESTINAL FAILURE UNIT
Surgical Director: Jeffrey Marks, MD, FACS, FASGE | 216-983-4930
BARIATRIC SURGERY, METABOLIC & NUTRITION CENTER
Director: Leena Khaitan, MD, MPH, FACS | 216-286-5436
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Researching
a new class of drugs that target specific pathogenic
mechanisms of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) to improve
quality of life.
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S tate-of-the-art resources to treat hepatitis which includes the
Chronic Hepatitis Antiviral Management Program (CHAMP), one
of the largest programs in the region.
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arrett’s esophagus genetic research, clinical trials and advanced
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endoscopic therapies including endoscopic submucosal dissection
(ESD) and cryotherapy.
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nly center in Ohio to offer an integrated intraoperative radiation
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therapy (IORT) suite for rectal cancer.
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nly Northeast Ohio institution offering the LINX® Reflux
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Management system for severe gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD).
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linical research studies to improve hernia treatments,
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implantable biomaterials and novel meshes for hernia repair.
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E xperience performing minimally invasive revisional bariatric
surgery procedures including revision of gastric bypass, gastric
sleeve, vertical gastroplasty and jejunoileal bypass.
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ffer newly developed and leading-edge cancer
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screening technology.
Director: Sharon Stein, MD, FACS, FASCRS | 216-844-2873
LEADING-EDGE CARE
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION CENTER
Medical Director: Amitabh Chak, MD, FASGE | 216-844-3217
ne of only 30 U.S. institutions offering the per-oral
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endoscopic myotomy (POEM) procedure, a new alternative
to the standard surgical care for achalasia, which is completed
without a skin incision.
DWORKEN INPATIENT UNIT FOR GASTROINTESTINAL
AND LIVER DISEASES AT UH CASE MEDICAL CENTER
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UH DIGESTIVE HEALTH INSTITUTE OFFERS
CONTINUALLY EVOLVING, HIGH-LEVEL CARE
THROUGH OUR SEVEN CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE:
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University Hospitals Digestive Health Institute at University Hospitals
Case Medical Center, together with our primary affiliate Case
Western Reserve University School of Medicine, is revolutionizing
gastrointestinal health care with leading physician-scientists,
strong NIH funding, and innovative translational research programs
in minimally invasive and endoscopic digestive surgery, cancer,
inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease and surgery.
We are consistently ranked as one of the best in the country by
U.S. News & World Report by innovating and pursuing new medical
discoveries and providing the highest quality of care and the best
patient experience.
COMMUNITY GASTROENTEROLOGY & QUALITY CENTER
Medical Director: Michael Koehler, MD, FACG | 440-708-1555
Surgical Director: Bradley Champagne, MD, FACS, FASCRS | 216-844-8942
ESOPHAGEAL & SWALLOWING CENTER
Medical Director: John Dumot, DO, FASGE | 216-593-1305
Surgical Director: Leena Khaitan, MD, MPH, FACS | 216-286-5436
GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER CENTER
Medical Director: Gregory Cooper, MD, AGAF, FACG, FACP | 216-844-5385
Surgical Director: Jeffrey Hardacre, MD, FACS | 216-844-7047
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE CENTER
Medical Director: Jeffry Katz, MD | 216-844-1995
Surgical Director: Sharon Stein, MD, FACS, FASCRS | 216-844-2873
LIVER CENTER
Medical Director: Pierre Gholam, MD, AGAF | 216-286-6757
Surgical Director: Christopher Siegel, MD, PhD, FACS | 216-844-0489
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All National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for basic and clinical research
is awarded to the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University.
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BARIATRIC SURGERY, METABOLIC & NUTRITION CENTER TEAM
Bariatric Surgery,
Metabolic & Nutrition Center
Bariatric surgery offers significant health benefits for obese patients struggling with
conditions such as difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea and
osteoarthritis as well as profound reductions in cancer risk for the morbidly obese.
Leena Khaitan, MD, MPH
Director, Bariatric Surgery,
Metabolic & Nutrition Center
Full-service program: we provide patients with the highest level of ongoing
individualized support even for years after surgery if needed, and there are no program
fees, free support groups and no charge for medically supervised diet plans for patients
who choose to have their surgery at UH.
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Geauga Medical Center
(Chardon), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village)
UH is the only system in the region with three bariatric centers accredited by the
American College of Surgeons.
WE OFFER MINIMALLY INVASIVE
PROCEDURES FOR:
OUR ACCREDITED BARIATRIC
SURGERY CENTERS:
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Gastric bypass
UH Case Medical Center – Cleveland
216-844-5274
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Sleeve gastrectomy
UH Geauga Medical Center – Chardon
440-285-6469
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Adjustable gastric banding
UH Parma Medical Center – Parma
440-743-2900
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Revisional surgery
National Institutes of Health (NIH) criteria to qualify for
weight loss surgery (used by our program and insurance
companies):
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BMI of 40 or more
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MI of 35 or more, plus at least one weight-related illness
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(comorbidity), such as:
– Hypertension
– Diabetes
– Coronary artery disease (CAD)
– Sleep apnea
– Failed attempts at nonsurgical weight loss
The first step for patients considering bariatric surgery
is to watch our free online video information session
or register to attend an in-person information session:
UHhospitals.org/WeightLossInfo
1-866-UH4-CARE (1-866-844-2273)
In addition to our three surgery centers, consultations and
follow-up care are also offered at these locations:
UH Chagrin Highlands Health Center (Orange Village)
UH Westlake Health Center (Westlake)
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Michael Nowak, MD
Location: UH Parma Medical Center
Specialty interests: Bariatric surgery,
laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery
Appointment: 440-743-2900
Fax: 440-743-2901
Specialty interests: Minimally invasive
bariatric surgery, minimally invasive
gastrointestinal surgery, surgical procedures
for GERD, LINX, endoscopic procedures for
GERD, esophageal disorders and physiology,
revisional bariatric surgery, upper and
lower endoscopy
Appointment: 216-286-5436
Fax: 216-983-7230
Richard Ungvarsky, MD
Location: UH Parma Medical Center
Specialty interests: Bariatric surgery,
laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery
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Appointment: 440-743-2900
Fax: 440-743-2901
REVISIONAL BARIATRIC SURGERY:
Surgeons at UH provide a comprehensive multidisciplinary
approach to patients who have had bariatric surgery and
are having problems including:
Igal Breitman, MD
Locations: UH Geauga Medical Center
(Chardon), UH Chagrin Highlands
Health Center (Orange Village)
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Weight regain
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Abdominal pain, nausea and/or vomiting
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Nutritional abnormalities
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Hypoglycemia
Specialty interests: Bariatric surgery,
minimally invasive surgery, surgical
oncology, metabolic surgery
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Gastrointestinal bleeding
Appointment: 440-214-3111
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Abnormal weight loss
Fax: 440-285-0805
These patients undergo a comprehensive evaluation by
the surgeon, dietitian, radiologist and psychologist, who
together determine the best approach for treatment.
