Arain M Nawaz MD 620 Belle Terre Rd Suite 1, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 631 928-0240 (Phone)
Certifications:
Gastroenterology, 1995 Internal Medicine, 1976
Awards:
Healthgrades Honor Roll
Languages:
English Urdu
Hospitals:
Arain M Nawaz MD 620 Belle Terre Rd Suite 1, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital 75 North Country Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Saint Charles Hospital 200 Belle Terre Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Education:
Medical School State University Of New York / Health Science Center At Stony Brook Medical School Northport Va Hosp/SUNY Medical School Radcliffe Infirm/U Oxford
Benign Polyps of the Colon Diverticulitis Diverticulosis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Languages:
English
Description:
Dr. Nawaz graduated from the Liaquat Med Coll, Univ of Sind, Jamshoro, Pakistan in 1969. He works in Port Jefferson, NY and specializes in Gastroenterology. Dr. Nawaz is affiliated with John T Mather Memorial Hospital and Saint Charles Hospital.
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Board certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine Certification in Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine Sub-certificate in Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine)
A gastrostomy tube which is retained in place without the use of any stitching. The tube is held in place through the use of a balloon inside the stomach and a collar pressing against the abdominal wall of the patient. The tube is provided with a stretchable section which is lengthened prior to insertion to provide the retention forces required. A trocar is employed to elongate and implant the gastrostomy tube. Also disclosed is a method of implanting a feeding tube.