- Dr. Lance C Defrancisco, MD
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Dr. Lance C Defrancisco, MD
Internal Medicine - Pennsylvania, Altoona
Overview
Dr. Lance C Defrancisco, MD works in Altoona, Pennsylvania is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and graduated Medical College Of Pennsylvania in 1979. Dr. Defrancisco is affiliated with Altoona Regional Health System and practicing for 44 years
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Adenoid Disorders
• Allogenic Stem Cell Transplant for Hematologic Malignancy
• Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
• Arthritis of the Spine
• Bermuda Grass Allergy
• Black Fire Ant Allergy
• Blindness
• Brow Lift
• Chronic Pain Management
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• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Cirrhosis
• Colonic Malakoplakia
• Constipation
• da Vinci® Prostate Removal
• da Vinci® Prostate Surgery
• Deep Brain Stimulator Programming
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Duodenitis
• Dyskinesia
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Endometrial Cancer
• Endophthalmitis
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Esthesioneuroblastoma
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Executive Physical Examination
• Fatty Liver Disease
• Female Pelvic Disorders
• Fibroma
• Food Allergy - Tree Nuts
• Guar Gum Allergy
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Intracranial Surgery
• Islet Cell Adenoma
• Labile Hypertension
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Lens Disorders
• Ligament Reconstruction and Tendon Interposition (LRTI) for the Thumb
• Lower Back Injuries
• Lymphoma, Large-Cell
• Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome
• Maxillary and Malar Fractures
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Neuropathic Diseases and Disorders
• Opthalmoplegia - Ataxia - Hypoacusis
• Optic Ataxia
• Optic-Spinal Form of Multiple Sclerosis
• Orbital Fracture
• Orbital Lymphoma
• Panic Disorder With Agorapobia
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorders
• Pterygium
• Pulmonary Disease
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Restylane® Injections
• Retinal Freezing (Cryopexy)
• Retinal Laser Photocoagulation
• Retinal Testing
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Scrambler Therapy (ST5)
• Screening Colonoscopy
• Septal Perforation Repair
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Situational Depression
• Stomach Surgery
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
• Throat Culture
• Throat Swab
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tonsillitis
• Vaginal Cancer
• Ventilation Management
• Vulvar Cancer
• Wood Tar Allergy
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Procedures
• Abdominal Pain• Acid Reflux
• Alcoholic Liver Disease
• Anemia
• Arteriovenous Malformation
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
• Bile Duct Stricture
• Bravo pH Testing
• Capsule Endoscopy
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• Carcinoid Tumor of Gastrointestinal Tract
• Celiac Disease
• Cholecystitis and Gallstones
• Chronic Diarrhea
• Cirrhosis
• Colonoscopy
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
• Colorectal Cancer
• Constipation
• CRH Hemorrhoid Banding
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
• Diverticulitis
• Diverticulitis, Intestinal
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Diverticulum of Esophagus
• Duodenal Ulcer
• Duodenitis
• Dysentery
• Dysphagia
• Endoscopic Common Bile Duct Stone Removal
• Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
• Enteritis
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
• ERCP With Spincterotomy
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Dilatation
• Esophageal Diseases
• Esophageal Manometry
• Esophageal pH Monitoring
• Esophageal Ulcer
• Esophageal Varices
• Esophagitis
• Fatty Liver Disease
• Fecal Incontinence
• Gallstones
• Gastric Ulcer
• Gastritis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
• Gastrojejunal Ulcer
• Gastroparesis
• Genetic Testing
• Heartburn
• Hemochromatosis
• Hemorrhoid Banding
• Hemorrhoids
• Hepatitis
• Hepatitis C
• Hiatal Hernia
• Ileus
• Indigestion
• Intestinal Abscess
• Intestinal Diseases
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Ischemic Colitis
• Jaundice
• Lactose Intolerance
• Liver Biopsy
• Liver Diseases and Disorders (incl. Hepatitis and Cirrhosis)
• Malnutrition
• Manometry
• Neoplasm of Gastrointestinal Tract
• Non-Cardiac Chest Pain
• Non-Neonatal Jaundice
• Opening of Bile Ducts
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Pancreatitis
• Peptic Ulcer
• Polyp of Gallbladder
• Polyps
• Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)
• Rectal Bleeding
• Schatzki's Ring
• Short Bowel Syndrome
• Small Intestine Cancer
• Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
• Stomach Bleeding
• Swallowing Disorders
• Therapeutic ERCP
• Ulcer
• 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
- 44
State License
- Pennsylvania
Education & Training
Medical School
Medical College Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Graduated: 1979
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Graduated: 1979
Residency Hospital
Montefiore Hospital
New York, NY, USA
Year completed: 1982
New York, NY, USA
Year completed: 1982
Internship Hospital
Montefiore Hospital
New York, NY, USA
Year completed: 1980
New York, NY, USA
Year completed: 1980
Fellowship Hospital
University Calif Irvine
Irvine, CA, USA
Year completed: 1980
Irvine, CA, USA
Year completed: 1980
Awards
1 AGA
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The provider addressed traditional and alternative medicine treatment options in an open-minded way.
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Office Locations
Primary location
Blair Gastroenterology
810 Valley View Boulevard
Pennsylvania (PA)
Altoona
16602
Phone:(814) 946-5469
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Gateway Health Plan
- Geisinger Health Plan
- Group Plan PPO
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Open Access
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Tricare
- TriCare for Life
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- UPMC Health Plan
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Affiliated Hospitals
Altoona Regional Health System
620 Howard Avenue
Pennsylvania PA,
Altoona,
16601
Altoona Regional Health System is a hospital located in Altoona, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 15 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 16 procedures.
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