- Dr. Brent J Kovacs, MD
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Dr. Brent J Kovacs, MD
Internal Medicine
- California, Santa Barbara
Overview
Dr. Brent J Kovacs, MD works in Santa Barbara, California is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and graduated Harbor Ucla Med Center in 1994. Dr. Kovacs is affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and practicing for 32 years
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
• Blindness
• Chronic Pain Management
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Cirrhosis
• da Vinci® Prostate Surgery
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Duodenitis
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
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• Endophthalmitis
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Exercise Management
• Female Pelvic Disorders
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Guar Gum Allergy
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Islet Cell Adenoma
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Lens Disorders
• Lower Back Injuries
• Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome
• Neuropathic Diseases and Disorders
• Optic Ataxia
• Orbital Fracture
• Panic Disorder With Agorapobia
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Pterygium
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Restylane® Injections
• Retinal Laser Photocoagulation
• Retinal Testing
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Scrambler Therapy (ST5)
• Screening Colonoscopy
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Stomach Surgery
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Throat Culture
• Throat Swab
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tonsillitis
• Vaginal Cancer
• Vulvar Cancer
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Procedures
• Abdominal Pain• Anemia
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
• Biliary Atresia
• Cholecystitis and Gallstones
• Cirrhosis
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
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• Diverticulitis, Intestinal
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Diverticulum of Esophagus
• Duodenal Ulcer
• Duodenitis
• Dysphagia
• Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
• Enteritis
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Ulcer
• Esophageal Varices
• Esophagitis
• Gas-Bloat Syndrome
• Gastric Ulcer
• Gastritis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
• Gastroparesis
• Heartburn
• Hemorrhoids
• Hepatitis C
• Ileus
• Indigestion
• Intestinal Abscess
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Liver Biopsy
• Malnutrition
• Manometry
• Neoplasm of Gastrointestinal Tract
• Non-Neonatal Jaundice
• Pancreatitis
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Small Intestine Cancer
• Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
• Stomach Cancer
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Unexplained Weight Loss
• Vascular Insufficiency of Intestines
• Vomiting Disorders
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 32
State License
- California
Spoken Languages
- Spanish
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
Harbor Ucla Med Center
Torrance, CA, USA
Year completed: 1994
Torrance, CA, USA
Year completed: 1994
Fellowship Hospital
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA, USA
Year completed: 1997
Loma Linda, CA, USA
Year completed: 1997
Medical School
Tulane University School Of Medicine
New Orleans, LA, United States
Graduated: 1991
New Orleans, LA, United States
Graduated: 1991
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Office Locations
Primary location
Santa Barbara Gastroenterology
2403 Castillo Street Suite 201
California (CA)
Santa Barbara
93105
Phone:(805) 682-3585
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 55 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Santa Barbara Gastroenterology, 2403 Castillo Street Suite 201, Santa Barbara, California (CA), 93105
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Blue & Gold HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Covered California - Bronze PPO
- Delta Health System
- Employer Group HMO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Health Net
- Health Net PPO
- Humana
- Individual and Family PPO
- Kaiser PHCS Network PPO
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- Pathway X Direct Access PPO
- Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
- PHCS Network PPO
- Select PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
351 South Patterson Avenue
California CA,
Santa Barbara,
93111
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital is a hospital located in Santa Barbara, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 3 of 4 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 3 of 4 procedures.
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Pueblo At Bath Street
California CA,
Santa Barbara,
93105
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a hospital located in Santa Barbara, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 15 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 8 of 16 procedures.
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