PRIVATE GASTROENTEROLOGY BY DR. STEVEN BATASH

Advanced gastroenterology. One physician. Personally.

No triage nurse. No physician assistant.
Just Dr. Batash and you.

An independent private practice in New York, with an outpost in Miami. Board certified in gastroenterology, Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU School of Medicine, and an advanced bariatric endoscopist with 32 years in practice.

80,000

Endoscopic Procedures Performed

9,000

Endoscopic Weight-loss Procedures

32

Years in Practice


Board Certified in Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine

Advanced Bariatric Endoscopist

TRAINING
UNDERGRADUATE
Columbia University
MEDICAL SCHOOL
NYU School of Medicine
RESIDENCY
Internal Medicine, NYU
FELLOWSHIP
Gastroenterology, NYU
WHY PRIVATE PRACTICE

You should never be a number in someone's benchmark.

Gastroenterology is personal. It takes a careful examination and an approach built for you. At large hospitals and group practices, there is nothing wrong with the doctors — but institutional rules, quotas and benchmarks leave little room for individualized care. You never know who you'll see, and the approach becomes one-size-fits-all.

Large hospitals & group practices
Dr. Batash's private practice
Who runs it
Large hospitals & group practices
Administrators and business managers, who set the rules your doctor must follow
Dr. Batash's private practice
A physician. Dr. Batash runs his own practice — medical decisions stay medical.
Who chooses
Large hospitals & group practices
Your primary care doctor refers you to a gastroenterologist inside the same group — the system's choice
Dr. Batash's private practice
You do. Your health, your decision, your doctor.

Who you see
Large hospitals & group practices
Whoever is on the schedule — often a triage nurse or physician assistant first
Dr. Batash's private practice
Dr. Batash himself, at every visit, from first conversation to final results
Your visit
Large hospitals & group practices
Timed to keep a busy schedule moving
Dr. Batash's private practice
As long as it takes to truly understand you
Your plan
Large hospitals & group practices
Shaped by institutional policies, practice rules and productivity benchmarks
Dr. Batash's private practice
Built around you: your history, your symptoms, your goals
Your care
Large hospitals & group practices
Split across departments and providers

Dr. Batash's private practice
Comprehensive and holistic, under one physician
You are
Large hospitals & group practices
A patient in the system
Dr. Batash's private practice
A patient of Dr. Batash
YOUR CHOICE

Your health. Your decision. Your choice of doctor.

In large practices and hospital systems, your primary care doctor will usually refer you to a gastroenterologist in the same group — not necessarily the one who is best for you. Not because anything is wrong with that doctor, but because the system requires referrals to stay inside the practice.

Many large practices aren't run by doctors at all. They're run by administrators and business managers. Your care should be decided by a physician who knows you — not by policy.

Don't let the system choose for you. Don't let a non-physician decide your care.

AN ELITE STANDARD OF CARE

Specialized. Comprehensive. Personal.

An independent private practice based in New York, with an outpost in Miami. Free of institutional quotas, Dr. Batash takes a holistic approach to your digestive health — and gives every patient the time, examination and expertise it deserves.

1.

Dr. Batash, personally.

No triage nurse, no physician assistant. You see Dr. Batash at every visit, from consultation to procedure to results.


2.

A teacher of physicians.

Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU School of Medicine, teaching physicians for 32 years. You benefit from the experience other doctors learn from.

3.

Comprehensive and holistic.

Consultation, screening, diagnostic procedures, treatment plans and long-term follow-up, plus weight-related care when it is part of the picture.

4.

Individualized, not cookie-cutter.

A careful examination and a plan built for you, not for a benchmark. Results explained in plain language.

5.

Comfort and safety.

Procedures performed with sedation in an accredited office-based setting, not a busy hospital unit.

OUR SERVICES

Screening, diagnosis and care.

SCREENING

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Finding and removing polyps before they turn into cancer.
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PROCEDURE

Colonoscopy

Screening, and investigating bleeding, bowel changes or pain.
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PROCEDURE

Upper Endoscopy (EGD)

Heartburn, swallowing trouble, upper abdominal pain and ulcers.
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CONSULTATION

GI Consultations

Ongoing digestive symptoms that need a diagnosis and a plan.
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ONCE AND DONE

Endoscopy and colonoscopy. One visit. One prep.

Most doctors have you come in for your upper endoscopy and your colonoscopy separately. Not us. When you need both, Dr. Batash performs them together, in a single visit — so you prepare once, not twice.

MOST PRACTICES
2
visits
2
preps
2
days off
2
rounds of sedation
BATASH MEDICAL
1
visit
1
prep
1
day off
1
round of sedation
IS IT TIME TO GET CHECKED?

See a gastroenterologist if you have any of these.

  •  ✔ Heartburn more than twice a week, or reflux that medicine isn't controlling
  •  ✔ Blood in your stool, or black stools controlling
  •  ✔ Trouble swallowing
  •  ✔ Unexplained weight loss or ongoing abdominal pain
  •  ✔ You're 45 or older and haven't been screened
COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING
45
is the new 50.

National guidelines now recommend screening from age 45. A normal colonoscopy usually lasts 10 years.

INSURANCE

We accept private insurance.

Use your out-of-network benefits for private, physician-led care with Dr. Batash.

  • Cigna
  • Aetna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Empire
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Anthem
  • MagnaCare
  • GHI
  • No surprise bills
    You'll know where you stand before your procedure.
  • No additional fees
    No hidden facility or add-on charges.
  • No coinsurance
    Nothing extra to pay on top of your benefits.
GI HEALTH & WEIGHT

Your digestive health and your weight are connected.

Fatty liver and acid reflux often improve as weight comes down. At Batash Medical, GI care and weight care live under one roof.