Our mission is to provide the highest quality primary, secondary, and tertiary care for patients with digestive diseases efficiently and compassionately in a coordinated, collaborative, patient-centered manner. We strive to provide best practices for local patients and state-of-the-art referral services for regional patients to receive follow up care close to home.
CLINICAL MINUTES: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HIATAL HERNIA
Dr. Wilson Tsai, Co-Medical Director of John Muir Health’s Thoracic Program, discusses the causes and treatment associated with hiatal hernia.
GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
Dr. Wilson Tsai discusses gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
CLINICAL MINUTES: IDENTIFYING AND TREATING HEMORRHOIDS
Piyush Aggarwal, MD, Colon and Rectal Surgeon, discusses how to identify and treat hemorrhoids.
CLINICAL MINUTES: DIGESTIVE HEALTH SYMPTOMS TO WATCH FOR
Drew Schembre, MD, Medical Director for John Muir Health Digestive Health Services, discusses digestive health symptoms to watch and care for now.
CLINICAL MINUTES: RECTAL CANCER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Samuel Oommen, MD, Director of John Muir Health's Colon and Rectal Program discusses the nationally recognized Rectal Cancer Center of Excellence.
CLINICAL MINUTES: EARLY ONSET COLORECTAL CANCER
Dr. Piyush Aggarwal, Colon and Rectal Surgeon, discusses common symptoms associated with colorectal cancer, and how our multidisciplinary tumor board works together to treat each individual case.
CLINICAL MINUTES: HIPEC AND APPENDICEAL TUMORS
Dr. Piyush Aggarwal, Colon and Rectal Surgeon, explains how rare tumors are diagnosed and surgically treated.
CLINICAL MINUTES: QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT ROBOTIC COLORECTAL SURGERY
Dr. Piyush Aggarwal, Colon and Rectal Surgeon, provides and answers some common questions that patients who are seeking robotic colorectal surgery may have.
CLINICAL MINUTES: BALLOON-ASSISTED DEEP ENTEROSCOPY
Matthew Chin, MD, Gastroenterologist, discusses benefits of balloon-assisted deep enteroscopy along with competing tests for small bowel examination.