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

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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.

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