Dr. Jason M Swoger MD, MPH
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
200 Lothrop St Mezzanine Level, C-W Pittsburgh PA, 15213About
Dr. Jason Swoger is a gastroenterologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Swoger 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. Swoger performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Eastern Virginia Medical School 2003
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Non-pharmacologic cancer pain management: a customized multidensity foam seating cushion.
- Role of small-bowel endoscopy in the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease: an international OMED-ECCO consensus.
- Preventive therapy in postoperative Crohn's disease.
- Postoperative Crohn's disease: how can we prevent it?
- Review.
- Supportive therapy in IBD: what additional diagnoses and conditions must be treated?
- Clinical course of Crohn's disease following treatment of lymphoma.
- Evaluation for postoperative recurrence of Crohn disease.
- Maximizing the effect of biologics in inflammatory bowel disease.
- Ultra-high C-reactive protein levels in hospitalized inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients predicts serious complications.
- Postoperative therapy with infliximab prevents long-term Crohn's disease recurrence.
- Reply: To PMID 24530602.
- Stopping, continuing, or restarting immunomodulators and biologics when an infection or malignancy develops.
- Reply: To PMID 24440221.
- Editorial: drug monitoring targets for optimising adalimumab in Crohn's disease.
Treatments
- Crohn's Disease
- Diarrhea
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