Latest News
Welcome Gastroenterologist Dr. Howard Mitz
Dr. Howard Mitz, a highly skilled gastroenterologist, is now seeing patients in Plymouth. With decades of experience treating ...
Read More Introducing Jamie Smith, Speare’s New Behavioral Health Counselor
Jamie Smith, licensed clinical mental health counselor, is the newest addition at Plymouth Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine and ...
Read More Welcome Back Sleep Expert Dr. Michele Gaier
With nearly 30 years of medical experience caring for patients at Speare and throughout the Lakes Region, Dr. ...
Read More Services
There have been dramatic advances in our understanding of acid reflux and heartburn as well as the development of new diagnostic tests and treatment options. The Center has been developed to make all of these advances available to acid reflux and heartburn sufferers, here in our community.
- Dietary counseling and medication management
- Upper endoscopy and biopsy
- Wireless pH testing to confirm the diagnosis of reflux
- Screening for H. Pylori bacterial infection and celiac disease (gluten allergy)
- Capsule endoscopy (pill sized camera swallowed to visualize the small intestine)
- Screening for Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer
- Endoscopic treatment to remove Barrett’s tissue
- Surgical procedures to repair hiatal hernias and resolve reflux