General Practitioners

• Primary Care
  Drs. Cantor and Weitzman are also board certified internists who see patients for primary care services and annual executive health examinations.
• Colonoscopy
  A flexible sigmoidoscopy is a more minor version of a colonoscopy, where only the bottom part of the colon and the rectum are examined with a small camera. It is a procedure that is usually performed to determine what is the cause of rectal bleeding. It requires a minor prep (usually 2 water enemas prior to the procedure) and frequently can be performed with or without sedation depending on the patient’s preference.
• Constipation
• Diarrhea

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  One of the only multi-specialty group practices in NYC, offering internal medicine, gastroenterology, cardiology, infectious disease, and oncology care.
• Gastroenterology
  Please call us at (212) 249-3720 for Dr. Gil Weitzman or (212) 472-3333 for Dr. Michael Cantor to book a consultation and learn how 72nd Street Gastroenterology can improve your health and well-being.
• Colon Cancer
  Colonoscopy is considered the “gold standard” for colorectal cancer screening. A colonoscopy is a procedure that enables us to evaluate the inside of the colon (also known as the large intestine or large bowel). A colonoscope is a long flexible tube approximately the width of a finger that features a camera and light at the tip. A colonoscopy is most often performed to find and prevent tumors or polyps (precancerous growths) that can develop into colon cancer. It not only can diagnose colon cancer, but it is a preventative technique that can be extremely effective in preventing colon cancer by removing pre cancerous growths and polyps. It can also be used to examine the cause of blood in the stool, abdominal pain, diarrhea, a change in bowel habits or other complaints.
• Endoscopy
  An upper endoscopy, also known as an EGD, involves the insertion of a flexible tube with an attached camera into the mouth and advanced to the stomach and early small bowel. The procedure is used to diagnose disorders of the digestive tract, as well as can obtain tissue biopsies and even treat issues that are found such as bleeding ulcers and narrowed strictures (a narrowing in the intestines or esophagus).

Radiologist

• MRI
  Especially for first appointments, please bring a copy of all your medications, your insurance card, and if you have had any imaging, a copy of your films (Chest Xray, CT scan, or MRI) on a CD. Our doctors can access records from the hospital and local health care providers in most cases. Also, it is always a good idea to write down a list of questions you may have for the doctor about your condition.
• Computed Tomography

Dermatologists

• Lesions
  Until capsule endoscopy came along, the small intestine was always difficult to image and treat without open surgery. Capsule endoscopy is a diagnostic technology that allows Dr. Weitzman to detect lesions, ulcers, tumors, and bleeding within the small bowel.

Allergists

• Allergies