General Practitioners

• Medical Weight Loss
  The American Cancer Society recommends that all Americans age 50 and over be screened for colon cancer even if they feel fine. People with a history of colon cancer or colonic polyps in their family may need to be screened at a younger age. In addition, anyone having symptoms such as rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea or weight loss may need to be checked before age 50.
• Primary Care
  As educators we teach medical students, medical residents, primary care physicians and other specialists about gastrointestinal disorders and the appropriate treatment for each disorder. We teach patients and families about their conditions and strive to provide general education to the community about gastrointestinal health.
• Family Practice
• Emergency Care
• Colonoscopy
  A colonoscopy is an outpatient procedure in which the inside of the large intestine (colon and rectum) is examined. A colonoscopy is commonly used to evaluate gastrointestinal symptoms, such as rectal and intestinal bleeding, abdominal pain, or changes in bowel habits. Colonoscopies are also performed in individuals without symptoms to check for colorectal polyps or cancer. A screening colonoscopy is recommended for anyone 50 years of age and older, and for anyone with parents, siblings or children with a history of colorectal cancer or polyps.
• Constipation
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Diarrhea
• Immunizations
  In terms of number of mortality, the former is second only to smoking among known agents causing cancer. With more widespread implementation of vaccination and strict screening before blood transfusion, lower infection rates are expected in the future. In many countries, though, overall alcohol intake is on the rise, and consequently the number of people with cirrhosis and other related complications is increasing.

Gynecologists

• Gynecology
• Obstetrics
• Pregnancy

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Gastroenterology is a branch of medicine concerned with digestive diseases. The practice of gastroenterology concentrates on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine (colon), liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. This medical field is really a subspecialty of Internal Medicine, as is, for example, Cardiology, which deals with diseases of the heart.
• Gastroenterology
  Iowa Digestive Disease Center in Clive, IA is seeking a BE/BC Gastroenterologist to join our extraordinary team in the Des Moines, Iowa metro. We are looking for a motivated physician to join Iowa’s largest physician-owned gastroenterology practice.
• Colon Cancer
  Removal of colon polyps, therefore, is an important means of prevention and cure of colon cancer—a leading form of cancer in the United States. Any polyps removed during your exam will be checked for cancer by a pathologist.
• Endoscopy
  The main campus for Iowa Digestive Disease Center and Iowa Endoscopy Center is located just north of Iowa Heart Center at 1378 NW 124th Street in Clive.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  Advanced Therapeutic services were initiated with the addition of Dr. Stacey Roberts in 2002 and Dr. Tercio Lopes in 2012. These advanced procedures, including endoscopic ultrasound have saved many lives in the community.
• MRI
• X-Rays
• Computed Tomography

Surgeons

• General Surgery
  Dr. Menning completed his general surgery residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan before going to the University of Kentucky and completing his CRS fellowship in the summer of 2024. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Dermatologists

• Cyst