Dr. Brian W. Ward MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
8901 Indian Hills Dr Suite 200 Omaha NE, 68114Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Brian Ward is a gastroenterologist practicing in Omaha, NE. Dr. Ward 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. Ward performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
University of Missouri / Columbia Campus 2002
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine 2002
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Alcohol use and participation in organized recreational sports among university undergraduates.
- Betaine administration corrects ethanol-induced defective VLDL secretion.
- Social learning theory and the effects of living arrangement on heavy alcohol use: results from a national study of college students.
- Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2008.
- Social norms and the relationship between cigarette use and religiosity among adolescents in the United States.
- Integrating medical examiner and police report data: can this improve our knowledge of the social circumstances surrounding suicide?
- Alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use among Native American college students: an exploratory quantitative analysis.
- Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2009.
- Religiosity, heavy alcohol use, and vicarious learning networks among adolescents in the United States.
- Prevalence and work-relatedness of carpal tunnel syndrome in the working population, United States, 2010 National Health Interview Survey.
- Prevalence of complex activity limitations among racial/ethnic groups and Hispanic subgroups of adults: United States, 2003-2009.
- Prevalence of dermatitis in the working population, United States, 2010 National Health Interview Survey.
- The prevalence of selected potentially hazardous workplace exposures in the US: findings from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey.
- Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010.
- Prevalence rates of work organization characteristics among workers in the U.S.: data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey.
Treatments
- Abdominal Pain, Abnormal Liver Function Tests (lfts), Abnormal Stool And More
- Crohn's Disease
- Hepatitis
- Diarrhea
- Colon Polyps
- Gastritis
- Hepatitis C
- Pain
- Gas
Fellowships
- University of Nebraska - Gastroenterology, Omaha, NE 2009
- Gastroenterology, UNMC 2009
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