Dr. Dr. Nathan Schulman, MD

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• Comparison of antacid and sucralfate in the prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients who are critically ill.

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Get to know Gastroenterologist Dr. Nathan Schulman, who serves patients in Great Neck, New York. 

Dr. Schulman, a board-certified gastroenterologist, is a Principal Partner of Long Island Medical and Gastroenterology Associates in Great Neck, New York. He is also affiliated with Northwell Health, more specifically Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York & North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York. 

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest healthcare provider and private employer. It strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future generations of healthcare professionals; searching for new advances in medicine through the conduct of biomedical research; promoting health education; and caring for the entire community regardless of the ability to pay.

Throughout his extensive 40+ year career, Dr. Schulman has been an active teacher of residents and fellows at Northwell Health. He has also published research in the American Journal of Surgery, the American Journal of Gastroenterology, as well as many other peer reviewed Journals.

Among the doctor’s various achievements, he is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world. What’s more, he is a member of the American Medical Association and the American Gastroenterological Association. 

Back in 1980, Dr. Schulman earned his medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky. He then went on to complete his internship, residency, and fellowship at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, where he received the prestigious honor of being selected Chief Resident in Internal Medicine.

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. A gastroenterologist is a physician who has extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the esophagus, stomach, small intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and biliary system.

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