The surgical team has extensive experience with over a
thousand procedures and multiple revisional procedures
including revision of gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, vertical
gastroplasty and jejunoileal bypass. The majority of
revisions are completed minimally invasively.
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COLORECTAL SURGERY TEAM
Colorectal Surgery
Our surgeons comprise one of the most experienced minimally invasive
colorectal teams in the country, and by far the most experienced minimally
invasive surgical resource in the region, with international benchmark
outcomes for mortality (0.3 percent), length of stay (median three days),
complications (readmission rate 6 percent), rectal cancer local recurrence
rates (3 percent) and survival.
NATIONALLY PROMINENT IN THE FIELD OF
OUTCOMES RESEARCH:
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e have developed and validated the HospitAl stay, Readmission
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and Mortality (HARM) score, a simple tool to facilitate surgical quality
improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes. It is easily
calculated from routine administrative data without the need for
dedicated resources or specialized training.
ur team has validated a step surgeons can take to reduce patients’
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hospital stays after colorectal surgery: adding a transversus abdominis
plane (TAP) block to surgical care. Results of our studies have shown
the mean hospital stay dropped to less than 2.5 days.
Conor Delaney, MD, PhD
Interim Chair, Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery
Director, UH Digestive Health Institute
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands
Health Center (Orange Village)
Specialty interests: Colon and rectal
cancer, colonoscopy, diverticulitis,
gastrointestinal cancer, inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD), laparoscopic colon
and rectal surgery, lower gastrointestinal
cancer, rectal pathology, reoperative
colorectal surgery
Appointment: 216-844-8087
Harry Reynolds Jr., MD*
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH University Suburban
Health Center (South Euclid)
Joseph Trunzo, MD*
Locations: St. John Medical Center
(Westlake), Southwest General Health
Center (Middleburg Heights), UH Westlake
Health Center
Specialty interests: Advanced laparoscopic
techniques for colorectal cancer, benign
anorectal disease, colon and rectal cancer,
colon and rectal surgery, complex anorectal
disease, complex Crohn’s fistulizing disease,
educational models for laparoscopic
colectomy, pelvic floor disorders
Specialty interests: Anorectal disease, colon
and rectal cancer, colon and rectal surgery,
gastrointestinal cancer, inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), lower gastrointestinal cancer,
minimally invasive surgery, locally advanced
and recurrent colorectal cancers,
laparoscopic and minimally invasive
colorectal surgery
Specialty interests: Colon and rectal cancer,
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), pelvic
floor disorders
Appointment: 216-844-8942
Appointment: 216-844-5798
Fax: 216-844-5957
Fax: 216-844-5957
Bradley Champagne, MD*
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), St. John Medical Center
(Westlake), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village), UH Westlake
Health Center
Appointment: 440-827-5755
Fax: 440-827-5344
Fax: 216-983-7230
CONDITIONS WE TREAT:
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Anorectal disorders
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Crohn’s disease
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Colon and rectal cancer
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Diverticulitis
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Gastrointestinal cancer
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Fistulas
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Hemorrhoids
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Incontinence
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Pelvic floor disorders
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Recurrent colon and rectal cancer
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Ulcerative colitis
COLORECTAL SURGICAL CARE LOCATIONS:
UH Case Medical Center (Cleveland)
Donya Woconish, CNP
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands
Health Center (Orange Village),
UH Westlake Center
Sadaf Khan, MD*
Location: Mercy Cancer Center (Elyria)
Raul Martin Bosio, MD, MS*
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH Chagrin Highlands
Health Center (Orange Village)
Specialty interests: Minimally invasive
laparoscopic and robotic colon and
rectal surgery, robotic surgery for rectal
cancer, recurrent colorectal cancer,
minimally invasive surgery for
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
including laparoscopic-robotic
proctocolectomy and ileal J-pouch creation
UH Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood)
Appointment: 216-844-7874
Mercy Cancer Center (Elyria)
Fax: 216-844-5957
Specialty interests: Advanced laparoscopic
colon and rectal surgery, gastrointestinal
cancer, diverticulitis
Appointment: 440-324-0400
Fax: 440-324-0441
Sharon Stein, MD*
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village), UH Landerbrook
Health Center (Mayfield Heights)
Specialty interests: Colon and rectal surgery
Appointment: 216-983-5892
Fax: 216-844-5957
Specialty interests: Crohn’s disease,
gastrointestinal cancer, inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), international health care in
underserved populations, minimally invasive
colorectal surgery, preservation of fertility
following pelvic surgery, ulcerative colitis,
intestinal failure, treatment of complex
intestinal fistulas
Appointment: 216-844-2873
Fax: 216-844-5957
St. John Medical Center (Westlake)
*Board-certified colorectal surgeon
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GASTROENTEROLOGY TEAM
Gastroenterology
Our team utilizes the most advanced clinical techniques to diagnose and treat a
variety of digestive health disorders and we have seven advanced endoscopists.
