GASTROENTEROLOGY; INTERNAL MEDICINE

Perry Hookman MD is Board Certified in both Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine.
He is in practice over 25 years; author/coauthor of over 40 Medical Publications, and is a Medical School and Teaching Hospital Faculty Member.

Internal Medicine is the Specialty whose field includes the Diagnosis and Treatment of Medical Disorders such as Hypertension, Cardiovascular [Heart & Blood Vessels], Pulmonary [Lung] Blood & Metabolic Diseases such as Anemia, Diabetes and other Endocrine and Systemic Immune Diseases, Cancers, and Neurologic entities.

Gastroenterology is the Specialty whose field includes the diagnosis and treatment of Stomach and Intestinal disorders-such as ulcers, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Gallbladder,and Liver Diseases, Pancreatitis, Hepatitis and Cirrhosis.

Gastrointestinal Endoscopic & Surgical procedures include Esophago-Gastro-Duodenoscopy [EGD],Colonoscopy and Polyp Removal [Polypectomy] in addition to Endoscopic RetrogradeCholangioPancreatography [ERCP] .