Our team works closely with colleagues in the departments of surgery, diagnostic radiology, laboratory medicine, and pathology to provide state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. Our diagnostic clinics offer both routine and specialized endoscopic and nonendoscopic procedures. Our highly skilled and highly trained gastroenterologists offer several specialized programs: Our Advanced Endoscopy Program focuses on diseases of the pancreas, biliary tract, and gastrointestinal tract. We evaluate patients with a variety of symptoms and diseases, many of whom require complex endoscopic procedures using specialized techniques and equipment. Our Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program focuses on helping patients who suffer from Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Our specialists can treat these complex, lifelong inflammatory diseases through our dedicated program focused on clinical care, patient education, and research. Our Gastrointestinal Motility Program brings together a team of gastroenterologists, surgeons, pathologists, and radiologists to provide the latest diagnostic and treatment services to patients with hard-to-diagnose gastrointestinal disorders. Services offered by Yale Medicine Gastroenterology include: Cancer screening, including colonoscopy and upper endoscopy Diagnosis and management of Irritable bowel syndrome Nutrition evaluation and treatment Diagnosis and management of GI bleeding, including reflux disease, gastritis, ulcers, and portal hypertension Treatment of chronic diarrhea and disorders of malabsorption Evaluations for women's gastroenterological issues Video capsule endoscopy

We offer surgical care for a wide variety of colorectal conditions and diseases. Harnessing the latest diagnostic techniques and technologies, we emphasize minimally invasive surgeries to provide the most effective treatments available. Our expertise ensures that whenever possible, our patients experience shorter hospital stays and less postoperative discomfort. Our nationally recognized colorectal surgeons and nurse practitioners work together to address our patients’ needs in managing colon and rectal conditions and cancers. We work together with primary care providers and other specialists to optimize our patients’ health and provide them with a comprehensive network for all of their care.

Cancer Screening strategies are used to identify cancers at their earliest stage, before the onset of signs and symptoms, when the disease is most easily treated or cured. Cancer Prevention strategies are used to minimize the risk of cancer occurring. The Smilow Screening & Prevention Program brings together doctors and researchers at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center who are focused on merging the best science with the best cancer prevention and screening programs. Our goal is to provide patients in Connecticut with the tools they need to stay healthy. Screening Our Program offers many different screening tests for cancer of many types. Cancer screening tests are for patients who do not have symptoms. The goal of these tests is to find cancer as early as possible, and before any symptoms appear. Some, but not all, cancer screening tests detect potential problems and allow the doctor to remove the suspicious tissue at the time of the screening. This is important as it means that patients are less likely to develop cancer later in life. Sometimes the screening test results in a finding that requires more follow-up testing. Cancer screening offers the most protection when it is done on a regular basis as recommended by physicians. Patients should consult with their primary care physicians to determine which tests they recommend based on factors including gender, age, family history, and possibly race or ethnicity. Prevention Our program offers information to help patients make choices that can maintain their health and potentially reduce their risk of cancer. It is usually not possible to know why one person develops cancer and another does not. Healthy choices help all people--whether they have a family history of cancer or not--reduce their risk of developing cancer and many other chronic diseases. Avoiding smoking or chewing tobacco, choosing a diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables, exercising regularly, avoiding sitting for long periods, limiting alcohol, protecting skin and eyes from the sun and tanning beds are all key elements of healthy living. Following physician advice on regular cancer screening is also critical to long-term health. Types of cancer screening Click on the links below for more information on these specific cancer screening tests at Smilow Cancer Hospital: Lung Cancer Colorectal Cancer Breast Cancer Prostate Cancer Cervical Cancer Skin Cancer Head & Neck Cancer