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Gregory G. Ginsberg, MD Physician

Director, Endoscopic Services Professor of Surgery Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Ginsberg is employed by Penn Medicine.

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4.9out of 5

46 Patient Satisfaction Ratings

About Dr. Gregory G. Ginsberg

Recognized by America's Top Doctors, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 - 2018

Recognized by Best Doctors in America 2005 - 2018

Recognized annually in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issues from 2007 through 2019

Patient Satisfaction Ratings

Patient Rating Breakdown

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Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

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Clinical Specialties

Specialty:

Gastroenterology

Programs & Centers:

Barretts Esophagus Program
Biliary and Pancreatic Diseases Program
Endoscopy and GI Diagnosis Services
Gastrointestinal Cancer Program
Interventional and Advanced Colonoscopy Services

Board Certification:

Gastroenterology, 1993

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 Perelman

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine South Pavilion, 4th Floor 3400 Civic Center Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19104 800-789-7366 (PENN)
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A facility of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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
Oscar Health Plan of PA
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: Jefferson Medical College
Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center
Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center

Memberships

American Gastroenterology Association, National American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, National American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, National American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, National Philadelphia GI Training Group,

Hospital Affiliation

Dr. Ginsberg is employed by Penn Medicine.

Hospital Privileges:

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Medicine Radnor: Has privileges to perform procedures.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Research

Selected Publications:

Evans JA, Rosato FE, Ginsberg GG: Gastrostomy port assisted full thickness gastric resection using per-oral SurgASSISTTM introductied via an oro-esophageal overtube in a porcine model Gastrointest End 65 : 684-687,2007.

Shah A, Gordon AR, Ginsberg GG, Furth EE, Levine MS: Ectopic pancreatic rest in the proximal stomach mimicking gastric neoplasms Clinical Radiology 62 (6): 600-602,2007.

Zaidman J, Su C, Furth EE, Frederick W, Ginsberg GG: Comparison of Pelican single-use multi-bite biopsy forceps versus traditional double-bite forceps: evaluation in a porcine model Gastrointest Endosc 64 : 582-588,2006.

Cotton PB, Hawes RH, Barkun A, Ginsberg GG, Amann S, Cohen J, Ponsky J, Rex D, Schembre D, Wilcox M: Excellence in Endoscopy: toward practical metrics Gastrointest Endosc 63 : 286-291,2006.

Anderson GS, Levine MS, Rubesin SE, Laufer I, Ginsberg GG, Kochman ML: Esophageal stents: findings on radiography in 46 patients Am J Roentgenol 187 (5): 1274-1279,2006.

Cotton PB, Barkun A, Ginsberg GG, Hawes RH: Diagnostic endoscopy 2020 vision Gastrointest Endosc 64 : 395-398,2006.

Joyce AM, Ahmad NA, Beilstein MC, Kochman ML, Long WB, Baron T, Sherman S, Fogel E, Lehman GA, McHenry Jr L, Watkins J, Ginsberg GG: Multicenter comparative trial of the V-scope system for therapeutic ERCP Endoscopy 38 : 713-716,2006.

Wolfson H, Canto M, Etemad B, Greenwald B, Gress F, Schembre D, Muthusamy VR, Ribiero A, Sharma VK, Ginsberg GG: Bare fiber photodynamic therapy uing porfimer sodium for esophageal disease Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy 3 : 87-92,2006.

Shah JN, Sun W, Fry RD, Seethala RR, LiVolsi VA, Ginsberg GG: Neoadjuvant therapy with imatinib mesylate for locally advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor Gastrointest Endosc 61 : 625-628,2005.

Ahmad NA, Iqbal N, Kochman ML, Ginsberg GG: Practice patterns and attitudes towards the role of EUS in staging of gastrointestinal malignancies: a survey of physicians and surgeons American Journal of Gastroenterology 100 : 2662-2668,2005.

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Academic Contact Info

3400 Civic Center Boulevard
707 Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phone: (215) 662-4279
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366 (PENN)

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