Our team has nationally recognized experts
leading genetic research studies and
offering advanced therapies for:
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Barrett’s esophagus
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Early-stage esophageal cancer
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Inflammatory bowel disease
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Colorectal cancer
CONDITIONS WE TREAT:
PROCEDURES AND
TREATMENTS OFFERED:
ADVANCED COLONOSCOPY
PRACTICE:
Constantinos Anastassiades, MD*
Location: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland)
Director, UH Digestive Health Institute
Specialty interests: Diagnostic and
therapeutic endoscopy, gastrointestinal
cancer, pancreas and biliary tract diseases,
endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), ERCP
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Ambulatory 48 hour Bravo pH
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Anoscopy
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Balloon enteroscopy (single and double)
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Breath tests; hydrogen and urea
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Capsule endoscopy
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Colonoscopy
Appointment: 440-250-2402
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Cryotherapy
Fax: 440-201-5408
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Achalasia
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Deep small bowel enteroscopy
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Biliary and pancreatic diseases
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General gastrointestinal symptoms
E GD/upper endoscopy with biopsy,
dilation, polypectomy or stent placement
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Barrett’s esophagus
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ERCP
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Celiac disease
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Colon cancer and screenings
E ndoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with and
without fine needle aspiration (FNA)
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Chronic diarrhea
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Crohn’s disease
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Early esophageal cancer
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Esophagitis
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Hemorrhoids
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
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Gastrointestinal cancer
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Pancreatitis
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Pancreatic pseudocysts
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Swallowing issues
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Ulcerative colitis
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Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
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Esophageal motility and manometry study
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Esophageal pH test 24-hour and 48-hour
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Esophageal variceal banding
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy
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Radio frequency ablation
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PEG tube
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Transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE)
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Virtual colonoscopy
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Unsedated transnasal endoscopy
REQUISITION FORMS FOR
ADVANCED AND GENERAL
ENDOSCOPY:
UHhospitals.org/DigestiveForms
This specialized service is for patients
who have undergone an incomplete
colonoscopy or have large or difficult
polyps that could not be removed during
the procedure. Our advanced endoscopists
specialize in the ability to reach the cecum
and remove polyps endoscopically.
Fabio Cominelli, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
& Liver Disease
DWORKEN INPATIENT UNIT AT
UH CASE MEDICAL CENTER:
Patients benefit from having convenient
access to a fully dedicated attending
physician and committed nurses who
have been specially trained in caring
for gastrointestinal conditions. Our
multidisciplinary team provides exceptional
care for simple to complex cases, and
keeps referring physicians up-to-date on
their patients’ progress. Our nationally
recognized gastroenterologists and
hepatologists rotate attending duty
in two-week blocks.
To admit a patient or for more information,
please call University Hospitals Transfer
Referral Center at 216-844-1111 or
1-800-421-9199.
ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY
LOCATIONS:
Location: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland)
Specialty interests: Crohn’s disease,
gastrointestinal cancer, inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis
Rami Abbass, MD
Locations: UH Geauga Medical Center
(Chardon), UH Aurora Health Center, UH
Bainbridge Health Center (Chagrin Falls),
UH Mentor Health Center, UH University
Suburban Health Center (South Euclid)
Specialty interests: General
gastroenterology, functional
gastrointestinal disorders,
gastroesophageal reflux disease,
inflammatory bowel diseases
Appointment: 216-844-6172
Fax: 216-983-0347
Gregory Cooper, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH Chagrin Highlands
Health Center (Orange Village),
UH Westlake Health Center
Specialty interests: Gastroenterology,
gastrointestinal cancers, screening and
surveillance for gastrointestinal cancer
and precancerous conditions
Appointment: 216-844-5385
Fax: 216-983-0347
Robert Bruce Cameron, MD
Locations: UH Bainbridge Health Center
(Chagrin Falls), UH Twinsburg Health
Center, UH University Suburban Health
Center (South Euclid)
Specialty interests: General
gastroenterology, colonic neoplasia,
esophageal diseases
Linda Cummings, MD
Location: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland)
Specialty interests: Barrett’s esophagus,
gastrointestinal cancers
Appointment: 440-708-1555
Appointment: 216-844-1995
Fax: 440-708-1515
Fax: 216-844-7480
Appointment: 440-708-1555
Fax: 440-708-1515
UH Case Medical Center (Cleveland)
UH Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood)
Amitabh Chak, MD*
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood)
Specialty interests: Barrett’s esophagus,
endoscopic ultrasound (EUS),
gastrointestinal cancer, therapeutic
endoscopy
Appointment: 216-844-3217
Fax: 216-844-7480
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GASTROENTEROLOGY TEAM
Gerard Isenberg, MD, MBA*
Location: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland)
John Dumot, DO*
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH Chagrin Highlands
Health Center (Orange Village)
Kevin Geraci, MD
