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gastroenterologist

American  
[gas-troh-en-ter-ahl-uhj-ist] / ˌgæs troʊˌɛn tərˈɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

  • gastroenterologists
    plural
  1. a physician or other scientist specializing in gastroenterology.


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People experiencing more complicated gastrointestinal symptoms could also benefit from support from a dietitian or gastroenterologist.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

But growing up in Kerala as the son of celebrated gastroenterologist Dr Philip Augustine, the decision had largely been made for him.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

“We’ve got 50 million people out there who aren’t doing anything,” said Michael Weisberg, a recently retired gastroenterologist in Texas, “and we have a disease that affects 4% to 6% of Americans in their lifetime.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

Up to 40% of men and women will have hemorrhoids at some point in their lives, according to Dr. Ali Rezaie, a gastroenterologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

I nodded, but she wasn’t a gastroenterologist, and anyway, I literally knew more about C. diff than she did.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

Rahimy said urologists and gastroenterologists, including a colleague who is colorblind, told him they had never considered colorblindness as a possible factor in cancer diagnosis.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

Another was 10 millimeters — a size when gastroenterologists start to truly worry because larger polyps are more likely to turn into something bad.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

But where gastroenterologists, anti-nausea pills and indigestion drugs failed to make a difference, a podcast about "brain training" and its effects on mental health offered him hope.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023

Additionally, there are factors like the lack of access to gastroenterologists and surgeons in rural areas.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

For example, endocrinologists, who manage common conditions such as diabetes and osteoporosis, are paid about half as much as gastroenterologists, whose practice includes procedures such as colonoscopies, despite similar lengths of training.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022

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