Dr. Richard Kuritzkes, MD
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Digestive Health Consultants
201 S Buena Vista St Ste 410
Burbank, CA 91505Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Assurant Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Cigna
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Health Net
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente
- Medicaid
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- UnitedHealthCare
- WellPoint
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2 Specialties
- Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
2 Board Certifications
- GastroenterologyAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
- Internal MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
69 Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Disorders
- Abdominal Pain
- Abscess
- Anal or Rectal Pain
- Anemia
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
- Benign Tumor
- Blood Disorders
- Cancer
- Celiac Disease
- Cholecystitis and Gallstones
- Cirrhosis
- Colorectal Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Dehydration
- Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis, Intestinal
- Diverticulosis, Intestinal
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Enteritis
- Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
- Esophageal Diseases
- Esophageal Diverticulum
- Esophageal Ulcer
- Esophageal Varices
- Esophagitis
- Gas-Bloat Syndrome
- Gastric Ulcer
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
- Gastroparesis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B - Immune Response
- Hepatitis C
- Hernia
- Ileus
- Indigestion
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Ischemia
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Damage from Alcohol
- Malnutrition
- Nausea
- Neoplasm of Gastrointestinal Tract
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Noninfectious Gastroenteritis and Colitis
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer
- Reflux Esophagitis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Diseases
- Stomal Ulcer
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Unexplained Weight Loss
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting Disorders
Less
7 Procedures
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Gastroenterology Procedures
- Incision and Removal of Foreign Object
- Liver Biopsy
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for California.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- New York University School of MedicineMedical School | Graduated 1984
- UCLA Center Health SciencesInternship Hospital | Completed
- UCLA Center Health SciencesResidency Hospital | Completed
- UCLA Center Health SciencesFellowship Hospital | Completed
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
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