Philip Katz MD

About

Dr. Philip Katz is a gastroenterologist in New York, board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. He practices at Weill Cornell Medical College and Weill Medical College of Cornell, and speaks English. Dr. Katz specializes in digestive health and treats a wide range of conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach and intestines, including acid reflux, difficulty swallowing, hiatus hernia, Barrett's Esophagus and irritable bowel syndrome. He also evaluates patients at risk for colon cancer and those with pre-cancerous esophageal conditions. His procedures include Upper Endoscopy and Upper Endoscopy with Biopsy. Dr. Katz trained at Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University, where he completed his residency, chief residency and fellowship training. Throughout his career he has held leadership roles in academic medicine, including service as GI program director and Interim Chair of the Department of Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Chief of Medicine at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia, and Vice Chair of Medicine at John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.