Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology is a general medicine subspecialty. It focuses on the digestive system, its associated organs, and their disorders. The main function of the gastrointestinal system is to digest and transfer food, assimilate nutrients, eliminate toxins from the body.

Is gastroenterology medical or surgical?

A Gastroenterologist does not perform surgery. His work is limited to diagnosis and medical treatment. However, under the broad classification of surgery, Gastroenterologists do perform such procedures as liver biopsy and endoscopic ("scope") examinations of the esophagus, stomach, small and large bowel.