SERVICES - GASTROENTEROLOGY (procedure - IRC)
Endoscopy Procedure (Upper GI) | Colonoscopy Procedure (Lower GI) | Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Procedure (Lower GI) | IRC (Infrared coagulation) Hemorrhoid treatment (Lower GI) | Hydrogen Breath Test Preperation
What is infrared coagulation?
Since its introduction 20 years ago, infrared coagulation (IRC) has become the world’s leading office treatment for internal hemorrhoids. This non-surgical treatment is fast, well tolerated, and remarkably complication-free. A small probe is placed above the hemorrhoid and a few short bursts of infrared light are applied. The infrared light quickly coagulates the vessels that provide the hemorrhoid with blood, causing the hemorrhoids to shrink and recede. Shrinkage of the hemorrhoidal tissues may take a few weeks.
For additional information you may visit the American College of Gastroenterology website at www.acg.gi.org. Click the "Patient Information" section.
Instructions for IRC (infrared coagulation) Hemorrhoid Treatment
About the gastroenterologists:
Dr. Mort Malkin received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at San Diego and received his Medical Degree from the Chicago Medical School. He received his training in Internal Medicine at the University of Connecticut and in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Rochester. He was an Attending Physician in the GI and Hepatology Departments at the University of Rochester. He was in private practice in Ohio prior to coming to Chapel Hill Internal Medicine in 2000. Dr. Malkin is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, and is listed by the Consumers’ Research Council of America as one of “America’s Top Physicians.” He is an active member in the American College of Physicians, the American College of Gastroenterology, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American Gastroenterological Association. Dr. Malkin is accepting new gastroenterology patients by referral.
Dr. Julia Tang received both her Baccalaureate and Medical Degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill. She joined the staff of Chapel Hill Internal Medicine in 2006, after completing her Fellowship in Gastroenterology at UNC– Chapel Hill. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Tang was born in Hong Kong, and since she was seven years old, has lived in North Carolina. Dr. Tang is an active member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American College of Gastroenterology. She is accepting new gastroenterology patients by referral.