Dr. William J Ravich M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
10751 Falls Rd Suite 401 Lutherville Timonium MD, 21093About
Dr. William Ravich is a gastroenterologist practicing in Lutherville Timonium, MD. Dr. Ravich specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Ravich performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1975
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Can restrictions on reimbursement for anti-ulcer drugs decrease Medicaid pharmacy costs without increasing hospitalizations?
- Computers in endoscopy.
- Botulinum toxin for UES dysfunction: therapy or poison?
- Control of alkaline reflux esophagitis after total gastrectomy by a percutaneous jejunostomy tube.
- Neuromuscular diseases and disorders of the alimentary system.
- Accuracy and reliability of the endoscopic classification of portal hypertensive gastropathy.
- Principles of training in gastrointestinal endoscopy. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Standards of Training Committees. 1989-1990.
- Brainstorming about next-generation computer-based documentation: an AMIA clinical working group survey.
- Vagal reflexes referred from the upper aerodigestive tract: an infrequently recognized cause of common cardiorespiratory responses.
- The color of reflux: confessions of a skeptic.
- Swallowing dysfunction in the postpolio syndrome: a cinefluorographic study.
- Caustic ingestion injuries of the upper aerodigestive tract.
- Experience with a simplified, standardized 4-hour gastric-emptying protocol.
- Gastric antral vascular ectasia ("watermelon stomach"): radiologic findings.
Clinical Trials
Awards
- 2011 Washington, DC-Baltimore-Northern Virginia Super Doctors
Treatments
- Abdominal Pain, Achalasia, Barrett's Esophagus And More
- Acid Reflux
- Diarrhea
- Colon Polyps
- Gastritis
- Pain
Fellowships
- Johns Hopkins 1981
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
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