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Souheil G. Abou-Assi, MD

Primary Office Location: West Broad St. (formerly St. Mary’s) Primary Hospital: St. Mary’s Hospital Outpatient Services: Virginia Endoscopy Group – Northside, St. Mary’s Hospital Certifications: Board Certified in Gastroenterology, 2001 Request An Appointment Dr. Souheil Abou-Assi has been with GSI since 2006. A native of Abadieh, Lebanon, Souheil received his Bachelor of Science degree from […]

J. Diego Baltodano, MD

Primary Office Location: Wadsworth Medical Clinic Primary Hospital: Johnston-Willis Hospital Outpatient Services: Virginia Endoscopy Group – Southside, Johnston- Willis Hospital, St. Francis Medical Center Certifications: Board Certified in Gastroenterology, 2008 Request An Appointment Dr. Diego Baltodano has been with GSI since 2013. He received his Doctor of Medicine in 1999 from the Universidad de Costa […]

P. Frederick Duckworth Jr., MD

Primary Office Location: Memorial Regional Medical Center – MOB II Primary Hospital: Memorial Regional Medical Center Outpatient Services: Virginia Endoscopy Group – Northside, Memorial Regional Medical Center Certifications: Board Certified in Gastroenterology, 1991; recertified 2001 Request An Appointment Dr. Fred Duckworth is a native Virginian, hailing from Lynchburg. As a John Motley Morehead Scholar, he […]

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

What is ERCP? Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, or ERCP, is a specialized technique used to study the bile ducts, pancreatic duct and gallbladder. Ducts are drainage routes; the drainage channels from the liver are called bile or biliary ducts. The pancreatic duct is the drainage channel from the pancreas. How is ERCP performed? During ERCP, your […]

Ramy Y. Eid, MD

Primary Office Location: Wadsworth Medical Clinic Primary Hospitals: St. Francis Medical Center Outpatient Services: Virginia Endoscopy Group – Southside, St. Francis Medical Center Special areas of interest in Gastroenterology: Interventional endoscopy, pancreato-biliary endoscopy with ERCP and EUS, as well as General GI Certifications: Board Certified in Gastroenterology, 2003 Request An Appointment Dr. Ramy Eid is […]

Henry M. Ellett, MD

Primary Office Location: Wadsworth Medical Clinic Primary Hospitals: Chippenham Hospital Outpatient Services: Virginia Endoscopy Group – Southside, Chippenham Hospital Certifications: Board Certified in Gastroenterology, 1993; recertified 2004 Request An Appointment Dr. Henry Ellett, a Charlottesville, Va., native, received his B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1982 and went on to attain his M.D. at […]

Michael T. Farrell, MD

Primary Office Location: Henrico Doctor’s Hospital – Forest Medical Plaza Primary Hospitals: Parham Doctors’ Hospital Outpatient Services: Virginia Endoscopy Group – Northside, Parham Doctors’ Hospital, Henrico Doctors’ Forest ASC Certifications: Board Certified in Gastroenterology, 1991; recertified 2012 Request An Appointment Dr. Michael Farrell was born in Cleveland Ohio and grew up in McLean, VA. He spent […]

Ofer Feder, MD

Primary Office Location: Memorial Regional Medical Center – MOB II Primary Hospital: Memorial Regional Medical Center Outpatient Services: Virginia Endoscopy Group – Northside, Memorial Regional Medical Center Areas of Interest in Gastroenterology: Pancreatic and Biliary Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Functional GI Disorders, General Gastroenterology, Colon Cancer Screening Certifications: Board Certified in Gastroenterology, 2003 Request An […]

Jonathan Gaspar, MD

Primary Office Location: Memorial Regional Medical Center – MOB II Primary Hospital: Memorial Regional Medical Center Outpatient services: Virginia Endoscopy Group – Northside, Memorial Regional Medical Center Certifications: Internal Medicine 2010, Gastroenterology 2014 Request An Appointment Dr. Jonathan Gaspar grew up in Virginia’s Northern Neck and graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. […]

Jayant P. Talreja, MD

Primary Office Location: West Broad St. (formerly St. Mary’s) Primary Hospital: St. Mary’s Hospital Outpatient services: Virginia Endoscopy Group – Northside, St. Mary’s Hospital Certifications: Board Certified in Gastroenterology, 2012, and Internal Medicine, 2009 Request An Appointment Dr. Talreja is originally from Virginia Beach, VA. In 2002, he completed a Bachelor of Arts with distinction in […]