Naveen Gara, MD

Gastroenterologist

Dr. Naveen Gara is a Gastroenterologist in San Diego, CA 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, Naveen Gara, 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.

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  Doctor of Medicine (MD)

  Andhra Medical College

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  Gastroenterology Residency

  Georgetown University Hospital

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  Internal Medicine Residency

  University of Hawaii - John A. Burns School of Medicine

Dr. Naveen Gara earned his Medical degree from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, India in 2004. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI. He then did 2 fellowships, one in Hepatology (liver diseases) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, and another in Gastroenterology at Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. During his work at Mayo Clinic Health System in Minnesota henceforth, Dr. Gara performed thousands of endoscopy procedures and cared for patients with complex diseases in the community. He was on faculty as an Assistant Professor at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and then at the University of California-San Diego prior to starting his own practice here. Dr. Gara has published several articles in reputed medical journals, authored book chapters, and continues to serve as a peer reviewer and editor for top-tier journals.