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Referral Relations : MUSC Digestive Disease Center hones highly integrated approach at Ashley River Tower

Comprehensive Care

  • Multidisciplinary team of surgeons and gastrointestinal and liver disease specialists
  • The most advanced technologies and services available to diagnose and treat complex digestive disorders
  • Expertise in routine evaluations and procedures,such as colonoscopy
  • Center of Excellence in bariatric surgery
  • Close collaboration with surgical oncology division specializing in gastrointestinal cancers
  • Access to clinical trials unavailable at other centers

Specialty Areas

  • Liver disease
  • Pancreatic and biliary disease
  • Gastrointestinal cancer
  • Functional and inflammatory bowel disease
  • Nutrition and obesity
  • Esophageal disorders and motility

State-of-the-Art Facility

  • Nine dedicated endoscopy suites
  • High-definition monitors and specialized lighting capabilities for improved detection of colon cancer and other serious conditions
  • Spacious operating rooms with equipment suspended from the ceilings
  • Twenty-two beds designed for obese patients

"The Digestive Disease Center is growing by leaps and bounds. Taking care of complicated patients involves many new technologies with a lot of special requirements that this building can accommodate."

— Mark DeLegge, M.D., medical director
MUSC Digestive Disease Center

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