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Letter From The Doctor
Welcome to my world of gastroenterology!
I
have been in private practice since 1991, specializing in
gastrointestinal disorders. I am a Board Certified Internist
and Gastroenterologist.
As an Attending in Gastroenterology, my hospital affiliations in New York City include: Lenox Hill Hospital, Beth Israel Medical Center
and New York University Medical Center. I hold a position as Clinical Assistant Professor
of Medicine at New York Medical College. Additionally, I am associated with the Kips Bay Endoscopy
Center, a state-of-the-art endoscopic facility where most out-patient procedures are performed.
I
practice "old-fashioned" medicine combined with the latest of technology.
When you come to my office for an appointment,
you are seen by me personally and not a nurse or physician's assistant. My staff and I make every attempt to insure quality
and continuity
of care.
There
are two practice locations, 29 Washington Square West in
New York City and in Poughkeepsie, New York located
75
mile north
of
the metropolitan area in the beautiful Mid-Hudson Valley.
While my practice mainly serves the New York metropolitan
and surrounding tri-state
areas, I welcome patients from all over the globe. Accommodations
can be arranged in coordination with visits and testing.
Offices are equipped with state-of-the-art medical instruments
including video endoscopic equipment, breath
testing for
lactose intolerance and bacterial overgrowth, ambulatory
acid and nonacid reflux monitoring (Sleuth-Zephyr Impedance System)
for gastroesophageal reflux, infrared coagulation
for the nonsurgical treatment of hemorrhoids, as well
as colon cancer screening by colonoscopy.
While
While my primary interest is in reflux
disease (a.k.a. GERD, heartburn), I do manage a broad spectrum of gastrointestinal disorders. I offer incisionless, surgical
procedures to control reflux such as
the EsophyX TIF (Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication) and EndoCinch. Additionally, I offer the BARRX radiofrequency ablation therapy and
endoscopic mucosal restection (EMR) to treat the premalignant condition of Barrett's Esophagus. The newer endoscopic assisted, incisionless surgical procedures are changing the
way we manage the chronic reflux patient that is not always controlled by the usual medicines. I also work
very hard to make the diagnosis of difficult to treat reflux as well as atypical reflux.
Should
you have any questions or wish to schedule a visit, feel
free to contact me.
Sincerely,
A.A. Starpoli, MD
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