Dr. Robert Todd Kavitt M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
5841 S Maryland Ave Mc 7082 Chicago IL, 60637About
Dr. Robert Kavitt is a gastroenterologist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Kavitt 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. Kavitt performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 2006
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Surveillance for cancer and dysplasia in inflammatory bowel disease.
- Use of direct, endoscopic-guided measurements of mucosal impedance in diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- Urinary ascites and renal failure from unrecognized bladder rupture.
- Symptom reports are not reliable during ambulatory reflux monitoring.
- The role of impedance monitoring in patients with extraesophageal symptoms.
- Mucosal impedance discriminates GERD from non-GERD conditions.
- A rare cause of diarrhea and weight loss.
- Randomized controlled trial comparing esophageal dilation to no dilation among adults with esophageal eosinophilia and dysphagia.
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Adults.
- Mediastinal granuloma: a rare cause of dysphagia.
- Esophageal Mucosal Impedance Pattern is Distinct in Patients With Extraesophageal Reflux Symptoms and Pathologic Acid Reflux.
- Efficacy of Pharmacologic Therapy for Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
- Dietary Modifications in the Treatment of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux-Will "an Apple a Day" Keep the Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Away?
- Current Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
- Demographic Features of Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
Treatments
- Hiatal Hernia
- Acid Reflux
- Pain
- Hernia
- Gas
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