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New Orleans’s Leading GI Specialists Dedicated to Patient Care
The gastroenterologists and staff at Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates are dedicated to providing quality, affordable care to the greater New Orleans community in our quest to lower colon cancer rates and treat an array of digestive diseases, including Crohn’s Disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates is skilled in performing a myriad of digestive procedures, including colonoscopy, esophageal dilation, flexible sigmoidoscopy, upper endoscopy and small bowel enteroscopy.
For Your Visit
Our New Orleans gastroenterologists and staff at Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates are committed to ensuring your experience with us is relaxed and worry-free, from your first office visit through your post-procedure follow-up. To assist us, we ask you read and comply with all guidelines.
We’re pleased to announce our partnership with StopColonCancerNow.com to help boost colon cancer screenings and prevention for residents in the Greater New Orleans area.
Patient Forms
At Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates, your time is as valuable to us as it is to you. Upon scheduling your surgery, a member of our staff will provide you with the required forms to fill out.
Insurance and Billing
Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates accepts most major insurance. As a courtesy to you, we will bill your insurance carrier; however, we cannot tell you what your policy will cover.
Meet Our Physicians
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Richard Awtrey
M.D.
Howard I. Brenner
M.D.
Vernon J. Carriere Jr.
M.D.
George E. Catinis
M.D.
Julie C. Guider
M.D.
Benjamin A. Guider, Jr.
M.D.
Brett Hymel
M.D.
Shantiprakash M. Kedia
M.D.
Abdul M. Khan
M.D.
Sarath Krishnan
M.D.
Rebekah (Becky) H. Lemann
M.D.
James D. Lilly
M.D.
Mark J. Marino
M.D.
Herbert K. Mayer
M.D.
Nicholas J. Persich
M.D.
Scott D. Pollack
M.D.
G. Richard Puente
M.D.
Sanjeeva T. Reddy
M.D.
Gary (Taavi) Reiss
M.D.
Charles G. Schibler, II
M.D.
David R. Silvers
M.D.
Robin Staudinger
M.D.
Rian M. Tanenbaum
M.D.
Steve G. Venturatos
M.D.
Mark J. Wegmann
M.D.
80 Reviews
Aug 10, 2022
Aug 9, 2022
Doctor Tanenbaum is great! He and his staff are very courteous and professional. If he see something out of his realm of expertise he will let you know and direct you to someone who’s an expert in that field. I would not go anywhere else! I consider him to be the top in his field. He has always treated me as a friend not just another patient!!
Aug 9, 2022
Pleased with everything 😊.
Aug 9, 2022
I really felt comfortable with my procedure and it was obvious I was being taken care of by a caring and professional staff. Thank you Dr Awtrey and staff. Francis
Aug 9, 2022
Too bad DR Ventrous is leaving been with him over 25years.
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