- Dr. Paul A Akerman, MD
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Dr. Paul A Akerman, MD
Internal Medicine
- Rhode Island, Providence
Overview
Dr. Paul A Akerman, MD works in Providence, Rhode Island is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and graduated George Washington University School Of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Akerman is affiliated with Rhode Island Hospital, Roger Williams Hospital and practicing for 38 years
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
• Blindness
• Bunion
• Chronic Pain Management
• Cirrhosis
• da Vinci® Prostate Removal
• da Vinci® Prostate Surgery
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Duodenitis
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• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• 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
• Maxillary and Malar Fractures
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Optic Ataxia
• Orbital Fracture
• Panic Disorder With Agorapobia
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Pterygium
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Radiesse® Injections
• 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
• Colorectal Cancer
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
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• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
• 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
• Gastrojejunal Ulcer
• Gastroparesis
• Heartburn
• Hemochromatosis
• Hemorrhoids
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B - Immune Response
• Hepatitis C
• Ileus
• Indigestion
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Liver Biopsy
• Malnutrition
• Manometry
• Non-Neonatal Jaundice
• Pancreatitis
• Peptic Ulcer
• 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
- 38
State License
- Rhode Island
Education & Training
Medical School
George Washington University School Of Medicine
Graduated: 1985
Graduated: 1985
Residency Hospital
Mt Auburn Hospital
Cambridge
Cambridge
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Office Locations
Primary location
University Gastroenterology
33 Staniford Street
Rhode Island (RI)
Providence
2905
Phone:(401) 421-8800
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
University Gastroenterology, 33 Staniford Street, Providence, Rhode Island (RI), 2905
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Choice
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PPO
- Humana
- LocalPlus
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts PPO
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy Street
Rhode Island RI,
Providence,
2903
Rhode Island Hospital is a hospital located in Providence, RI. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 11 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 16 procedures.
Roger Williams Hospital
825 Chalkstone Avenue
Rhode Island RI,
Providence,
2908
Roger Williams Hospital is a hospital located in Providence, RI. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 6 of 8 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 8 procedures.
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