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Dr. Blair Seth Lewis M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
1067 5th Ave New York NY, 10128About
Dr. Blair Lewis is a gastroenterologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Lewis 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. Lewis performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Yeshiva University 1982
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Capsule endoscopy in the evaluation of patients with suspected small intestinal bleeding: Results of a pilot study.
- How to read wireless capsule endoscopic images: tips of the trade.
- Video capsule endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease: past, present, and future.
- Increased diagnostic yield of small bowel tumors with capsule endoscopy.
- The risk of retention of the capsule endoscope in patients with known or suspected Crohn's disease.
- Capsule endoscopy retention: is it a complication?
- Obscure GI bleeding in the world of capsule endoscopy, push, and double balloon enteroscopies.
- Mucosal healing of Crohn's disease demonstrated by capsule endoscopy in a woman with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Enteroscopy: an overview.
- Comparison of standard forward-viewing mode versus ultrawide-viewing mode of a novel colonoscopy platform: a prospective, multicenter study in the detection of simulated polyps in an in vitro colon model (with video).
Treatments
- Crohn's Disease
- Hiatal Hernia
- Acid Reflux
- Colon Polyps
- Diverticulosis
- Pain
- Hernia
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