Locations: UH Bainbridge Health Center
(Chagrin Falls), UH Hudson Health Center,
UH University Suburban Health Center
(South Euclid)
Specialty interests: Complex endoscopic
therapy for Barrett’s esophagus and early
esophageal cancer, mucosal resection,
submucosal dissection, cryotherapy,
radiofrequency ablation, diagnostic and
therapeutic endoscopy for bile duct and
pancreatic diseases
Specialty interests: General
gastroenterology, Crohn’s disease,
ulcerative colitis
Specialty interests: Capsule endoscopy,
double balloon enteroscopy, ERCP,
endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), optical
coherence tomography, gastrointestinal
cancer, stents, therapeutic endoscopy
Appointment: 440-708-1555
Appointment: 216-844-6172
Fax: 440-708-1515
Fax: 216-983-0347
Michael Koehler, MD
Locations: UH Bainbridge Health Center
(Chagrin Falls), UH Twinsburg Health
Center, UH University Suburban Health
Center (South Euclid)
Specialty interest: General gastroenterology
Appointment: 440-708-1555
Fax: 440-708-1515
Eric Shapiro, MD
Locations: UH Bainbridge Health Center
(Chagrin Falls), UH Chagrin Highlands
Health Center (Orange Village), UH Solon
Health Center, UH University Suburban
Health Center (South Euclid)
Specialty interests: General
gastroenterology, nutrition
Richard Wong, MD*
Location: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland)
Specialty interests: Gastroenterology,
gastrointestinal cancers, GI bleeding,
endoscopic ultrasound, therapeutic
endoscopy, ERCP
Appointment: 216-844-6172
Appointment: 440-708-1555
Fax: 216-983-0347
Fax: 440-708-1515
Appointment: 216-593-1305
Fax: 216-201-5424
Ashley Faulx, MD*
Location: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland)
Specialty interests: Endoscopic ultrasound
(EUS), gastroenterology, gastronintestinal
cancer, therapeutic endoscopy for complex
biliary and pancreatic diseases, Barrett’s
esophagus, management of complex GI
tract strictures, ERCP
Brooke Glessing, MD*
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village)
Jeffry Katz, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH Chagrin Highlands
Health Center (Orange Village)
Specialty interests: Therapeutic endoscopy,
ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
Specialty interests: Autoimmune
enteropathy, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease,
chronic diarrheal diseases, inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis
Appointment: 216-593-1305
Fax: 216-201-5424
Appointment: 216-844-1995
Nadia Mansour, MD
Locations: UH Richmond Medical Center,
UH Bainbridge Health Center (Chagrin
Falls), UH Chagrin Highlands Health Center
(Orange Village), UH Mentor Health Center,
UH Sharon Health Center (Wadsworth),
UH University Suburban Health Center
(South Euclid)
Specialty interests: General
gastroenterology, hepatology
Sapna Thomas, MD
Location: UH Westlake Health Center
Specialty interests: Gastroenterology,
gastrointestinal disorders
Appointment: 440-250-2402
Fax: 216-201-5408
Mary Ellen Yursky, CNP
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands
Health Center (Orange Village),
UH Westlake Health Center
Specialty interests: Inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS), diarrheal diseases,
GERD, abdominal pain
Appointment: 440-708-1555
Appointment: 216-844-8500
Fax: 440-708-1515
Fax: 216-844-7480
Fax: 216-844-7480
Appointment: 216-844-6172
Fax: 216-983-0347
Hazel Veloso, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Westlake Health Center
Katarina Greer, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Westlake Health Center
Specialty interests: Gastroenterology,
gastrointestinal cancers
Appointment: 216-286-6757
Fax: 216-844-7480
Raymond Rozman Jr., MD
Locations: UH Bainbridge Health Center
(Chagrin Falls), UH Hudson Health Center,
UH University Suburban Health Center
(South Euclid)
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Appointment: 440-250-2402
Fax: 216-201-5408
Specialty interest: General gastroenterology
Appointment: 440-708-1555
Fax: 440-708-1515
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Specialty interests: Gastroenterology,
gastrointestinal disorders
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GENERAL AND GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY TEAM
General and
Gastrointestinal Surgery
PIONEERING MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES
Our surgeons, who have pioneered many minimally invasive techniques, teach nationally
and internationally on a regular basis, publishing many of the authoritative texts on these
conditions. As an affiliate of the prestigious Institute for Surgery and Innovation (ISI) and
American College of Surgeons Level One Institute, physicians from across the globe travel to
UH regularly to study our innovative surgical procedures.
ADVANCED AND UNIQUE
PROCEDURES OFFERED:
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eneral minimally invasive procedures including
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gallbladder surgery and gastric and small
bowel resections.
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L aparoscopic and endoscopic management for enteral
feeding including percutaneous endoscopic gastrosomy
(PEG) and endoscopic or laparoscopic jejunostomy
tubes. We also offer patients the choice of the lowprofile feeding tubes (MicKey buttons). Also for complex
patients, surgical endoscopic experience is available in
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
and endoscopic stenting when necessary for obstructing
malignant lesions of foregut and colon.
UH Case Medical Center (Cleveland)
eated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for
H
advanced gastrointestinal malignancies along with
cytoreductive surgery.
UH Geneva Medical Center
P er-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for dysphagia due
to achalasia, diffuse esophageal spasm and nutcracker
esophagus. A procedure to restore swallowing function,
done without a skin incision, it is of particular benefit to
patients with prior esophageal or gastric surgical repair,
or the morbidly obese.
UH Westlake Health Center
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UH is one of a few institutions in the U.S. to have a team
that handles extremely complex patients with intestinal
failure, which affects about 1,700 people a year in the
U.S. We receive referrals from across the nation and
around the world. Our physicians coordinate care to
provide multidisciplinary plans for patients, from surgical
intervention and reconstructive procedures to wound
care and long-term management strategies. Our team
includes surgeons, dietitians, wound specialists and
social work support.
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S urgical management for severe gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD) that can no longer effectively
be managed with medications. We have one of the
most experienced surgical teams to address both simple
reflux and complex hiatal and paraesophageal hernias.
