Duke offers comprehensive care for patients with a wide range of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders ranging from acid-peptic diseases to hemorrhoids to functional GI disorders. The service also places a special emphasis on colon cancer screening and prevention.

Duke’s multidisciplinary approach combines endoscopy, general surgery, oncology, and endosurgery to offer comprehensive medical care.

Colonoscopy

All persons over the age of 50 need a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer.

A type of colon polyp called an adenomatous polyp is the precursor of colon cancer. If a polyp is seen, it will be removed. There are several methods for removing a polyp. Your physician will decide how to remove the polyp depending on its size, location, and other factors.

Using Duke’s expertise in endoscopy, mucosal resection of pre-malignant gastrointestinal lesions is also offered.

Physicians

Physicians offering this service include:

• Branch, M. Stanley
• Clary, Bryan M.
• Davis, Wendy Z.
• Evans, Jerry
• Feiler, Michael J.
• Jacobs, Danny O.
• Mantyh, Christopher
• Obando, Jorge V.
• Onken, Jane E.
• Pappas, Theodore N.
• Pickett, Lisa Clark
• Poleski, Martin H.
• Portenier, Dana D.
• Pryor, Aurora D.
• Teitelman, Melissa
• Tyler, Douglas S.
• Wilke, Lee G.
• Wilson, James S.
• Wilson, Joanne A. P.

Locations

This service is available at:

• Duke Gastroenterology
  Duke Clinic 2G/2H, 200 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
• Duke Gastroenterology of Raleigh
  3480 Wake Forest Road, Suite 500, Raleigh, NC 27609
• Durham Regional Hospital
  3643 Roxboro Road, Durham, NC 27704