Ariel B. Sims, MD

Gastroenterologist

Dr. Ariel B. Sims is a Gastroenterologist in Cleveland, OH with special training and skill in preventing, diagnosing and treating conditions of the tongue, salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, intestines, anus, pancreas, gallbladder, liver, and bile ducts. As a Gastroenterologist, Ariel B. Sims, MD performs diagnostics and treatments to identify and address digestive system dysfunctions. Gastroenterology is a medical specialty focused on digestive (gastrointestinal) tract care. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Gastroenterologists include acid reflux, hepatitis C, hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, pancreatitis, jaundice, colon polyps, and colon cancer. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Gastroenterologists include endoscopic ultrasounds, colonoscopies, sigmoidoscopies, liver biopsies, esophagus and intestine dialation, surgical hemostasis, and cancer tumor extraction.

An internist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive organs including the stomach, bowels, liver and gallbladder. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer and jaundice and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using endoscopes to visualize internal organs.

Gastroenterologists in University Circle, Cleveland, OH

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Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.

Students In An Organized Health Care Education Training Program in University Circle, Cleveland, OH

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• Aetna [Aetna Health Inc. (a PA corp.)]

• Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan [Buckeye Community Health Plan]

• American Health Holding [American Health Holding, Inc.]

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield [Community Insurance Company]

• AultCare Insurance Company

• Beacon Health Options

• Beech Street Network

• CareSource

• CIGNA [Connecticut General Life Insurance Company]

• Cigna Healthcare [Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company]

• Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan

• Cleveland Clinic + Oscar [Oscar Insurance Corporation of Ohio]

• Community Health Alliance

• Devoted Health

• First Health

• FrontPath Health Coalition

• Group Management Services (GMS)

• HealthSCOPE Benefits

• HealthSmart [HealthSmart Holdings, Inc.]

• Humana [Humana Health Plan of Ohio, Inc.]

• Lutheran Preferred

• Medical Benefits Mutual Life Insurance

• Medical Mutual of Ohio

• Medicare

• MediGold

• Molina Marketplace [Molina Healthcare of Ohio, Inc.]

• Multiplan / PHCS [MultiPlan, Inc.]

• North American Health Plans

• North Shore-LIJ Insurance Company Inc

• Ohio Health Choice

• OhioHealthy

• Paramount Insurance Company

• Parkview Signature Care

• Perennial Advantage

• PrimeTime Health Plan

• Protocol Tertiary Network

• Provider Partners Health Plans (PPHP)

• Quality Care Partners

• Sparrow Physicians Health Network (SPHN) [Sparrow Health System]

• SummaCare [Summa Insurance Company, Inc.]

• Tertiary Care Network

• The Health Plan [The Health Plan of the Upper Ohio Valley]

• Three Rivers Provider Network

• Today's Options PFFS

• UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance Company

• UPMC Health Benefits, Inc.

• USA MCO [USA Managed Care Organization]

• Vantage Health Plan [Vantage Health Plan, Inc.]