Doctors > JOSEPH A. BELLADONNA, MD

• specialty:
• Gastroenterology
• bs:
• Fordham University, New York, NY, 1965
• md:
• Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, 1969
• residency:
• Internal Medicine, New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
• fellowship:
• Gastroenterology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
• board certifications:
• Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine

My philosophy of care:

In the speciality of gastroenterology and digestive disease, the focus of care should be on prevention.  Lifestyle, physical fitness, mental well-being, and attention to the diet can minimize or eliminate many of the symptoms that require a visit to the gastroenterologist. In addition, adherence to well-developed guidelines for cancer screening can detect GI lesions in their earliest stages and often lead to a complete cure.  The gastroenterologist is uniquely positioned at the interface between the primary care physician and the surgeon to provide pain-free, minimally invasive evaluation and treatment of digestive diseases.