What is a gastroenterologist and what procedures are done by them?

Doctors have different specialities. Gastroenterologist is a specialist for diseases of organs like stomach, liver, small intestine, large intestine, gall bladder and pancreas. You can reach out to him for problems related to digestion. For example, acid reflux and irritable bowel syndrome. For the purpose of diagnosis, they may perform procedures like endoscopy, colonoscopy, and biopsy. Gall bladder removal is one of the most common surgery performed by gastroenterologists.