Some of the Services, Procedures and Treatments Dr. Shima Ghavimi can provide as Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist are listed below: For more information and making an appointment with Dr. Ghavimi Please contact her at :
Phone: 319-234-5990
Upper Endoscopy (EGD):
Upper GI endoscopy is a procedure in which our physicians use an endoscope a flexible tube with a camera to see the lining of your upper GI tract. Our Physicians performs the procedure, most often while you receive light sedation to help you relax.
PillCam® Capsule Endoscopy
With PillCam, physicians can now visualize the small bowel, esophagus and colon with a small, disposable capsule used to monitor and diagnose disorders of the gastrointestinal tract without sedation or invasive endoscopic procedures.
Colonoscopy:
Colonoscopy is a procedure in which our physicians use a colonoscope or scope, to look inside your rectum and colon. Colonoscopy can show irritated and swollen tissue, ulcers, polyps, and cancer. It is recommended that every individual is screened for
Hemorrhoid Treatment: Using banding technique or new technology
IBD and IBS: Treatment and Diagnosis
SIBO: Treatment and Diagnosis
Motility Studies, FLIP Panometry and PH study:
Esophageal manometric motility study is an outpatient procedure used to measure the pressures and patterns of muscle contractions in your esophagus, the tube that connects your throat to your stomach.
Liver Diseases/Hepatology Services:
Dr. Shima Ghavimi provides comprehensive prevention, diagnostic, evaluation, treatment, management and consultation services for patients with all types of liver diseases, including:
Upper GI endoscopy is a procedure in which our physicians use an endoscope a flexible tube with a camera to see the lining of your upper GI tract. Our Physicians performs the procedure, most often while you receive light sedation to help you relax.
PillCam® Capsule Endoscopy
With PillCam, physicians can now visualize the small bowel, esophagus and colon with a small, disposable capsule used to monitor and diagnose disorders of the gastrointestinal tract without sedation or invasive endoscopic procedures.
Colonoscopy:
Colonoscopy is a procedure in which our physicians use a colonoscope or scope, to look inside your rectum and colon. Colonoscopy can show irritated and swollen tissue, ulcers, polyps, and cancer. It is recommended that every individual is screened for
Hemorrhoid Treatment: Using banding technique or new technology
IBD and IBS: Treatment and Diagnosis
SIBO: Treatment and Diagnosis
Motility Studies, FLIP Panometry and PH study:
Esophageal manometric motility study is an outpatient procedure used to measure the pressures and patterns of muscle contractions in your esophagus, the tube that connects your throat to your stomach.
Liver Diseases/Hepatology Services:
Dr. Shima Ghavimi provides comprehensive prevention, diagnostic, evaluation, treatment, management and consultation services for patients with all types of liver diseases, including:
- Hepatitis A, B, and C
- Cirrhosis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Sclerosing cholangitis
- NAFLD
- NASH
- Complications of portal hypertension
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Cancer of the liver and bile duct
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal pain
- Anal Fissure and Anal disorders
- Bowel incontinence
- Molecular diagnosis and testing for various Digestive Disorders including Cancer, IBD, IBS and SIBO
- Cancers screening and prevention of the esophagus, stomach, liver, intestine, Colon, and rectum
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- NAFLD - NON-Alcoholic fatty Liver Disease and NASH
- Colitis and other colon disorders
- Colon Cancer Screening and Prevention
- Diverticulitis and Diverticulosis
- Esophageal Disorders including motility disorders
- Hemorrhoids (external & internal)
- Hepatitis A, B and C, and other infectious liver diseases
- GERD - Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Gallbladder stones
- GI Bleeding
- IBS - Irritable bowel syndrome
- IBD - Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Obesity and Nutrition
- Pancreatic disease
- Polyps (tumors)
- Proctitis
- SIBO - Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
- Ulcers