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NEW GASTROENTEROLOGY GROUP Opens Offices in Summit and Medina Counties BY NEIL ALLEN A S THE NUMBER of ag ing A merica ns c ont i nue s t o g row, phy sici a n s who ca re for this population a re faced with i ncrea si ng cha l lenges. Older a du lt s of ten present with higher acuit y dis- eases a nd multiple chronic conditions, requ i r i n g more fol low-up t est s a nd treatments. Add to t h is t he ongoi ng push for preventive medicine a nd ea rly diag nosis through screening, a nd it is ea sy to understa nd why t he dema nd for specia l i zed hea lt hca re ser v ices is on t he r ise. One specia lt y i n pa r- ticula r that is being affected by the g row ing senior popu lation is gastroenterolog y. W e s t e r n R e s e r v e H o s pit a l Ph y s i c i a n s G a s t r o e n t e r o l o g y recently opened three offices in Summit and Medina Counties. Led by boa rd- c er t i f ied gastroenterolog ists John S. Park, MD, and Corey J. Sievers, MD, t h e n e w p r a c t i c e of fers comprehen- sive GI ca re. Dr. Park earned his undergraduate degree i n I n t e g r a t e d L i f e Sciences at Kent State University and his med- ica l deg ree at Nor theast Ohio Medica l Universit y (NEOMED) in Rootstown, O h i o . H e c o m p l e t e d h i s I n t e r n a l M e d i c i n e r e s i - dency at Summa St. Thomas Hospita l in A k ron, a nd his Gastroenterolog y fellowship at Strong Memorial Hospital/ U n i v e r s i t y o f R o c h e s t e r School of Medicine in Rochester, New York, where he was chief resident. Dr. Sievers g raduated w it h a BS in Biolog y from Sa int Ma r y 's Universit y o f M i n n e s o t a i n W i n o n a , a n d a n M D d e g r e e f r o m R o s s Un i v e r s i t y School of Medicine in Dominica . He c omple t e d r e s idenc ie s i n I nt er n a l M e d i c i n e a n d G a s t r o e n t e r o l o g y a t M e t r o H e a l t h M e d i c a l C e n t e r/ C a s e We s t e r n R e s e r v e Un iv er s it y i n Clevela nd a nd is a member of t he A merica n College of Gastroenterolog y, A mer ica n A ssociation for t he St udy o f L i v e r D i s e a s e s , a n d A m e r i c a n Gastroenterolog ica l A ssociation. Together these two specialists provide high qua lit y, compa ssionate ca re for a l l d i sea ses of t he ga s t roi nt es t i na l system, including: + bloating, constipation and diarrhea + celiac disease + colon polyps + Crohn's disease and colitis + dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) + gallstones + ga s t r o e s oph a ge a l r ef lu x d i s e a s e (GERD) + gastrointestinal bleeding + heartburn + irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) + liver disease + pancreas disease John S. Park, MD 1 2❱❱❱❱❱ P R A C T I C E S P O T L I G H T