Associate Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Gastroenterology
Dr. George Avant, MD
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Dr. George Avant practices Gastroenterology. He studied medicine at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine is a top medical college. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine is ranked 22/2 in Research/PrimaryCare. Dr. George Avant is a published MD. He has 28 publications published. The most current publication "Conjugated sodium tyropanoate (Bilopaque) in the bowel: significance of its presence or absence after first-dose oral cholecystography." He accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Chronic relapsing pancreatitis in childhood.
- The role of vagotomy in pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Inhibition of microsomal drug metabolism by histamine H2-receptor antagonists studied in vivo and in vitro in rodents.
- In vitro antagonism of benzodiazepine binding to cerebral receptors by H1 and H2 antihistamines.
- Antagonism of benzodiazepine binding in brain by Antilirium, benzyl alcohol, and physostigmine.
- Proceedings: Pharmacokinetics of diazepam in man.
- The effect of cimetidine on hepatic drug elimination in Cirrhosis.
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis associated with massive intraAbdominal lymphadenopathy.
- Effect of Cirrhosis and debrisoquin phenotype on the disposition and effects of pinacidil.
- Herpes zoster of the larynx after intubational trauma.
- Encainide disposition in patients with chronic Cirrhosis.
- The effect of Cirrhosis on the disposition and elimination of clindamycin.
- Fiberendoscopic removal of large foreign bodies from the stomach.
- The effects of age and liver Disease on the disposition and elimination of diazepam in adult man.
- Gastric Varices secondary to splenic vein occlusion: radiographic diagnosis and clinical significance.
- Physostigmine reversal of diazepam-induced hypnosis. A study in human volunteers.
- Cholangitis with a silver lining.
- Antagonism of benzodiazepine binding in rat and human brain by Antilirium.
- Conjugated sodium tyropanoate (Bilopaque) in the bowel: significance of its presence or absence after first-dose oral cholecystography.
- Cimetidine protects against acetaminophen hepatotoxicity in rats.
- Radiographic appearance of the nonabsorbed (unconjugated) and conjugated sodium tyropanoate (Bilopaque) in the bowel.
- Anaerobic bacterial populations on normal and Diseased human biopsy tissue obtained at colonoscopy.
- Infarction after embolization of the ileocolic artery.
- Nitrofurantoin-induced liver Disease. A case report.
- Endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy: experience with 30 patients.
- Hereditary spherocytosis and portal vein thrombosis.
- Cytomegalovirus Enteritis in common variable immunodeficiency.
Schools
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Vanderbilt University Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
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Doctors Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Accepted Insurances
Education
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Vanderbilt University -
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Hospital
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Vanderbilt Hospital and Clinics
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1356433767 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | AVANT | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | GEORGE | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 372320001 | |
| NPPES Provider State | TN | |
| Specialty Description | Gastroenterology | |
| Total Claim Count | 453.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1356433767 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | AVANT |
| First Name Of The Provider | GEORGE |
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