Colon and Bowel Surgery

General and GI surgeons who specialize in colon and bowel surgery treat conditions of the intestine, colon, rectum, and anus with minimally invasive options or traditional surgical methods. These conditions of the lower digestive tract include:

• Diverticulitis

• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

  • Ulcerative colitis

  • Crohn's disease (comprehensive information about Emory Healthcare's Crohns and Colitis Center can be found here)

• Hemorrhoids

• Screening and diagnostic colonoscopy

• Chronic constipation

• Rectal prolapse

• Fecal incontinence

• Pelvic floor dysfunction (rectocele, enterocele)

• Rectal abscess and fistula

• Fissures

• Pouchitis

• Pilonidal cysts

Our general colon and bowel surgeons are equally versed in laparoscopic, advanced endoscopic and capsule endoscopic, robotic, and open approaches. The specific procedures offered include:

• Bowel resection (colectomy)

• Colostomy

• Hemorrhoidectomy

• Ileal pouch anal anastomosis (J-pouch)

• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) surgery

• Internal sphincterotomy

• Proctolectomy

• End ileostomy

• Ileostomy

• Rectopexy

Eric Knauer, MD

Dominic Papandria, MD

Jahnavi Srinivasan, MD