Gastrointestinal Associates (GIA), one of the Southeast’s leading GI practices, has launched GIA 180, a program that uses a balanced, multifaceted and surgery-free approach to weight loss featuring ORBERA, the global market leader for intragastric balloons. Used in more than 220,000 people in over 80 countries, the ORBERA balloon is placed endoscopically and fills space in a patient’s stomach to … Read More

Continuing to lead the way in gastroenterology care in East Tennessee, Gastrointestinal Associates is investing $15 million to build a Dowell Springs location that will feature an Ambulatory Surgery Center, Center of Excellence for the treatment of Crohn’s and Colitis, and Comprehensive Weight Management Center. Gastrointestinal Associates (GIA) and Realty Trust Group (RTG) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the facility … Read More

A team of medical specialists worked in clockwork precision at Gastrointestinal Associates on March 28 to provide free, and potentially lifesaving, screening colonoscopies to 42 patients in the program’s sixth year of helping the East Tennessee community. Free Screening Colonoscopy Day now has provided approximately 300 patients with the most-effective method to help prevent colon cancer or catch it in … Read More

Dr. Matthew Moore has established his practice and medical career at Gastrointestinal Associates (GIA), one of the Southeast’s leading GI practices. Moore serves as a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Gastroenterological Association. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and his specialty is gastroenterology. “Dr. … Read More

Gastrointestinal Associates announced today that it will work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to offer gastroenterology procedures – including colonoscopy screenings – to East Tennessee veterans. This new relationship means that when the Mountain Home VA Medical Center has developed a backlog of endoscopic procedures, Gastrointestinal Associates will provide endoscopic services to ensure that veterans are served in … Read More

June 1 marks the 27th annual National Cancer Survivors Day, a day set aside for all people living with a history of cancer – including America’s nearly 14 million cancer survivors – to connect, celebrate milestones and recognize those who have supported them along the way. Traditionally held on the first Sunday in June, National Cancer Survivors Day includes not … Read More

Early morning activity is commonplace on weekdays at Gastrointestinal Associates’ Weisgarber Road office because people who have fasted for screening tests want to get them finished as soon as possible. However, GIA was a beehive of activity Saturday before dawn as a group of about 50 people who also had been fasting arrived for a health screening – one that … Read More

The new “My GIA” patient portal provides patients of Gastrointestinal Associates convenient, anytime online access to their GIA patient records and contact with their physician’s office. The secure online connection enables patients to request appointments and prescription refills, obtain test/lab results, send a message to a physician or staff member, request medical records and update their medical history, insurance information … Read More