The Marvin M. Schuster Center for Motility and Digestive Disorders is the first center of its kind in the country designed as a complete research and care facility for people with gastrointestinal disorders. The Center is equipped with laboratory and clinical technologies, examination, and treatment areas. Motility patients and their families will find a facility that is designed with their needs in mind.
A fully equipped endoscopy suite, consisting of four procedure rooms, an eight-bed recovery room and all support functions, is also part of the Center, as is a separate waiting room for endoscopy patients.
The Center's dedicated, interdisciplinary team of physicians and scientists, under the direction of Brian Lacy, Ph.D., M.D., is working to explore causes and to develop new and effective treatments for motility disorders. The team also hopes to create awareness of the debilitating effects of motility disorders and promote compassion and understanding for the many people who suffer from them.
The Marvin M. Schuster Center currently has a number of different experimental protocols in place for patients with disorders of intestinal motility. As of February 2001, the following protocols were under investigation:
- Treatments for diabetic gastroparesis (sildenafil & botulinum toxin)
- Treatments for hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter
- Acid reflux disease & asthma
- New diagnostic tests for gastroparesis
For more information about the Schuster Center, please call 410-550-7854. Appointments at the Schuster Center for testing and evaluation are scheduled at the request of referring gastroenterologists or internists. Referring physicians should send us a letter summarizing the patients problem history and results of recent pertinent tests performed. Please include patient's phone number and mailing address so that our staff is able to contact the patient directly to schedule an evaluation.
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