Welcome to the Indianapolis Gastroenterology & Indianapolis Gastroenterology Research Foundation web site. As our practice continues to grow in its devotion to patient care, we also continue to grow through technological advances.

After a distinguished 31 year career serving  gastroenterology patients in the Indianapolis and Shelbyville area, Dr. Stephen J. Mahoney retired from private practice at Indianapolis Gastroenterology and Hepatology on December 31, 2011.  His friends, colleagues, and patients will greatly miss his compassionate nature and the security derived from his faithful attention to details.     

Dr. Morelli standing in front of his research project poster at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting.

The timing of the first follow up colonoscopy after a patient is diagnosed with a pre cancerous polyp is well established.  It is not well known, however, exactly when a colonoscopy should be done following the first follow up or surveillance exam.  Is there a way to define better how frequently patients need to have follow up colonoscopies after the first surveillance exam? 

To answer this question, Dr. Michael Morelli of Indianapolis Gastroenterology and Hepatology (IGH), conducted a research study over the course of 5 years through the Indianapolis Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Foundation. 

Indianapolis Gastroenterology and Hepatology was recently acknowledged as a participant in the 2011 GIQuIC Quality improvement Registry

by Joshua Palmer

For Angie's List member Linda Card of Indianapolis, the established relationship she has with her gastroenterologist far outweighs the cost. "I wouldn't consider a less expensive provider," says Card, who's undergone a colonoscopy. "When I find a doctor I'm comfortable with, I stay with them."

In contrast, Angie's List member Kerstin Buisson of Carmel, Ind., who's also had a colonoscopy, thinks consumers benefit from price shopping. "So long as the shopper makes sure all aspects have been covered," she says.

Dr. Gregory Lemmel, a highly rated gastroenterologist with highly rated Indianapolis Gastroenterology near Greenwood, says it's important to consider patients' comfort with their doctor. "The better relationship you have with your patient, the more you put them at ease, the better the experience for them," he says.

For the second year in a row, Dr. Elmore and Dr. Pound were voted two of the top doctors in Indianapolis in the Indianapolis Monthly magazine.

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