Gastroenterology

Monument Health Gastroenterology provides the highest level of care for a full range of digestive system diseases including general gastroenterology, hepatology and interventional gastroenterology with hepato-pancreatic-biliary interventions.

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The number of digestive disease conditions leading to primary care physician visits and specialty referrals is progressively on the rise. At Monument Health, our Interventional Gastroenterologist and GI clinic team are committed to providing top-notch care for patients’ gastrointestinal complaints despite the complexity of their disease. Our board-certified Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Advanced Interventional Endoscopist provides evaluation and defines treatment for a full range of digestive disease conditions. Our team tailors treatment plans to each patient’s specific needs with the goal of improving their functional status and quality of life.

The Gastroenterology Clinic is co-located with the General Surgery Clinic within the Rapid City Hospital to provide a multidisciplinary approach for our providers to work collaboratively as a team to monitor your progress and provide the best answers for your digestive disease complaints.

With advances in medicine and technology, Monument Health is now able to provide world-class Gastroenterology care, allowing our patients to receive the care they need right here in the Black Hills.

Conditions and Procedures

What We Treat

A wide range of GI complaints such as abdominal pain, nausea, dysphagia, vomiting, bloating, change in bowel habits and more
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
Esophageal stricture and complex dysphagia pathology
Esophageal varices
Barrett’s esophagus
Gastric ulcer disease
Helicobacter pylori treatment
Gastric masses and subepithelial lesions
Gastric varices
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Celiac disease
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
Pancreatitis (acute and chronic)
Pancreatic cysts and masses
Hepatitis and liver diseases
Biliary stricture and bile duct pathology
Choledocholithiasis
Small bowel AVMs
Diverticulosis and diverticular associated disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease)
Microscopic colitis
Rectal varices
Colon cancer screening and polyp resections

Procedures We Perform

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
Esophageal dilation
High-resolution manometry (HRM)
Esophageal pH monitoring (Bravo)
Esophageal EndoFLIP planimetry
Barrett’s esophagus with endoscopic eradication therapy (Endoscopy Mucosal Resection, Radiofrequency Ablation, Cryotherapy)
Push enteroscopy
Endoscopy hemostasis
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), with wide range of interventions on complex biliary pathology
Direct cholangioscopy (SpyGlass)
Diagnostic upper and lower Endoscopy Ultrasonography (EUS): EUS guided fine-needle aspiration/fine-needle biopsy
Interventional upper and lower Endoscopy Ultrasonography (EUS): EUS guided transgastric ERCP (EDGE), EUS guided gastroenterostomy and enteroenterostomy (EGGE, EGEE), EUS guided gastric and rectal variceal embolization
Endohepatology with EUS guided liver biopsy, direct portal pressure gradient measurement, liver shear wave elastography
Video capsule enteroscopy with Smart PillCam (VCE)
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Colonoscopy
Endoscopy mucosal resection of large polyps (EMR)
Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection Device (eFTRD)
Endoluminal stenting
Endoluminal defect closure and suturing
Vibration Controlled Transient Elastography (VCTE) using FibroScan
Anti-reflux intervention: Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) and robotic assisted Concomitant hiatal hernia repair and Transoral Fundoplication (cTIF)

Take a virtual tour

Take a virtual tour of our state-of-the-art Endoscopy Suite, completed in 2024. This dedicated space has been designed to provide patients with a comfortable environment allowing Physicians and Providers access to cutting-edge technologies for procedures. Along the tour, you can see first-hand the advanced technology available in procedure rooms and spacious patient rooms, the modern design and patient-centered features implemented to provide high-quality care, close to home.