Michael B. Blechman, MD, Voted One of the Top 10 Surgeon Specialists in New York

    NEW YORK, NY, October 08, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Michael B. Blechman, MD, Gastroenterologist, Vice President and Partner of Union Square Gastroenterology, PC, is widely recognized for his dedication, leadership and excellence in health care.

Dr. Blechman is a renowned gastroenterologist whose treatments and services include diagnostic and preventative screening colonoscopies, endoscopies and consultative services. He specializes in inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, acid reflux, diarrhea and constipation disorders as well as irritable bowel syndrome. He has performed well over 15,000 endoscopic procedures and has an outstanding safety record.

Dr. Blechman is a founding partner and is on the board of executive managers of East Side Endoscopy, LLC, an ambulatory surgical center of the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Health System in New York City. This is where the majority of his patient procedures are performed. Furthermore, he serves as a clinical instructor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and an assistant attending in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. Active within his industry, Dr. Blechman maintains affiliations with the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the Medical Society of the State of New York.

Dr. Blechman holds an MD from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, which he earned in 1993. He subsequently completed a residency in internal medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1996, followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in 1999. He is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. In recognition of his dedication and hard work, Dr. Blechman has recently been inducted into Worldwide Registry. He was the recipient of the Patients' Choice Award from Vitals in 2014, 2012, 2011 and 2010, as well as the On-Time Doctor Award in 2014. Notably, Dr. Blechman was voted as One of the Top 10 Surgeon Specialists in New York in 2014 and was deemed Most Compassionate Doctor by Vitals from 2009 to 2011.

For more information about Union Square Gastroenterology, PC, please visit http://usqgastro.com.

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