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Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Stony Brook specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive tract and liver. Outpatients and patients in the hospital are treated by physicians with expertise in all forms of gastroenterological and hepatobiliary diseases. Highly-skilled members of the Division perform over 8,000 endoscopic procedures in our state-of-the-art facilities. These procedures are part of an integrated and sophisticated approach to the care of patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases by members of our faculty. High-quality care depends upon scientific discovery. Our faculty members are conducting clinically important investigative work that includes: new drug discovery; development of methods to prevent cancer using novel approaches such as nanotechnology and magnifying endoscopy; clinical trials; and studies on inflammatory bowel disease. The goal of our research efforts is to ultimately improve the care of patients. I welcome you to our website and would appreciate your feedback.
Basil Rigas, MD ScD |
The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, less than 25 years old, has already achieved excellence. Besides our distinction in clinical care and research, we also have a highly successful training program in Gastroenterology and Hepatology that prepares the next generation of highly skilled gastroenterologists. Our hospital, the only tertiary care hospital in Suffolk County, is the teaching hospital of Stony Brook University and the only University Hospital on Long Island. Stony Brook University, founded in 1957, is one of the nation’s most important centers of learning and scholarship. Faculty members have been awarded Nobel Prizes in Economics, Physics and Medicine as well as the Pulitzer Prize, Grammy Award and Fields Medal in Mathematics. Stony Brook University ranks in the top 2 percent of all universities in the world and among the top 10 public universities in the United States. 
SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine |
