DIVISION OF GASTROINTESTINAL, MINIMALLY- INVASIVE & BARIATRIC SURGERY
Contact Us for Appointments and questions:
- General Patient Questions (Clinic Desk) 319-356-4901
- Gastrointestinal Surgery Appointments (Center for Digestive Diseases)
319-356-4061
Emergency Room and Inpatient Transfer Requests:
- UI Transfer Center 866-890-5969
The gastrointestinal surgery section is an integral part of the James A. Clifton Center for Digestive Diseases, a multidisciplinary association of the specialties of gastrointestinal surgery, adult and pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric surgery, radiology, and pathology. The section includes specialists with expertise in the areas of:
- esophagogastric
- pancreaticobiliary
- colorectal
- bariatric surgery
The goal of this center is to improve both the quality and efficiency of care to patients with digestive diseases. This multidisciplinary center is composed of a diagnostic and therapeutic unit and a procedure unit, outpatient clinic, office facility and inpatient unit. This unit facilitates efficient consultation between Internal Medicine and General Surgery and improves the ability to perform clinical research. It includes specialists with expertise in the areas of esophagogastric, pancreaticobiliary, colorectal and bariatric surgery who work together to advance the art and science of surgery.
UI Bariatric (Weight Loss) Center
The section of bariatric surgery is where Dr. Edward Mason, generally considered the Father of Bariatric Surgery, worked on developing the gastric bypass procedure in the 1960's. Since then the section of bariatric surgery has continued to be involved in the development of the field of bariatric surgery and is recognized as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). A brief history and summary of bariatric surgery can be found on the website of the ASMBS.