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Ask the Expert: GERD (Filling the Gaps in Gerd Management. What’s Keeping you up at Night?)

November 16, 2020December 7, 2020
by VA Heartburn

Dr. Gillian discusses why people get reflux, why their weakened anatomy and hiatal hernia creates reflux, how medications work, how Nissen Fundoplication works and how LINX works. Watch on youtube Transcript 00:07 okay 00:08 and sometimes we have people who are 00:09 here because they got a spouse who's got 00:11 them and they're tryingRead More »

Podcast with Dr. Gillian: Could Surgery Cure Your Heartburn? When You Need More Than Medication

December 16, 2019November 3, 2020
by George Gillian

George Gillian, MD, and Ivan Harnden, MD, join Inova HealthChat host Jennifer Siciliano to discuss surgical treatments for GERD, commonly known as heartburn, when over-the-counter and prescriptions have not helped. Listen to hear more about the LINX and TIF procedures. Listen now (Episode 2 on Inova Healthchat page)

Heartburn| Is it a heart related disease?

September 17, 2015October 31, 2019
by George Gillian

Heartburn: Is is a heart related disease? Health experts from US Preventive Services Task Force released a guideline indicating that a low-dose of aspirin can… Read More »Heartburn| Is it a heart related disease?

GERD| Study finds LINX should be first line of therapy

September 17, 2015October 31, 2019
by George Gillian

GERD| Study finds LINX should be first line of therapy Torax Medical announced completion of a landmark study confirming the long-term results of the LINX®… Read More »GERD| Study finds LINX should be first line of therapy

GERD and Proton Pump Inhibitors: Are PPI’s Safe?

July 2, 2015October 31, 2019
by George Gillian

GERD and Proton Pump Inhibitors Proton pump inhibitors have become one of the most heavily prescribed types of medications in the United States. The names… Read More »GERD and Proton Pump Inhibitors: Are PPI’s Safe?

Is GERD Causing Your Cough?

April 28, 2015October 31, 2019
by George Gillian

Is GERD causing your cough? There are many reasons one may have a cough and GERD could be one of them. “Coughing is a… Read More »Is GERD Causing Your Cough?