Newer endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques for
reflux are also available such as the LINX® Reflux
Management System.
INTESTINAL FAILURE UNIT:
E ndoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for complete
removal of a lesion as one specimen (can range from
1 cm to 5 cm) for analysis and cancer staging, opposed
to a piecemeal approach of endoscopic mucosal
resection. ESD is ideal for nodular or elevated lesions
and there is minimal discomfort for patients.
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Raymond Onders, MD
Interim Division Chief, General and
Gastrointestinal Surgery
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH University Suburban
Health Center (South Euclid), UH Westlake
Health Center
Specialty interests: Antireflux surgery
including paraesophageal hernias,
diaphragm pacing surgery, minimally
invasive surgery, inguinal hernias,
gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Igal Breitman, MD
Bariatric and General Surgery
Vladimir Dubchuk, MD
General Surgery
Locations: UH Geauga Medical Center
(Chardon), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village)
Locations: Southwest General Health
Center (Middleburg Heights), UH Westlake
Health Center
Specialty interests: Bariatric surgery (weight
loss surgery), minimally invasive surgery,
surgical oncology, metabolic surgery
Specialty interests: Laparoscopic surgery,
minimally invasive surgery, robotic-assisted
surgery
Appointment: 440-214-3111
Appointment: 440-816-5500
Fax: 440-285-0805
Fax: 440-816-5514
Benjamin Bryant, MD
General Surgery
Heidi Elliott, MD
General and Hernia Surgery
Location: UH Conneaut Medical Center
Location: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Lyndhurst Surgery Center
Appointment: 216-844-5797
Fax: 216-983-3069
SURGICAL CARE LOCATIONS:
UH Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood)
UH Bedford Medical Center,
a campus of UH Regional Hospitals
UH Conneaut Medical Center
UH Geauga Medical Center (Chardon)
UH Richmond Medical Center,
a campus of UH Regional Hospitals
St. John Medical Center (Westlake)
John Ammori, MD
Gastrointestinal Surgery and
Surgical Oncology
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Westlake Health Center,
St. John Medical Center (Westlake)
Specialty interests: Gastroenterology,
gastrointestinal endoscopy, general surgery,
laparoscopic surgery
Appointment: 440-599-7640
Fax: 440-593-6108
Specialty interests: Antireflux surgery,
foregut surgery, hernia surgery, female
hernias and pelvic pain, minimally invasive
surgery – laparoscopy
Appointment: 216-286-6888
Fax: 216-844-2888
Specialty interests: Gastrointestinal and
hepatobiliary surgical oncology, liver
surgery for metastatic colon cancer, liver
tumors, pancreas cancer, pancreatic
surgery, pancreatic cysts, stomach
cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors,
laparoscopy and minimally invasive surgery
for abdominal cancers, gall bladder and
bile duct cancer, bile duct injury repair,
cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC, sarcoma,
melanoma, breast cancer
Appointment: 216-844-1777
Fax: 216-286-3294
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GENERAL AND GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY TEAM
Amitabh Goel, MD
General Surgery
Locations: Ashtabula Medical Arts Building,
Geneva Medical Office Building
Specialty interests: Acute care surgery,
breast cancer, gastrointestinal endoscopy,
general surgery, surgical critical care,
minimally invasive surgery – laparoscopy,
endoscopy
Appointment: 440-415-0115
Fax: 440-415-0390
Julian Kim, MD, MS
Gastrointestinal Surgery
and Surgical Oncology
Leena Khaitan, MD, MPH
Bariatric, General and
Gastrointestinal Surgery
Yuri Novitsky, MD
General, Gastrointestinal
and Hernia Surgery
Ajita Prabhu, MD
General, Gastrointestinal
and Hernia Surgery
Location: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland)
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Geauga Medical Center
(Chardon), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village)
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village), UH Lyndhurst
Surgery Center
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Solon Health Center,
UH Twinsburg Health Center
Specialty interests: Minimally invasive
bariatric surgery, minimally invasive
gastrointestinal surgery, surgical procedures
for GERD, LINX, endoscopic procedures for
GERD, esophageal disorders and
physiology; revisional bariatric surgery,
upper and lower endoscopy
Appointment: 216-286-5436
Specialty interests: Gastroesophageal
disorders, GERD, gastrointestinal stromal
tumors, paraesophageal hernias, antireflux
surgery, ventral hernia repair and major
abdominal wall reconstruction surgery,
ingenuial hernias, disorders of the spleen/
splenectomy,, laparoscopic and minimally
invasive surgery
Fax: 216-983-7230
Appointment: 216-286-6801
Specialty interests: Gastrointestinal surgical
oncology, gastrointestinal cancer, bone and
soft tissue cancer (sarcoma), breast cancer,
malignant hematology, mammary
ductoscopy, melanoma, melanoma surgery,
minimally invasive breast surgery, nipplesparing mastectomy, sarcoma
Appointment: 216-844-8247
Fax: 216-286-3294
Specialty interests: Gastrointestinal surgery,
antireflux and paraesophageal hernia
surgery, solid organ surgery, complex
abdominal wall reconstruction, groin pain,
hernia surgery, robotic hernia surgery,
laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery
Appointment: 216-844-4909
Fax: 216-844-2888
Fax: 216-844-2888
Jeffrey Hardacre, MD
Gastrointestinal Surgery
and Surgical Oncology
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village)
Specialty interests: Pancreatic cancer
surgery, ulcer surgery, umbilical hernia,
inguinal hernias, ventral hernia, incisional
hernia, intestinal cancer, duodenal cancer,
duodenal polyps, gallbladder cancer,
gallbladder surgery, gastric surgery,
gastrointestinal stromal tumors, gastric
cancer, bile duct cancer, pancreatic cysts,
surgery for pancreatitis
John Jasper, MD
General Surgery
Sharon Stein, MD
Colorectal and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Locations: UH Richmond Medical Center,
UH Chagrin Highlands Health Center
(Orange Village), UH Mentor Health Center
Jeffrey Marks, MD
General, Gastrointestinal
and Hernia Surgery
Specialty interests: Breast cancer,
general surgery
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village), UH University
Suburban Health Center (South Euclid)
Appointment: 216-831-8255
Fax: 216-831-8228
Appointment: 216-844-7047
Specialty interests: Gastrointestinal surgery,
gastrointestinal cancer, gastrointestinal
endoscopy, POEM, laparoscopic surgery,
minimally invasive surgery, hernia repair
Fax: 216-983-7230
Appointment: 216-983-4930
Fax: 216-844-2888
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Jeffrey Parks, MD
General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Locations: UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH Bedford Medical Center,
UH Chagrin Highlands Health Center
(Orange Village)
Specialty interests: General and
gastrointestinal surgery, minimally invasive
surgery, robotic-assisted surgery
Appointment: 216-831-8255
