Dr. Ayesha Cheema is a primary care doctor with Mercy Personal Physicians at Columbia. She offers experienced and thoughtful primary care for adults of Howard County.
Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, includes disorders that cause inflammation of the intestines. IBD is treated at Mercy by expert gastroenterologists.
Women’s Imaging at Mercy is a dedicated breast imaging and diagnostic Center. Our radiologists offer mammograms, ultrasound, biopsies and MRI to diagnose and treat breast diseases.
Mercy offers emergency care on the Downtown Baltimore campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (410-332-9477) with access to a trained emergency medicine team, diagnostic services and consultations with specialists.
In case of an Emergency, Dial 911 and follow the instructions of the EMS (Emergency Medical Services) team.
Mercy Medical Center's downtown campus includes our Main Hospital - The Mary Catherine Bunting Center, McAuley Plaza and The Weinberg Center.
General visiting hours at Mercy are 11:00 am to 8:30 pm. Hours vary by floor, please check with the nursing staff or call 410-332-9555.
Dr. Sergey Kantsevoy is one of the first doctors in the Baltimore region to perform a double balloon endoscopy, offered in our dedicated endoscopy suite. Patients turn to The Melissa L. Posner Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease at Mercy for the innovative treatment options and expertise of our doctors specializing in digestive diseases.
A double balloon endoscopy is an endoscopy procedure used to examine parts of the small intestines that cannot be viewed with an upper endoscopy or colonoscopy. A capsule endoscopy can be performed with a double balloon endoscopy.
The double balloon endoscopy is performed using an endoscope that not only has a light and camera on the tip but also has a balloon on the tip. Fitted around this endoscope is a tube, called an overtube, with another balloon on the tip. By alternately securing each balloon to the wall of the intestine, the balloons can be inflated to move the endoscope and then deflated to move both tubes further into the intestines.
A double balloon endoscopy is a treatment option to remove polyps or tumors and to stop bleeding. During a double balloon endoscopy, a biopsy can be taken. A double balloon endoscopy also can be performed to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease.
Part of the physician team of The Center for Heartburn and Reflux Disease, Dr. Patrick Hyatt is a gastroenterologist who treats diseases of the esophagus.
A patient of a team of Mercy doctors shares his struggle with achalasia, a condition that makes swallowing difficult.