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Take Control of Your Health With Tampa Bay’s Largest Gastroenterology Group Providing the Full Spectrum of Digestive Care.
Now accepting patients at Gastro Florida’s new Riverview, South Tampa and Wesley Chapel locations!
Our mission is to provide general and advanced/interventional gastroenterology services in an Affable, Affordable & Accessible manner for Accurate Answers.
With over 60 providers and over 25 locations in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Polk counties, Gastro Florida offers G.I. screening & treatment, colon cancer prevention, non-surgical cancer intervention, IBD infusions & therapy, nutrition & weight loss services, remote monitoring between visits, pharmacy & pathology services, and the latest therapies, including clinical research, to provide an integrated patient experience.
Find a Physician
Gastro Florida is comprised of skilled, compassionate doctors with decades of combined experience. Our providers have been trained all over the US; this diversity allows for direct access to multiple sources of expertise and high-level consultations all in-house.
Colon Cancer Screening
Without a colonoscopy, you may not know if you are among the 150,000 Americans this year who will develop colorectal cancer, America’s number #2 cancer killer. Schedule your colon cancer screening today.
Clinical Research
Gastro Florida offers clinical research trials in which volunteers participate and receive a trial treatment for a particular condition while under supervision.
Meet Your Gastroenterologist
Dr. Elnemr is a Board Certified Gastroenterologist and Interventional Endoscopist establishing a new GI practice in South Tampa. He earned his medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He then completed his Gastroenterology fellowship at Houston Methodist Hospital before completing a Therapeutic Endoscopy fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin. This advanced training allows him to remove cancerous tissue in a minimally invasive manner and also perform bariatric endoscopy cases.
From 2018 to the beginning of 2022, Dr. Elnemr was a gastroenterologist at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Michigan where he developed the therapeutic endoscopy service, including diagnostic and interventional EUS, ERCP, advanced mucosal resection, and RFA ablation. Dr. Elnemr and his family have relocated to Florida as he has recently joined Gastro Florida. He will be seeing clinic patients in South Tampa and performing ASC cases at the Tampa Bay Endoscopy Center and will do hospital GI consults & procedures at HCA Florida South Tampa and St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Procedures/Interests
General upper and lower endoscopy
Endoluminal stenting and dilation
Endoscopic mucosal resection
Endoscopic submucosal dissection
Barrett’s ablation (RFA and EMR)
Single balloon enteroscopy
Diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP including altered anatomy
Diagnostic and interventional EUS
Endoscopic suturing
Bariatric endoscopy
Weight loss
PEG/J placement
Endoscopic oncology therapy
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EDUCATION
Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, WI
Gastroenterology Fellowship: The Houston Methodist Hospital – Houston, TX
Internal Medicine Residency: Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, TX
Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine – Miami, FL
Undergraduate: Florida A&M University – Tallahassee, FL
HOSPITAL AFFILIATION
HCA South Tampa
St. Joseph's Hospital
SURGERY/ENDOSCOPY CENTER AFFILIATIONS
Tampa Endoscopy Center
PRIMARY OFFICE
110 South MacDill Ave. Ste 300
Tampa, FL 33609
Phone: (813) 726-0710
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