The Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GI) team at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota specializes in preventing, diagnosing and treating digestive tract and liver conditions. Gastroenterology (GI) conditions mainly involve the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon. Mayo gastroenterologists are expert in advanced, innovative treatments for GI disorders. They offer rare capabilities to accurately diagnose these complex conditions.
Mayo Clinic gastroenterologists and hepatologists in Rochester bring together focused expertise in many specialty areas, such as:
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic: Inflammatory bowel disease and related conditions
- Endoscopy Clinic: Exceptional expertise in gastrointestinal endoscopy for esophageal conditions like Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer.
- Hepatobiliary Clinic: thorough, timely cost-effective evaluation of liver disorders and specific care based each person’s needs.
- Pediatric Gastroenterology: diagnosis and treatment of children and teenagers with digestive tract or liver diseases. GI problems in children may be quite different from those of adults.
- Pediatric Liver Clinic: comprehensive pediatric liver disorder treatment by physicians certified in advanced hepatology and liver transplant.
- Motility Clinic: special training and interests in gastrointestinal motility disorders like incontinence, IBS, slow stomach emptying, constipation and related issues.
Other specialists within Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Minnesota offer focus and deep experience in areas including pancreatic disease, GI cancers, motility disorders and comprehensive GI care.
Top-ranked
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, ranks No. 1 for digestive disorders in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.
Location
Mayo Clinic Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology is located in Rochester, Minnesota. It's one of three GI departments at Mayo Clinic. The others are Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Jacksonville, Florida, and Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Scottsdale, Arizona.
If you need help before your visit to Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology, explore information about our Rochester campus.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
Gastroenterologists and hepatologists
Mayo Clinic GI specialists make up one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States. Doctors and other health care professionals skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery.
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Related specialties
- Consultative Gastroenterology
- Endoscopy Clinic
- Esophageal Clinic
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Genomics Program
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasia Clinic
- Hepatobiliary Clinic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic
- Liver-Lung Program
- Motility Clinic
- Pancreas Clinic
- Weight Regain Clinic in Minnesota
Contact
Central appointment office
507-538-3270
General questions
507-284-2511
Referrals (for physicians)
507-284-2141 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday.
507-538-1515 (From outside the U.S or after business hours.)
Clinic hours
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Gastroenterology and hepatology conditions treated
Gastroenterologists in Rochester, Minnesota treat virtually any digestive system condition, including but not limited to:
- Achalasia
- Barrett's esophagus
- Celiac disease
- Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer)
- Cirrhosis
- Colon cancer
- Crohn's disease
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Esophageal cancer
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Obesity
- Pancreatic cancer
Gastroenterology and hepatology tests and procedures
Gastrointestinal doctors at Mayo Clinic use many advanced tests and procedures, including but not limited to:
- Ambulatory motility recordings for GI motility disorders
- Capsule endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including enteral stents, biliary stents, banding of esophageal varices, small bowel enteroscopy and endoscopic treatment for gastrointestinal bleeding
- Endobariatric procedures
- Endoscopic mucosal resection
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- Minimally invasive anti-reflux procedures
- Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)
- Upper endoscopy
Gastroenterology and hepatology research
Mayo Clinic physician-scientists find better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat GI conditions.
A key goal of this work is meeting unmet patient needs by moving discoveries from the research lab to the clinic as quickly and safely as possible. You may have an opportunity to be part of one of the clinic's many clinical trials related to the digestive system.
GI clinical trials in Minnesota
Costs and insurance
Mayo Clinic in Minnesota works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.
In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals, or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
Learn more about appointments at Mayo Clinic.
Please contact your insurance company to verify medical coverage and to obtain any needed authorization prior to your visit. Often, your insurer's customer service number is printed on the back of your insurance card.
More information about billing and insurance.
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