Dr. Jeffrey L Tokar M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
333 Cottman Avenue Philadelphia PA, 19111About
Dr. Jeffrey Tokar is a gastroenterologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Tokar 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. Tokar performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
State University of New York At Syracuse School of Medicine, Syracuse, N.Y. MD 1997
State University of New York Upstate Medical University 1997
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Endoscopic therapy of dysplasia and early-stage cancers of the esophagus.
- Double-balloon enteroscopy in the elderly: safety, findings, and diagnostic and therapeutic success.
- Management of bleeding GI tumors.
- Utility of the short double-balloon enteroscope to perform pancreaticobiliary interventions in patients with surgically altered anatomy in a US multicenter study.
- Current status of advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy training fellowships in the
- Acute gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Diagnostic evaluation of solid pancreatic masses.
- Acute gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Quality indicators for EUS.
- Quality indicators for EUS.
- AGA White Paper: Training and Implementation of Endoscopic Image Enhancement Technologies.
Treatments
- Stomach Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Gastritis
- Pain
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