The medical professionals of Fifth Avenue GI in Upper East Side and East Harlem of New York City strive to provide you with outstanding medical care for all your gastrointestinal concerns. The practice specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases in adults, involving the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum, liver, pancreas, and biliary system. Drs. Kornbluth, George, and Legnani are each renowned for their expertise in various aspects of gastroenterology, serving as endoscopic surgeons, teachers, and consultants in the GI field.
Some of the diseases in which they specialize include inflammatory bowel disease, gastroesophageal reflux, colitis, constipation, diarrhea, gallstones, heartburn, hepatitis, hemorrhoids, jaundice, irritable bowel syndrome, and diseases of the liver.
Fifth Avenue GI opened an ambulatory surgical center, Carnegie Hill Endoscopy, at Lexington and 98th Street, near the main office. All endoscopic procedures for Fifth Avenue GI are performed at this location.
The doctors of Fifth Avenue GI also operate a research division investigating and treating irritable bowel disease, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in association with Mount Sinai Hospital.