Welcome to our web site.  We are pleased to have this opportunity to tell you a little about about us and to provide answers to some questions you may have.  Please feel free to contact our office at (248) 625-3000 if you have other concerns, questions or comments that are not addressed here.

Is Dr. Imam Board Certified in Gastroenterology?
Yes, he is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and is a Fellow of the The American College of Gastroenterology.  He is also a member of the The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, The American Medical Association, and the Michigan State Medical Society.

What Kind of Symptoms and Diseases do You Treat?
You may be referred to a Gastroenterologist to evaluate the following symptoms:  heartburn, abdominal pain, reflux, nausea, difficulty swallowing, diarrhea, constipation, bleeding from the GI tract, anemia, symptoms of liver pancreas or gallbladder disease, jaundice and hepatitis.  Diseases that are diagnosed and treated include:  ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), diverticulosis and diverticulitis, polyps, Crohn's disease, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, gallstones in the common bile duct, hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver.  Gastroenterologists frequently perform endoscopy procedures to diagnose and treat many conditions.

What is an Endoscopy Procedure?
Endoscopy procedures include gastroscopy (upper GI endoscopy, EGD), colonoscopy (examination of the colon), sigmoidoscopy (examination of the first part of the colon) and ERCP (examination of the pancreas and gallbladder).  Endoscopy procedures involve the insertion of a thin, flexible tube through the mouth or rectum.  For your comfort, these exams are performed under intravenous sedation using mild narcotics.  For more information on endoscopy procedures, see the Procedures and Preps section of this web site.