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Carlos Gomez

At a community hospital in Walla Walla, Washington, Carlos Gomez, MD, provides gastrointestinal surgery and routine endoscopy. He earned his undergraduate degree at Vermont State University and completed medical school at Tufts University. Before joining his current surgical group, Gomez operated in rural hospitals; he spends Sunday afternoons reading history paperbacks.

Can TPN Be Stopped and Restarted Safely?Procedures
Bile Diversion Surgery: Why It’s Done and What to Expect Procedures
What Is Short Segment Barrett’s Esophagus?Gut & Kidney
Gastric Metaplasia: Causes, Symptoms, and Outlook Gut & Kidney
What Is Chromoendoscopy and Why Is It Performed?Tests
Is Colonic Mucosa With Lymphoid Aggregates Bad?Gut & Kidney
Thickening of the Sigmoid Colon: Causes & Diagnosis Gut & Kidney
Puborectalis Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Gut & Kidney
What Is Gastric Mapping and Why Is It Performed?Tests
How to Treat Intestinal Metaplasia and Lower Cancer Risk Gut & Kidney
How Common Is Intestinal Malrotation in Adults?Gut & Kidney
What Is Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)?Gut & Kidney
What Does Thickening of the Sigmoid Colon Mean?Gut & Kidney
What Is the Z-Line in Endoscopy and Why Is It Important?Tests
What Does Tubulovillous Adenoma Mean for Cancer Risk?Cancer
Intersphincteric Abscess: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Gut & Kidney
What Is Dysplasia of the Esophagus and How Is It Treated?Gut & Kidney
What Is Retroflexion in Endoscopy?Procedures
Dysplasia in the Colon: Grades, Detection, and Management Gut & Kidney
Sydney Protocol Biopsies for Comprehensive Gastric Mapping Tests
Why Does Proctalgia Fugax Happen at Night?Gut & Kidney
What is IO Colitis? Symptoms and Treatment Options Gut & Kidney
What Causes Underdistention of the Colon?Gut & Kidney
What Causes an Arteriovenous Malformation in the Colon?Gut & Kidney
How to Treat Precancerous Cells in the Stomach?Cancer
What Does Tan Tissue in the Colon Indicate?Gut & Kidney
What Do Fragments of Tubular Adenoma Mean?Tests
What Is a Vagotomy? Types, Uses, and Side Effects Procedures
What Is Stercoral Colitis and How Is It Treated?Gut & Kidney
What Is Gardner Syndrome? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Cancer