OhioHealth Colon and Rectal Surgeons
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- Anorectal disorders — hemorrhoids, abscesses, fissures and fistulas
- Pelvic conditions — fecal incontinence, constipation
- Inflammatory bowel disease — Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
- Colon and rectal cancer — individualized treatment plans, endorectal ultrasound, MRI or colonoscopy and surgery
Whether you have been referred to OhioHealth’s colon and rectal surgeons by another doctor or have decided to seek care for personal reasons, we understand you will have fears. Each patient is treated with dignity, and we will educate you about your condition and include you in all decision making. Thorough and prompt follow up communication with referring physicians and other specialists involved in your care are also hallmarks of our practice.
OhioHealth Colon and Rectal Surgeons evaluate, diagnose and treat the entire spectrum of both benign and malignant diseases involving the colon (large bowel), rectum and anus. Many examinations and treatments can be performed in our office, although some require hospital treatment. Whether it is inpatient or outpatient is dependent on the severity of the condition. We have extensive experience performing colon and rectal cancer surgeries with a focus on complete recoveries in conjunction with oncologists. Some of the conditions we treat and services we offer include:
- Anal abscess and fistula
- Anal cancer
- Anal fissure
- Anal intraepithelial neoplasia
- Anal warts
- Anorectal procedures (minor) such as traditional hemorrhoidectomy, sphincterotomy for fissure, fistula surgery and many other minor procedures for anorectal conditions
- Anorectal procedures (major) such as sphincter reconstruction following obstetric injury after childbirth
- Bowel incontinence
- Colonoscopy
- Colon cancer (Lynch syndrome)
- Colon polyps
- Colon resections are done routinely for cancer, diverticulitis, colitis, constipation and other disease processes.
- Crohn’s disease surgical complications
- Diverticular disease/diverticulitis
- Enterocutaneous fistula
- Familial adenomatous polyposis
- Fecal incontinence
- Fecal incontinence, Solesta injections in the office
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Hemorrhoids
- Hereditary non-polyposis
- Infrared Coagulation or Bandings for hemorrhoid treatment in office
- Intestinal obstruction
- Minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic surgery)
- Pilonidal disease
- Polyps of the colon and rectum
- Rectal cancer surgery
- Rectal prolapse
- Screening for colon and rectal cancer
- Sphincter-sparing surgery for rectal cancer
- Sphincter preserving procedures for inflammatory bowel disease, specifically J-Pouch
- Stomas and stoma complications
- Ulcerative colitis surgical treatment