Dr. Joseph J Vicari M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
401 Roxbury Rd Rockford IL, 61107Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Joseph Vicari is a gastroenterologist practicing in Rockford, IL. Dr. Vicari 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. Vicari performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Creighton University School of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Sedation and analgesia.
- Contract terms and negotiations.
- The future value of ambulatory endoscopy centers in the United States: challenges and opportunities.
- Sedation in the Ambulatory Endoscopy Center: Optimizing Safety, Expectations and Throughput.
- Results of a Community-based, Randomized Study Comparing a Clear Liquid Diet With a Low-residue Diet Using a Magnesium Citrate Preparation for Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopies.
Treatments
- Colonoscopy
- Proctosigmoidoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- Fecal Impaction Removal
- Gastroenterology Procedures
- Liver Biopsy
- Manometry
- Pneumatic Dilation for Achalasia
- Ambulatory pH Monitoring (Bravo© pH)
- Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC)
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) for Chronic C. Difficile Infection
- PEG Tube Placement (Endoscopic Feeding Tube)
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