General Practitioners

• Medical Weight Loss
• Primary Care
  If your insurance carrier requires referral forms, please make sure you get the necessary forms from your primary care or other referring physician before your visit.
• Colonoscopy
  Colonoscopy (koh-luh-NAH-skuh-pee) lets the physician look inside your entire large intestine, from the lowest part, the rectum, all the way up through the colon to the lower end of the small intestine. The procedure is used to look for early signs of cancer in the colon and rectum. It is also used to diagnose the causes of unexplained changes in bowel habits. Colonoscopy enables the physician to see inflamed tissue, abnormal growths, ulcers and bleeding.
• Constipation
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder that interferes with the normal functions of the large intestine (colon). It is characterized by this group of symptoms...
• Electrocardiogram
  For the procedure you will swallow a small capsule, about the size of a glucosamine tablet. It will transmit images to a storage device that you wear. Right before the procedure the nurse will attach a sensor array to your chest (esophageal capsule) or abdomen (small bowel capsule) using sticky pads similar to those used for an EKG of your heart. Next, you'll wear a vest containing a small hard drive and batteries. The capsule transmits images of the esophagus or small bowel to the hard drive in the vest over the course of 8 hours. The physician can carefully examine the images, checking the lining of the organs. The capsule takes two pictures each second for up to 8 hours. In these pictures, the physician can see abnormalities such as angioectasia, ulcers and tumors that may not show up well on x-rays. The physician then uses special software to create and review a movie of the images the tiny capsule records.
• Diarrhea

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Dr. Jordan comes from a long and proud tradition of medicine in the Johnston County area, with family roots in radiology, internal medicine, anesthesiology, nursing and general medicine.
• Gastroenterology
  Jordan and Associates Gastroenterology, P.A. (JAG) is committed to providing World Class specialty care in Johnston County. To that end, we take many steps to ensure that your appointment is pleasant and safe. This includes reservation of the Operating Room and Specialized Operating Support Staff that is required for your procedure. Due to its advanced planning, we ask that you keep your scheduled appointment. However, in the event that you are unable to keep your appointment due to an emergency or illness, please contact our office at (919) 938-4404.
• Colon Cancer
  Did you know... the development of colorectal cancers takes at least 10 years in most people and begins as small, precancerous polyps that can be easily detected (and, often, removed) during a colon cancer screening?
• Endoscopy
  Capsule endoscopy (en DOS-skuh-pee) enables the physician to look inside the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine. It is primarily designed for the small intestine or esophagus. The procedure may be used to discover a source of bleeding suspected to be in the small bowel, diagnose Crohn's disease or screen for Barrett's change of the esophagus.

Psychiatrists

• Stress Management
  One in five Americans has IBS, making it one of the most common disorders diagnosed by doctors. It occurs more often in women than in men, and usually begins around age 20. IBS causes a great deal of discomfort and distress, but it does not permanently harm the intestines or lead to intestinal bleeding or a serious disease such as cancer. Most people can control their symptoms with diet, stress management and medications prescribed by their physician. But for some people, IBS can be disabling. They may be unable to work, go to social events or travel even short distances.

Radiologist

• Radiology
  Dr. Jordan comes from a long and proud tradition of medicine in the Johnston County area, with family roots in radiology, internal medicine, anesthesiology, nursing and general medicine. He earned a BS in biology from Davidson College, and then worked for CDC in AIDS research in RTP. He attended medical school at East Carolina University in Greenville, followed by surgical training in the Harvard system at the Deaconess Hospital in Boston; the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, Scotland; and at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. After training in Internal Medicine and a Gastroenterology Fellowship at Duke, he moved home to Smithfield in 2002 and opened what was formerly known as Johnston Area Gastroenterology. JAG has enjoyed steady growth since its inception.
• X-Rays