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Procedures & Services
- Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)
- Colonoscopy
- Gastrointestinal Motility Studies
- Diagnosis and Treatment for:
- Abdominal Pain
- Persistent nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Rectal Bleeding
- Heartburn
- Swallowing Trouble
- Weight Loss
- Jaundice
- Hepatitis
Gastroenterology
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Appointments:
NEW HARTFORD LOCATION
1729 Burrstone Road,
New Hartford, NY 13413
Gastroenterology is the subspecialty of internal medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of Digestive and Liver Diseases. This includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, or large intestine, rectum, liver, pancreas and biliary tract. Gastroenterologists are equipped to answer your questions, to perform tests in making a diagnosis and to prescribe the best course of treatment to help you.
What is a Gastroenterologist?
A Gastroenterologist, is a medical specialist that diagnoses and treats diseases of the digestive organs. Problems associated with the following areas should normally be evaluated by a gastroenterologist.
- Abdominal Pain
- Persistent nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Rectal Bleeding
- Heartburn
- Swallowing Trouble
- Weight Loss
- Jaundice
- Hepatitis
People with complicated conditions often benefit from being treated by a specialist who has handled a large number of similar cases.
Slocum-Dickson’s Gastroenterologists
Aamer Mirza, MD is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He completed his Internship and Residency training at Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT and his Gastroenterology Fellowship at SUNY at Buffalo, NY. Dr. Mirza received his medical degree at Rawalpindi Medical College in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Nauman Jhandier, MD is Board Certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Jhandier completed his Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, NY and his Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago, IL. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, NY and earned his Medical Degree at King Edward Medical College in Pakistan. He previously served as Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy at Albany Medical Center.
Gastroenterology Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants
Working in collaboration with Dr. Mirza:
Tuyen Ngo, FNP earned her Master of Science in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at SUNY IT and her Associate Degree in Nursing from Mohawk Valley Community College. Tuyen is a member of the Nurse Practitioner Association, the American Nurses Association and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.