Yale New Haven Health’s comprehensive Digestive Health service line offers patients the most advanced, proven and effective medical and surgical treatments for gastrointestinal issues. Our team of physicians and specialists work together to coordinate the best care and outcomes for each individual patient through consultations, screenings and diagnosis.
Our patients also have the unique opportunity to participate in clinical trials that can lead to better ways to prevent, screen for, diagnose or treat diseases.
If you’re experiencing abdominal pain, bloody stool, heartburn or changes in bowel movements that persist for several weeks or have a diagnosis of a digestive disorder, please contact us.
Conditions
At Yale New Haven Health, a team of world-class specialists and surgeons represent virtually all areas of digestive health. Some of the conditions we treat include:
Learn more about digestive health conditions we treat.
Procedures and Treatments
Digestive Health offers the full range of procedures and treatments for virtually any digestive health disease or condition. Some of the procedures and treatments we offer include:
- Advanced endoscopy (including Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Colonoscopy
- Motility testing (Impedance-pH monitoring)
- Surgery
Learn more about procedures and treatments we offer.
Digestive Health Support Services
We aim to provide patients with a comprehensive treatment plan that includes access to various gastrointestinal support services to treat the symptoms and needs of their condition including:
Gastroenterology Hospitalists
Unique to Yale New Haven Hospital, patients admitted for digestive health related conditions receive expert care from specially trained gastroenterology hospitalists who are board-certified in both gastroenterology and internal medicine. Their unique skill set is a benefit to patient care and allows them to perform gastrointestinal procedures in the hospital when needed. Patients’ physicians are kept informed throughout the hospitalization and can easily access information via the secure electronic medical record database.
Gastrointestinal Pathology
At times it is necessary to take tissue samples of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreas for further evaluation to best diagnose a patient. Fortunately, the gastroenterologists and surgeons at Yale New Haven Hospital have access to a group of sub-specialty trained gastrointestinal pathologists at Yale Pathology Labs who provide expert diagnosis of tissue samples. Many of these pathologists are internationally recognized leaders in the field devoted to providing clear, accurate and complete pathology reporting for all patients. Employing state-of-the-art practices, innovative technologies, and molecular analyses, together with our Digestive Health team, they create the most effective treatment plan for our patients.
Pediatric Gastroenterology Services
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital offers a full array of pediatric gastroenterology programs that provide diagnostic and treatment services for children and adolescents with a wide range of common and rare gastrointestinal disorders.
24/7 Y Access for Referring Physicians
Y Access Transfer Center offers a streamlined 24/7 patient transfer service for referring physicians that ensures quick and easy admission to a Yale New Haven Health hospital. With one call to 888-YNHH-BED (888-964-4233), referring physicians can receive attending physician consultation or assistance from trained paramedics for a patient transfer.
Teaching Kitchen
Yale New Haven Health’s state-of-the-art Irving and Alice Brown Teaching Kitchen provides participants the unique opportunity to take culinary medicine classes, in-person or online via live streaming. Participants will work side-by-side with a chef and registered dietitian, learning to create foods which are both delicious and promote wellness. Classes focus on how food and meal preparation can help manage medical conditions such as diabetes, reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and more. Patients are referred to the Teaching Kitchen by their providers and there is no cost to participate.
