Lawrence E. Stern, MD

Other Service Specialist

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

Colon & Rectal Surgeon

Dr. Lawrence E. Stern is a Colon & Rectal Surgeon in Fairfax, VA with special training and skill in performing diagnostic tests and surgery on the colon, rectum, and anus. As a Colon & Rectal Surgeon, Lawrence E. Stern, MD performs medical diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer, polyps, bowel obstruction, and rectal prolapse. Colon & Rectal Surgery is a medical specialty focused on diagnosing and treating disorders of the colon, rectum, anus, and lower gastrointestinal system. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Colon & Rectal Surgeons include hemorrhoids, anal fissures, irritable bowel syndrome, cancer of the colon, rectum, and anus, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Colon & Rectal Surgeons include sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic polypectomy, colonostomy, bowel resection, tumor removal, and referral to other specialists as needed.

A colon and rectal surgeon is trained to diagnose and treat various diseases of the intestinal tract, colon, rectum, anal canal and perianal area by medical and surgical means. This specialist also deals with other organs and tissues (such as the liver, urinary and female reproductive system) involved with primary intestinal disease.