Dr. Jason Mckinley Wilkes M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
416 N Seminary St Suite 3100 Florence AL, 35630About
Dr. Jason Wilkes is a gastroenterologist practicing in Florence, AL. Dr. Wilkes specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Wilkes performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Amiloride sensitivity of proton-conductive pathways in gastric and intestinal apical membrane vesicles.
- Deformed-helix ferroelectric liquid-crystal spatial light modulator that demonstrates high diffraction efficiency and 370-line pairs/mm resolution.
- Proton permeability and lipid dynamics of gastric and duodenal apical membrane vesicles.
- Studies on the localization and properties of rat duodenal HCO3--ATPase with special relation to alkaline phosphatase.
- Effect of alcohols on gastric and small intestinal apical membrane integrity and fluidity.
- Mechanisms of acid disposal and acid-stimulated alkaline secretion by gastroduodenal mucosa.
- The accumulation and compartmentalization of isometamidium chloride in Trypanosoma congolense, monitored by its intrinsic fluorescence.
- Modulation of mitochondrial electrical potential: a candidate mechanism for drug resistance in African trypanosomes.
Treatments
- Anemia
- Hiatal Hernia
- Acid Reflux
- Colon Polyps
- Diverticulosis
- Pain
- Hernia
- Jaundice
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