Clifford Carrol, MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE, a Gastroenterologist with Great West Medical Associates
Get to know Gastroenterologist Dr. Clifford Carrol, who serves patients in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Board certified gastroenterologist Dr. Carrol is currently serving patients at Great West Medical Associates in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Great West Medical Associates is the place for all of your gastroenterological needs. Our board-certified physicians and experienced staff are committed to excellence in the field of gastroenterology. We will provide our patients with personalized care utilizing the latest advances in digestive disease diagnosis and treatment, in a professional and ethical manner” as stated on the practice’s website. The mission of Great West Medical Associates is to provide optimal care for patients’ digestive health problems in an environment in which they can be comfortable and feel confident that they are getting the best advice and the most effective treatments.
Dr. Carrol has an interest is quality measurements for endoscopic procedures. The most frequent procedure he performs is a colonoscopy, which is a procedure that evaluates the colon for diseases and identifies polyps. Since 2009, Dr. Carrol has maintained quality benchmark information for colonoscopy at Stonecreek Surgical Center – the ambulatory surgery center where he previously performed outpatient procedures. He has a polyp detection rate, or the percentage of procedures in which polyps are found, of 35 percent. This is above the standard of 15 to 25 percent considered to be a mark of excellence.
Dr. Carrol performs many other endoscopic procedures, including capsule endoscopy, which looks at the small intestine using a pill-sized camera that the patient swallows. He has interpreted more than 400 capsule endoscopy studies and was certified at the Cleveland Clinic.
After graduating from Adelphi University in New York in 1983, Dr. Carrol attended medical school at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He completed his residency in internal medicine and chief residency at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City. He also completed a one-year residency in radiology at St. Vincent’s Hospital, followed by training in gastroenterology and hepatology at Stonybrook University Hospital in New York.
Dr. Carrol is board-certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
Dr. Carrol is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology, and a Fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. A gastroenterologist, like Dr. Carrol, is a physician who has extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the esophagus, stomach, intestines, and biliary system.
Learn More about Dr. Clifford Carrol:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/321878-Clifford-Carrol-gastroenterologist-Las-Vegas-NV-89118 or through Great West Medical Associates, http://www.greatwestmedical.net/physicians.html
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