ADVANCED GASTROENTEROLOGY & SURGERY ASSOCIATES

from Healthy Living January 2016

CARE FROM THE HEART

Atop-notch team is essential for the care patients expect. So is an A-game strategy that offers the latest in available services. That is why Advanced Gastroenterology, who has provided effective services in Lake County for more than 20 years, is delighted to add Tri Huynh, D.O., a world-class gastroenterologist, to their exemplary team.

He joins Lily Tran, M.D. and Garth George, M.D., now in their tenth and fourth year at Advanced Gastroenterology, respectively.

Dr. Huynh received his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Largo Medical Center, a teaching hospital associated with The VA Bay Pines Medical Health System.

Each team member brings valuable skill sets to the practice. Dr. Huynh adds advanced expertise with acid reﬂux problems.

“When a patient has acid reﬂux, over time Barrett’s Esophagus may effect the lining, which is premalignant,” explained Dr. Huynh. “We have the latest cauterization procedure known as the HALO therapy, and it’s highly effective – about 98 percent.”

This year, new medications became available in Hepatitis C treatment with similar results, increasing the cure rate from 50-60% only a few years ago, to 97 percent.

“Many people are simply unaware of the available procedures,” said Huynh, “my goal is to bring them awareness that these ailments are treatable and can be eradicated, provided with the best possible care.”

The Baby Boomer generation – those born between 1945 to 1965 – are particularly at risk.

“We don’t just screen patients who are symptomatic with liver enzyme elevation anymore,” said Huynh. “We discovered that more people have Hep C than previously thought.” Untreated, Hep C can progress to cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure, or liver cancer, with high fatality rates.

“These conditions are preventable and now, nearly 100 percent curable,” said Dr. Huynh. “We are here to help.”