Fax: 216-831-8228
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village), UH Landerbrook
Health Center (Mayfield Heights)
Specialty interests: Crohn’s disease,
gastrointestinal cancer, inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), international health care in
underserved populations, minimally invasive
colorectal surgery, preservation of fertility
following pelvic surgery, ulcerative colitis,
intestinal failure, treatment of complex
intestinal fistulas
Appointment: 216-844-2873
Fax: 216-844-5957
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HEPATOBILIARY AND TRANSPLANT SURGERY TEAM
Hepatobiliary and
Transplant Surgery
Our team of highly skilled surgeons collaborates with multidisciplinary
teams of medical oncologists, hepatologists, gastroenterologists,
interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nurse practitioners,
mental health providers and pathologists to care for patients with a
wide spectrum of benign and malignant diseases of the liver, bile ducts,
gallbladder, pancreas and spleen.
We have expertise in liver cancer, bile
duct cancer, gallbladder cancer and
tumors that metastasize in the liver.
Complete surgical resection with
curative intent is usually the best
treatment option for patients with
liver cell cancer and metastatic colon
cancer. Patients can receive immediate
access to our liver transplant program
since several of our physicians are
also members of University Hospitals
Transplant Institute.
BENIGN AND MALIGNANT
CONDITIONS TREATED:
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Bile duct: cancer, injuries, strictures
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Gallbladder: adenomas, cancer
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Intestinal and stomach:
adenomas, cancer
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L iver: adenomas, cancer,
hepatoblastoma
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Metastatic cancers
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Pancreas: cancer, cysts, pancreatitis
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Spleen: adenomas. cancer
ADVANCED TREATMENTS
OFFERED:
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Ablative stereotactic radiosurgery
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Chemoembolization
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CyberKnife®
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Drug-eluting beads
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eated intraperitoneal chemotherapy
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(HIPEC)
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Intraoperative MRI and radiation
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Laparoscopic surgery
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Liver transplantation
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Microwave ablation
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Pancreas transplantation
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Portal vein embolization
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Resections and staged resections
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Yttrium-90 microspheres
HEPATOBILIARY SURGICAL
CARE LOCATIONS:
UH Case Medical Center (Cleveland)
UH Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood)
St. John Medical Center (Westlake)
TRANSPLANT SURGICAL
CARE LOCATION:
UH Case Medical Center (Cleveland)
Christopher Siegel, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Hepatobiliary &
Transplant Surgery
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands
Health Center (Orange Village)
Specialty interests: Bile duct cancer, liver
cancer, gallbladder cancer, gastrointestinal
cancer, general surgery, hepatobiliary
surgery, kidney transplantation, liver
surgery, liver surgery for metastatic colon
cancer, liver transplantation, pancreas
transplantation, pancreatic surgery, surgical
oncology, upper gastrointestinal cancer,
upper gastrointestinal tract surgery,
pancreatic cancer
Appointment: 216-844-0489
John Ammori, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Westlake Health Center,
St. John Medical Center (Westlake)
Specialty interests: Gastrointestinal and
hepatobiliary surgical oncology, liver
surgery for metastatic colon cancer, liver
tumors, pancreas cancer, pancreatic
surgery, pancreatic cysts, stomach cancer,
gastrointestinal stromal tumors,
laparoscopy and minimally invasive surgery
for abdominal cancers, gallbladder and bile
duct cancer, bile duct injury repair,
cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC, sarcoma,
melanoma, breast cancer,
Vanessa Humphreville, MD
Location: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland)
Specialty interests: Dialysis access
maintenance, general surgery, hepatobiliary
surgery, kidney transplantation,
laparoscopic living kidney donation, liver
surgery, liver surgery for metastatic colon
cancer, liver transplantation, pancreas
transplantation
Kelly Siegel, MSN, CNP
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village)
Specialty interests: Liver cancer, bile duct
cancer, gallbladder cancer, pancreatic
cancer, metastatic cancer to the liver
Appointment: 216-844-0489
Fax: 216-844-5398
Appointment: 216-844-0307
Fax: 216-844-5398
Appointment: 216-844-1777
Fax: 216-286-3294
Fax: 216-844-5398
Kenneth Woodside, MD
Location: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland)
Edmund Sanchez, MD
Surgical Director, Liver, Kidney and
Pancreas Transplant
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Westlake Health Center,
UH Transplant Education and Evaluation
Center (Akron)
Specialty interests: General surgery for
patients with transplants, hepatobiliary
surgery, immunosuppression research,
kidney transplantation, liver cancers, liver
surgery, liver transplantation, living donor
kidney transplantation, pancreas
transplantation
Appointment: 216-844-1311
Jeffery Hardacre, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center,
UH Chagrin Highlands Health Center
(Orange Village)
Specialty interests: Pancreatic cancer
surgery, ulcer surgery, umbilical hernia,
inguinal hernias, ventral hernia, incisional
hernia, intestinal cancer, duodenal cancer,
duodenal polyps, gallbladder cancer,
gallbladder surgery, gastric surgery,
gastrointestinal stromal tumors, gastric
cancer, bile duct cancer, pancreatic cysts,
surgery for pancreatitis
Specialty interests: Dialysis access
maintenance, general surgery, hepatobiliary
surgery, kidney transplantation,
laparoscopic living kidney donation, liver
surgery, liver surgery for metastatic colon
cancer, liver transplantation, pancreas
transplantation, surgical oncology
Appointment: 216-844-2858
Fax: 216-844-5398
Appointment: 216-844-7047
Fax: 216-983-7230
Fax: 216-844-5398
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HEPATOLOGY TEAM
Hepatology
Our hepatologists collaborate with specialized surgeons, oncologists,
and other specialists to provide a full range of care for acute and chronic
liver conditions. Patients receive immediate access to our liver transplant
program through our team who are also members of University Hospitals
Transplant Institute.
