Improve issues with your
digestive system.

Expert treatment and ongoing support from Cookeville Regional’s gastroenterology specialists can help improve issues with your digestive system.

The digestive system is a complex group of organs that includes the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, gallbladder, intestines and liver. Understanding the conditions that can affect that delicate system can be complicated.

Our team will work with you to find the right treatment options. Our collaborative approach provides you with education to help you manage your condition and prevent new digestive problems.

The team of gastroenterologists at Cookeville Regional Medical Center will work with you to identify and treat those issues such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), liver disease, ulcers, lactose intolerance, heartburn, Chron’s disease, ulcerative colitis, concerns of the gastrointestinal tract and many others.

Cookeville Regional is the only facility in the Upper Cumberland offering endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), a minimally invasive procedure where the abdominal organs are accessed through the rectum or mouth and scoped with a camera and ultrasound, enabling the doctor to look further at the structures outside of the area.

Another procedure used to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and pancreas is called Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). It is done while the patient is asleep and the physician using an ERCP scope. The most common things treated with this procedure as stones blocking the common bile ducts, bile leaking from the bile duct, blockage of the pancreatic duct from a stone causing acute pancreatitis, infections in the bile duct and blockage from a tumor.

Telehealth appointments are available upon request. Call 931-783-2616 for more information.

If you have an appointment cancellation, please be aware of a new policy in place with the outpatient clinics. Click here for more information.

At Cookeville Regional Medical Center, we understand that taking time off work for multiple appointments can be difficult. That’s why our Open Access Program makes scheduling your colonoscopy easier and more convenient.

If you meet certain screening guidelines, your primary care provider can refer you directly for a colonoscopy; no prior appointment with a gastroenterologist is required.

This program helps many in our community by reducing the need to miss work for both specialist visits and testing, while ensuring you still receive high-quality, comprehensive care.

Take an important step for your health without extra steps in your schedule.
Learn more or ask your provider if you qualify for the Open Access Program today.