Dr. Thomas J Mcgarrity MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
500 University Dr Hershey PA, 17033Rating
5/5
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Dr. Thomas Mcgarrity is a gastroenterologist practicing in Hershey, PA. Dr. Mcgarrity 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. Mcgarrity performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
University of Alabama School of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine 1979
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
- p53 and APC mutations are detectable in the plasma and serum of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) or adenomas.
- Barrett's oesophagus: the continuing conundrum.
- Diabetic ketoacidosis induced by alpha interferon and ribavirin treatment in a patient with hepatitis C.
- Herpes simplex-induced fulminant hepatitis in adults: a call for empiric therapy.
- Overexpression of cyclooxygenase 2 in hamartomatous polyps of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
- Correlation of staining for LKB1 and COX-2 in hamartomatous polyps and carcinomas from patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
- The hamartomatous polyposis syndromes: a clinical and molecular review.
- Improvement in quality of life measures in patients with refractory hepatitis C, responding to re-treatment with Pegylated interferon alpha -2b and ribavirin.
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: clinicopathology and molecular alterations.
- Psychosocial impact of Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome.
- Interspecies comparison of calmodulin binding proteins throughout the gastrointestinal tract: comparison with human colon adenomas and adenocarcinomas.
- Less common colorectal cancer predisposition syndromes.
- Alterations in lectin binding in the proximal and distal colon of Sprague-Dawley rats with 1,2 dimethylhydrazine administration.
Treatments
- Pancreatitis
- Acid Reflux
- Colon Polyps
- Pain
Fellowships
- Gastroenterology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center 1984
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