We provide comprehensive care for cirrhosis with the goals of preventing
and treating the complications of advanced liver disease. And we have
state-of-the-art resources to treat hepatitis which includes the Chronic
Hepatitis Antiviral Management Program (CHAMP), one of the largest
programs in the region.
CONDITIONS TREATED:
Stanley Martin Cohen, MD
Medical Director, Hepatology
Anthony Post, MD
Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village), UH Twinsburg
Health Center, UH Transplant Education
and Evaluation Center (Akron)
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village), UH Transplant
Education and Evaluation Center (Akron)
Appointment: 216-286-6757
Specialty interests: Gastrointestinal cancer,
hepatitis, liver cancers, liver disease,
transplant evaluation
Fax: 216-844-7480
Appointment: 216-844-5387
Specialty interests: Hepatitis, liver disease
Madeleine Murphy, CNP DNP
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village), UH Westlake
Health Center
Specialty interest: Hepatitis C, liver disease
Appointment: 216-844-8500
Fax: 216-844-7480
Fax: 216-844-7480
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Chronic hepatitis B and C
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Alcoholic liver disease
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Cirrhosis and complications of portal hypertension
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Acute liver failure
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Primary biliary cirrhosis
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis
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Complicated gallstone disease
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Acute hepatitis A and B
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Liver cancer and tumors
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Liver cysts
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Liver transplant evaluation and care
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Metabolic and inherited liver disease
Specialty interests: New treatments for
hepatitis B and C, alcoholic liver disease,
liver cancer, cirrhosis, liver transplantation
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Appointment: 216-286-6757
Appointment: 216-844-5387
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
Fax: 216-844-7480
Fax: 216-844-7480
Pierre Gholam, MD
Medical Director, Liver Center
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Westlake Health Center
Deepak Venkat, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Transplant Education and
Evaluation Center (Akron)
Specialty interests: Hepatitis B, hepatitis C,
liver cirrhosis, liver cancer
CLINICAL TRIALS AVAILABLE FOR:
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Alcoholic liver disease
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Liver fibrosis
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Hepatitis B and hepatitis C
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Liver cancer
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HERNIA SURGERY TEAM
Hernia Surgery
Our surgeons take a team approach and
care for the full spectrum of hernia cases
ranging from straightforward cases to
complicated reconstructions involving active
infection, fistulas, and patients with multiple
comorbidities and multiple previous operations.
We have nationally recognized experts in
virtually every type of treatment including
advanced open surgical approaches. They are
also pioneers in advanced minimally invasive
surgical techniques and materials for every type
of hernia. They have trained thousands of other
surgeons across the country on how to perform
their innovative techniques.
FROM ROUTINE TO COMPLEX, RECURRENT
AND FAILED REPAIRS, WE TREAT ALL
TYPES OF HERNIAS, INCLUDING:
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Femoral hernias
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Hiatal hernias
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Incisional hernias
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Inguinal hernias
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Paraesophageal hernias
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Umbilical hernias
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Ventral hernias
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Complex abdominal wall reconstruction
HERNIA SURGICAL CARE LOCATIONS:
UH Case Medical Center (Cleveland)
UH Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood)
Yuri Novitsky, MD
Director,
Comprehensive Hernia Center
Heidi Elliott, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Lyndhurst Surgery Center
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village), UH Lyndhurst
Surgery Center
Specialty interests: Antireflux surgery,
foregut surgery, hernia surgery, female
hernias and pelvic pain, minimally invasive
surgery – laparoscopy
Specialty interests: Gastroesophageal
disorders, GERD, gastrointestinal stromal
tumors, paraesophageal hernias, antireflux
surgery, ventral hernia repair and major
abdominal wall reconstruction surgery,
inguinal hernias, disorders of the spleen/
spenectomy, laparoscopic and minimally
invasive surgery
Appointment: 216-286-6888
Fax: 216-844-2888
Raymond Onders, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH University Suburban
Health Center (South Euclid),
UH Westlake Health Center
Specialty interests: Antireflux surgery
including paraesophageal hernias,
diaphragm pacing surgery, minimally
invasive surgery, inguinal hernias, hernia
repair, gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Appointment: 216-844-5797
Fax: 216-983-3069
Appointment: 216-286-6801
Fax: 216-844-2888
Jeffrey Marks, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood), UH Chagrin Highlands Health
Center (Orange Village),
UH University Suburban Health Center
(South Euclid)
Ajita Prabhu, MD
Co-Director,
Comprehensive Hernia Center
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Solon Health Center,
UH Twinsburg Health Center
Specialty interests: Gastrointestinal surgery,
gastrointestinal cancer, gastrointestinal
endoscopy, POEM, laparoscopic surgery
minimally invasive surgery, hernia repair
Appointment: 216-983-4930
Fax: 216-844-2888
Specialty interests: Gastrointestinal surgery,
antireflux and paraesophageal hernia
surgery, solid organ surgery, hernia surgery,
complex abdominal wall reconstruction,
groin pain, robotic hernia surgery,
laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery
Appointment: 216-844-4909
Fax: 216-844-2888
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THORACIC AND ESOPHAGEAL SURGERY TEAM
Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
Cancer patients benefit from a distinctively collaborative care approach involving medical
oncologists, radiation oncologists, pulmonologists and gastroenterologists within the
renowned UH Seidman Cancer Center. Multidisciplinary Tumor Boards in lung and
esophageal cancer assure patients have access to the latest and most advanced cancer
care protocols and clinical trials.
