Dr. Bryan Curtin is a Board Certified gastroenterologist with specialized expertise in gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders.
Mercy's team of cancer doctors diagnose and treat melanoma, a very serious form of skin cancer.
Cardiologists at The Heart Center at Mercy treat patients with heart conditions including heart attack, heart murmur and heart disease.
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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.
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The Melissa L. Posner Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease at Mercy offers innovative treatment options for digestive diseases, including esophageal disorders that can cause heartburn and GERD. The Institute’s doctors are skilled at performing laparoscopic Heller myotomy to treat achalasia.
A laparoscopic Heller myotomy is a minimally invasive procedure during which the muscles of the valve between the esophagus and stomach are cut. Following a laparoscopic Heller myotomy, food can pass more easily through the digestive tract.
During a laparoscopic Heller myotomy, five small incisions are made in the abdominal area. Through one incision, the abdomen is filled with carbon dioxide to provide a good view of the organs. The laparoscope, which is the camera and light, is inserted through the same incision and transmits images to a monitor. The instruments used to cut the muscle during a laparoscopic Heller myotomy are inserted through the other four incisions.
A laparoscopic Heller myotomy is a treatment option for achalasia, a disorder of the esophagus.
Dr. Richard Desi of The Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease, focuses on hepatology, a sub-specialty of gastroenterology that addresses the liver, gallbladder, pancreas and biliary tract.
Learn about ulcerative colitis - diagnosis and treatment - from the perspective of a Mercy patient.