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Clinical Specialties

Specialty:

Gastroenterology

Programs & Centers:

Endoscopy and GI Diagnosis Services
General Gastroenterology Services

Board Certification:

Gastroenterology, 2011

Clinical Expertise:

Abdominal Bloating
Abdominal Disorders
Abdominal Distention
Abdominal Pain
Abnormal Liver Function
Abnormal Stool
Acute Pancreatitis
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Altered Bowel Habits
Anal Pain
Anal Spasm
Annular Pancreas
Anorexia
Autoimmune Enteropathy
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Barrett's Esophagus
Benign Neoplasm of Colon
Blood in Stool
Bowel Disorders
Bowel Dysmotility
Bowel incontinence (Fecal Incontinence)
Bright Red Blood in Rectum
C. Difficile (Clostridium Difficile Diarrhea)
Celiac Disease (Celiac Sprue)
Cholangitis
Cholecystitis
Cholelithiasis
Cholestasis
Chronic Diarrhea
Chronic Pancreatitis
Colitis
Collagenous Colitis
Colonic Inertia
Colonic Polyps
Colonoscopy
Constipation
Crigler Najjar Syndrome
Crohn's Disease
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
Digestive Conditions
Diverticular Disease
Diverticulitis (Colonic Diverticulitis)
Duodenal Ulcer
Duodenitis
Dyspepsia
Early Satiety
Eosinophilic Colitis
Eosinophilic Enteritis
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Eosinophilic Gastritis
Epigastric Pain
Eructation
Esophageal Achalasia
Esophageal Disorders
Esophageal Motility Disorders
Esophageal Spasm
Esophageal Stricture
Esophageal Thickening
Esophageal Ulcer
Esophageal Varices
Esophagitis
Esophagus Tumors
Fatty Liver Diseases
Fecal Impaction
Feeding Tube Management
Flatulence
Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
Gallbladder Disorders
Gallbladder Polyp
Gastric Anomaly
Gastric Ulcer
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gastrointestinal Amyloid
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening
Gastrojejunal Ulcer
Gastroparesis
Gastroscopy
Giardiasis
Gluten Sensitivity
H. Pylori Infection
Hematemesis
Hemochromatosis
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatomegaly
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hiatal Hernia
Ileitis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Intestinal Obstruction
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
Intractable Vomiting
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Ischemic Colitis
Jaundice
Lactose Intolerance
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Diseases
Liver Mass
Lymphocytic Colitis
Malabsorption
Melena
Microscopic Colitis
Motility Disorders
Nausea
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Obstipation
Obstructive Jaundice
Odynophagia
Pancreas Divisum
Pancreatic Cyst
Pancreatic Insufficiency
Pancreatic Pseudocyst
Pancreaticobiliary Disease
Pancreatitis
Peptic Ulcer Disease (Stomach Ulcers)
Peritonitis
Pernicious Anemia
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Polyposis Syndrome
Portal Hypertension
Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy
Postprandial Diarrhea
Proctitis
Proctosigmoidoscopy
Rectal Bleeding
Rectal Disorders
Short Bowel Syndrome (Short Gut Syndrome)
Sigmoidoscopy
Small Bowel Disease
Steatorrhea
Stomach Cramps
Stomach Disorders
Swallowing Disorders
Toxic Liver Injury
Ulcerative Colitis
Upper GI Endoscopy
Vomiting
Whipple's Disease
Wilson's Disease
Zenker's Diverticulum

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Practice Locations and Appointments

Penn Gastroenterology Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital Farm Journal Building, 4th Floor 230 West Washington Square Philadelphia, PA 19106 800-789-7366 (PENN)
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A facility of Pennsylvania Hospital

Insurance Accepted

Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
CVS Health
Devon Health Services (Americare)
eLAP Services
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners

HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Intergroup
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare

Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Preferred Health Care/LGH
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Remedy Partners at Penn Medicine
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Education and Training

Medical School: Wake Forest University
Residency: UCSF Medical Center and Hospital
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Memberships

American College of Gastroenterology, National American Gastroenterological Association, National Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, National

Hospital Affiliation

Dr. Kerner is employed by Penn Medicine.

Hospital Privileges:

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Research

Selected Publications:

Leroy K, Farrell R, Kerner C: Polyethylene Glycol Allergy Implicated in Lubricant Intolerance Poster Presentation/American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting : 2017.

Farrell R, Leroy K, Kerner C: Acute Symptomatic Hyponatremia Associated With Polyethylene Glycol Bowel Preparation Poster Presentation/American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting : 2017.

Kerner Caroline: Commentary on Variations in Health Insurance Policies Regarding Biological Therapy Use in IBD and a Modified Delphi Process for the Development of Choosing Wisely for IBD. Inflammatory bowel diseases 23 (6): 866-867,2017.

Carr Rotonya M, Patel Arpan, Bownik Hillary, Oranu Amanke, Kerner Caroline, Praestgaard Amy, Forde Kimberly A, Reddy K Rajender, Lichtenstein Gary R: Intestinal Inflammation Does Not Predict Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Severity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients. Digestive diseases and sciences 62 (5): 1354-1361,2017.

Buchner AM, Gene M, Kener C, Ginsberg GG, Lichtenstein GR: Chromoendoscopy-guided probe based confocal laser endomicroscopy: A novel approach for dysplasia evaluation in IBD surveillance Gastroenterology (Supplement) 150 (4): 627,2016.

Bewtra Meenakshi, Fairchild Angelyn O, Gilroy Erin, Leiman David A, Kerner Caroline, Johnson F Reed, Lewis James D: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients' Willingness to Accept Medication Risk to Avoid Future Disease Relapse. The American journal of gastroenterology 110 (12): 1675-81,2015.

Patel U, Kerner, Lewis C, Agarwal A, Ford P: Outcomes in Bloodless Medicine Patients with Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting : 2014.

Kerner, C: Medical Therapy in the Preoperative and Postoperative Patient Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis : 321-326,2014.

Kerner C, Osterman MT, Lewis JD: Safety Considerations in the Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis : 297-311,2014.

Scott FI, Osterman MT, McConnell RA, Lorusso M, Aberra F, Kerner C, Lichtenstein GR, Lewis JD: Impact of JC virus antibody testing in patients with Crohn's disease with loss of response to infliximab: a Markov model Inflamm Bowel Dis 19 (12): 2625-2633,2013.

Academic Contact Info

Pennsylvania Hospital
230 West Washington Square
4th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19106

Phone: (215) 829-3561
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366 (PENN)

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