Gastroenterology Specialists in New York

New York (635)Brooklyn (264)Bronx (216)Rochester (68)New Hyde Park (68)
Albany (52)Flushing (50)Buffalo (45)Staten Island (43)Syracuse (37)Great Neck (36)Forest Hills (31)Manhasset (27)Poughkeepsie (25)Middletown (25)Valhalla (23)East Setauket (22)Yonkers (22)Williamsville (21)Huntington (20)Utica (20)Mineola (19)Fresh Meadows (16)Burnt Hills (16)White Plains (15)Garden City (15)Rego Park (14)Stony Brook (14)New Rochelle (13)Liverpool (13)West Islip (13)Smithtown (13)Scarsdale (13)Valley Stream (12)Jamaica (12)Kingston (12)Elmira (11)Cooperstown (11)West Harrison (11)Bay Shore (11)Binghamton (11)Babylon (10)Fishkill (10)Syosset (10)Astoria (10)Pomona (9)Carmel (9)Uniondale (9)Orchard Park (8)Yorktown Heights (8)New Windsor (8)Rockville Centre (8)Camillus (8)Mount Kisco (8)Cortlandt Manor (8)Elmhurst (8)Glens Falls (8)Plattsburgh (7)Commack (7)Katonah (7)Olean (7)East Patchogue (7)Potsdam (7)Schenectady (7)Setauket (7)Sleepy Hollow (7)Hicksville (7)Port Jefferson Station (6)Newburgh (6)Oceanside (6)Purchase (6)Wantagh (6)Bayside (6)Geneva (6)Troy (6)Ithaca (5)Batavia (5)Port Jefferson (5)Watertown (5)Far Rockaway (5)Hudson (5)Massapequa (5)Howard Beach (5)Rome (5)Horseheads (5)New City (5)Seaford (5)Amsterdam (5)Woodbury (5)Oswego (5)Plainview (5)East Meadow (5)Eastchester (4)Suffern (4)Glen Cove (4)Harrison (4)Hawthorne (4)Maspeth (4)Goshen (4)Jackson Heights (4)Nyack (4)Nesconset (4)Mount Vernon (4)Latham (4)Corning (4)Richmond Hill (3)Riverhead (3)New Hartford (3)Pittsford (3)Niagara Falls (3)Canandaigua (3)Northport (3)Kew Gardens (3)Long Beach (3)Wappingers Falls (3)Lawrence (3)East Syracuse (3)Oneida (3)Huntington Station (3)Croton on Hudson (3)Oneonta (3)Merrick (3)Clifton Springs (3)

Learn more about Gastroenterology Specialists

A gastroenterologist specializes in preventing, diagnosing and treating conditions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, or digestive system. This includes the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas and gallbladder. A GI specialist focuses on the health needs of adults with digestive problems.

A gastroenterologist typically: 

  • Evaluates a patient’s medical history and educates the patient about digestive health and disease prevention
  • Performs colonoscopies, endoscopies, and other imaging exams of the digestive tract
  • Orders and interprets laboratory tests and GI function studies
  • Prescribes medications
  • Screens, treats and monitors GI cancers
  • Diagnoses and treats digestive disorders including ulcers, reflux conditions, bowel diseases, motility problems, and liver disease
  • Performs endoscopic procedures on the digestive system, such as biopsies, polyp removal, intestinal dilation, placement of drainage tubes, and tumor removal without surgery

A gastroenterologist may also be known by the following names: GI specialist, GI doctor, or stomach doctor.

There are 1899 specialists practicing Gastroenterology in New York with an overall average rating of 4.0 stars. There are 231 hospitals in New York with affiliated Gastroenterology specialists, including NYU Langone Health Tisch Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.