Digestive Health Center
Why Stanford
We understand that digestive disorders can cause pain and frustration, impacting your quality of life. Our specialists combine expertise with compassionate care to find the cause of your symptoms. We are one of the few centers in the country offering a full range of treatments, including the latest minimally invasive procedures, to meet your unique needs.
What We Offer You for Digestive Health Care
- Nationally recognized expertise in both common and complex digestive conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), pancreatitis, and motility disorders.
- Team-based approach that brings together experts from gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and surgery to provide informed, thorough care from the start.
- Advanced treatment options including drugs, nutrition counseling, minimally invasive procedures, and surgery to provide expert care for any medical need.
- Extensive support services such as pain management, support groups, physical therapy, and mindfulness classes to relieve symptoms and help you live a full life.
- Preventive screening and thorough evaluations that keep your comfort and convenience in mind, with the ability to schedule an appointment quickly.
- Access to clinical trials for treatments such as an implantable device for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and endoscopic treatments for IBD.
- Ongoing research to advance the understanding of digestive health, including the strong connection between the mind and the intestines.
Our digestive health experts work to relieve your discomfort and help you return to a full, active life as soon as possible. Our team includes specialists from gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, pain management, nutrition, and surgery. These highly experienced doctors work together to understand the cause of your symptoms. They then create a personalized care plan tailored to your needs and lifestyle.
Our Clinics
Endoscopy Services
We are one of the few centers in the country offering a full range of digestive health treatments, including medications, diet changes, minimally invasive procedures, devices, and surgery. Our doctors start with the least invasive approach first, drawing on their expertise to develop individualized recommendations for you.
Clinical Partnerships
Our digestive health teams feature a Stanford surgeon to help plan treatment for complex cases. If you require surgery, we seamlessly integrate your care with our Stanford partners:
The health of your digestive tract is closely connected to the overall health of your body. When other complex conditions affect the GI tract, we partner with additional specialty clinics at Stanford to help address the impact. These clinics may include:
- General ENT
- Otolaryngology
- Neurology
- Gynecology
As national leaders in minimally invasive gastrointestinal care, we examine the digestive tract with techniques that avoid surgery. We perform more than 10,000 of these endoscopic procedures each year at our specialty clinics, offering comprehensive expertise for screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
People frequently come to us with the wrong diagnosis, as various digestive disorders may share symptoms. Our experts are well-versed in accurately identifying each condition, so you can begin the right treatment promptly.
Our Digestive Health Center is also a regional referral center for specialized diagnostic testing. Our services help local doctors pinpoint the cause of symptoms for challenging conditions, so they can plan the most effective treatment.
General Endoscopy Services
Our gastroenterologists and other specialists perform both routine and complex endoscopic procedures, using their extensive expertise and the latest technologies. Your care team may recommend a diagnostic procedure to view your digestive system and determine the best care plan for you. Your team may also use endoscopic treatment to deliver therapies directly to your gastrointestinal tract with minimal discomfort.
Our services include:
- Colonoscopy
- Screening colonoscopy
- Upper endoscopy
- Video capsule
Prioritizing patient experience: Our endoscopy suite offers comfortable and convenient care, with:
- Private rooms
- Dedicated nurses to guide you from arrival through recovery
- On-site pharmacy so you can leave with medications you may need
- Virtual reality program to help reduce stress in people undergoing endoscopic procedures
Advanced Endoscopy Services
As recognized leaders in interventional endoscopy, our doctors offer minimally invasive services only found at select centers worldwide. Their expertise includes endoscopic ultrasound, which uses sound waves to create detailed images of the digestive tract and surrounding organs. Our doctors also have advanced training in minimally invasive treatments, such as the endoscopic removal of GI cancer.
We are one of the few centers in the country offering a full range of digestive health treatments, including medications, diet changes, minimally invasive procedures, devices, and surgery. Our doctors start with the least invasive approach first, drawing on their expertise to develop individualized recommendations for you.
Clinical Partnerships
Our digestive health teams feature a Stanford surgeon to help plan treatment for complex cases. If you require surgery, we seamlessly integrate your care with our Stanford partners:
The health of your digestive tract is closely connected to the overall health of your body. When other complex conditions affect the GI tract, we partner with additional specialty clinics at Stanford to help address the impact. These clinics may include:
- General ENT
- Otolaryngology
- Neurology
- Gynecology
close Our Clinics
As national leaders in minimally invasive gastrointestinal care, we examine the digestive tract with techniques that avoid surgery. We perform more than 10,000 of these endoscopic procedures each year at our specialty clinics, offering comprehensive expertise for screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
People frequently come to us with the wrong diagnosis, as various digestive disorders may share symptoms. Our experts are well-versed in accurately identifying each condition, so you can begin the right treatment promptly.
Our Digestive Health Center is also a regional referral center for specialized diagnostic testing. Our services help local doctors pinpoint the cause of symptoms for challenging conditions, so they can plan the most effective treatment.
General Endoscopy Services
Our gastroenterologists and other specialists perform both routine and complex endoscopic procedures, using their extensive expertise and the latest technologies. Your care team may recommend a diagnostic procedure to view your digestive system and determine the best care plan for you. Your team may also use endoscopic treatment to deliver therapies directly to your gastrointestinal tract with minimal discomfort.
Our services include:
- Colonoscopy
- Screening colonoscopy
- Upper endoscopy
- Video capsule
Prioritizing patient experience: Our endoscopy suite offers comfortable and convenient care, with:
- Private rooms
- Dedicated nurses to guide you from arrival through recovery
- On-site pharmacy so you can leave with medications you may need
- Virtual reality program to help reduce stress in people undergoing endoscopic procedures
Advanced Endoscopy Services
As recognized leaders in interventional endoscopy, our doctors offer minimally invasive services only found at select centers worldwide. Their expertise includes endoscopic ultrasound, which uses sound waves to create detailed images of the digestive tract and surrounding organs. Our doctors also have advanced training in minimally invasive treatments, such as the endoscopic removal of GI cancer.
close Endoscopy Services
Left untreated, digestive disorders can cause pain and disrupt your life. Our doctors work closely with a wide variety of other Stanford providers to relieve your symptoms and help you live a full, active life. We listen to your concerns and take a comprehensive approach that covers all your care — including your medical, emotional, and lifestyle needs.