Dr. Mohamed Othman: Keep chronic heartburn from turning into cancer - El Paso Times
GERD -- gastro-esophageal reflux disease -- is a very common problem in the United States. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, more than 60 million Americans suffer from heartburn at least once a month, and more than 15 million Americans experience heartburn symptoms daily.
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Mohamed Othman, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso. Dr. Othman was trained at University of New Mexico and Mayo Clinic and he specializes in the diagnosis and early endoscopic treatment of pancreatic diseases and gastrointestinal malignancies.
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