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Megan Hicks

Megan Hicks, MD, evaluates and manages digestive disorders at an independent specialty practice in Topeka, Kansas. Her clinical routine centers on procedural work three days each week, performing diagnostic colonoscopies and upper endoscopies for regional patients. She finished an internal medicine residency followed by subspecialty fellowship training in gastroenterology within a hospital system. Hicks studied chemistry at Rice University and received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Should Family Members Be Tested and Treated for H. Pylori?
What Is the JNET Classification for Polyps?
What Your Eosinophilic Esophagitis Biopsy Numbers Mean
How Is Microscopic Colitis Diagnosed?
What Is an Esophageal Manometry Test?
How to Prepare for an H. Pylori Breath Test
What Does GERD Look Like on Endoscopy?
How Often Should You Get a Colonoscopy?
When to Retest for H. pylori After Treatment
What Diseases Can Be Detected by a Lower Endoscopy?
How Do Doctors Test for a Stomach Ulcer?
Can a Colonoscopy Detect Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
Can a Hiatal Hernia Be Missed on Endoscopy?
When to Repeat an H. pylori Test After Treatment
How Often Should You Have a Colonoscopy After Age 80?
What Is Esophageal Manometry and Why Is It Performed?
How to Test for Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)
What Does a Hydrogen Breath Test Diagnose?
What Causes a False Positive SIBO Test?
How Is Gastrointestinal Disease Diagnosed?
When to Recheck H. Pylori After Treatment
How Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria Guide Diagnosis
What Does an Endoscopy Show That a CT Scan Doesn’t?
How Is Autoimmune Gastritis Diagnosed?
How Doctors Rule Out Microscopic Colitis
Early Stage Stomach Endoscopy for Helicobacter Pylori
How Manometry Is Used to Diagnose Achalasia
What Do Capsule Endoscopy Images Show?
What Is the Hydrogen Breath Test Normal Range?
Calprotectin in Diagnosing and Managing GI Disorders