MINIMALLY INVASIVE ESOPHAGECTOMY
Surgery is the primary curative modality in patients with resectable
esophageal cancer. Conventional esophagectomy has been associated
with significant morbidity and mortality. UH is among a select group of
institutions performing minimally invasive esophagectomy. This innovative
procedure consists of complete dissection of the esophagus and all nodal
tissue in the chest by thoracoscopy, avoiding thoracotomy. Laparoscopy
can be used to avoid laparotomy. The anastomosis is placed either in
the neck or the chest. Most patients experience less pain, fewer wound
complications, less blood loss and a quicker return to normal activity.
Oncologic outcomes are similar or better to open esophagectomy.
Philip Linden, MD
Chief, Division of Thoracic
and Esophageal Surgery
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood)
Specialty interests: Minimally invasive
(VATS) surgery, esophageal surgery,
tracheal surgery, lung cancer, emphysema,
CyberKnife®
Appointment: 216-844-7142
Jason Robke, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center,
UH Westlake Health Center, St. John
Medical Center (Westlake)
Specialty interests: Adult thoracic surgery,
esophageal cancer, esophageal and
tracheal laser treatments and stenting,
minimally invasive thoracic surgery, lung
cancer, chest wall resections
Appointment: 216-844-5003
Fax: 216-844-7597
Fax: 216-844-7597
SUPERIOR OUTCOMES:
Our surgical outcomes (three-year period) consistently exceed national
performance benchmarks, as well as those of most large academic
medical centers, both in terms of lower postoperative mortality and
shorter lengths of stay (LOS) for esophagectomy: 0% mortality and
8 days median LOS (national averages* are 3.1% and10 days).
*Society of Thoracic Surgery Benchmark
SURGICAL CARE LOCATIONS:
UH Case Medical Center (Cleveland)
UH Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood)
St. John Medical Center (Westlake)
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Yaron Perry, MD
Locations: UH Case Medical Center
(Cleveland), UH Ahuja Medical Center
(Beachwood)
Specialty interests: Thoracic malignancies
including lung and esophageal cancer,
minimally invasive esophagectomy,
pulmonary malignancies, minimally invasive
lung surgery and robotic lung resections,
bronchial valves and endoscopic palliation
for lung cancer
Appointment: 216-844-3923
Fax: 216-844-7597
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Locations
MAIN CAMPUS
EAST
SOUTH
UH Case Medical Center
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
UH Ahuja Medical Center
3999 Richmond Road
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
UH Bedford Medical Center,
a campus of UH Regional Hospitals
44 Blaine Avenue
Bedford, Ohio 44146
UH Parma Medical Center
7007 Powers Boulevard
Parma, Ohio 44129
WEST
UH Westlake Health Center
960 Clague Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145
St. John Medical Center
29000 Center Ridge Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145
Mercy Cancer Center
41201 Schadden Road
Elyria, Ohio 44035
SOUTHWEST
Southwest General Health Center
7215 Old Oak Boulevard
Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130
UH Conneaut Medical Center
158 West Main Road
Conneaut, Ohio 44030
UH Geauga Medical Center
13207 Ravenna Road
Chardon, Ohio 44024
UH Geneva Medical Center
870 West Main Street
Geneva, Ohio 44041
UH Richmond Medical Center,
a campus of UH Regional Hospitals
27100 Chardon Road
Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143
UH Chagrin Highlands Health Center
3909 Orange Place
Orange Village, Ohio 44122
UH Landerbrook Health Center
5850 Landerbrook Drive
Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
UH Sharon Health Center
5133 Ridge Road
Wadsworth, Ohio 44281
UH Transplant Education
and Evaluation Center
1 Park West Boulevard, Suite 100
Akron, Ohio 44320
SOUTHEAST
UH Aurora Health Center
55 North Chillicothe Road
Aurora, Ohio 44202
UH Bainbridge Health Center
8185 East Washington Street
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023
UH Hudson Health Center
5778 Darrow Road
Hudson, Ohio 44236
UH Solon Health Center
34055 Solon Road
Solon, Ohio 44139
UH Twinsburg Health Center
8819 Commons Boulevard
Twinsburg, Ohio 44087
UH Lyndhurst Surgery Center
29017 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124
UH Mentor Health Center
9000 Mentor Avenue
Mentor, Ohio 44060
UH University Suburban Health Center
1611 South Green Road
South Euclid, Ohio 44121
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UH Lyndhurst, Mentor and Westlake surgery centers, extensions of University Hospitals Case Medical Center.
Among the nation’s leading academic medical centers, University Hospitals Case Medical Center is the primary
affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, a nationally recognized leader in medical research
and education.
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