Dr. Laura E Raffals M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. Laura Raffals is a gastroenterologist practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Raffals 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. Raffals performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
In Univ Sch of Med, Indianapolis In 1998
Indiana University 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- Comparison of brush and biopsy sampling methods of the ileal pouch for assessment
- Idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: retrospective analysis of 9095 patients.
- Crohn's Disease of the Esophagus: Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes in the
- Pouchitis Is a Common Complication in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Following Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis.
- Nonrelaxing Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Is an Underestimated Complication of Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis.
- The Microbiome in Crohn's Disease: Role in Pathogenesis and Role of Microbiome Replacement Therapies.
- Crohn's Disease of the Pouch: A True Diagnosis or an Oversubscribed Diagnosis of Exclusion?
- Non-Clostridium difficile Bacterial Infections Are Rare in Patients With Flares of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
- Isolated Acute Terminal Ileitis Without Preexisting Inflammatory Bowel Disease Rarely Progresses to Crohn's Disease.
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Treatments
- Crohn's Disease
- Diarrhea
- Colon Polyps
- Gastroenteritis
- Pain
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