Department of Gastroenterology

Lexington Clinic South Broadway
Ambulatory Surgery Center and Medical Office Building, 2nd Floor
(Located behind the main Lexington Clinic Campus on South Broadway)
Telephone: (859) 258-4950/ Toll Free: (877) 232-3533
1221 South Broadway
Lexington, KY 40504


SERVICES and PROCEDURES

Offering Saturday appointments for Colonoscopy and Endoscopic procedures
  • Small bowel capsule endoscopy (pillcam)
  • Evaluation and treatment of general GI Issues
  • Colonoscopy with: biopsy, polypectomy and stricture dilation
  • EGD with: argon plasma coagulation/ablation angiodysplasia: band ligation of varices; dilation of esophagus and pylorus; and PEG placement/replacement; sclerotherapy
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with: sphincterectomy, stent placement, stone removal
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy with: biopsy, dilation, polypectomy
  • Liver disease: autoimmune hepatitis; biliary disease; hemochromatosis; hepatitis C and hepatitis B; steatohepatitis (fatty liver); paracentesis, percutaneous liver biopsy
  • Medical therapy for hepatitis
  • Treatment for: constipation/diarrhea; GERD; inflammatory bowel disease; irritable bowel syndrome; peptic ulcer disease
  • Celiac disease testing and management
  • Specialists in irritable bowel syndrome

Specialty Clinics

  • Nicholasville
  • Richmond
  • Lexington Clinic East

Matthew D. Ashmun, MD
Specialty: GERD, eosinophilic esophagitis, swallowing disorders, peptic ulcer disease, dyspepsia, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, constipation/diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, small intestine bacterial overgrowth, biliary and pancreatic diseases including gallstones and pancreatitis, and liver disease, including steatohepatitis (fatty liver), autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, hemochromatosis, hepatitis C and hepatitis B.

An-Yu Chen, MD
Specialty: Biliary disease, diagnostic and therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), gastrointestinal disorders, swallowing disorders, endoscopy, colitis, hepatitis, in adults and adolescents

James B. Hunter, MD
Specialty: Gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy

D. Keith Johnston, MD
Specialty: Hepatology, inflammatory bowel disease, reflux disease, biliary disease, endoscopy and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Matthew S. Miller, MD
Specialty: General gastroenterology including, end stage liver disease and hepatology, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, colonoscopy, and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

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