How to Refer a Patient
Contact us to get your patient scheduled with our DIGEST Care Team. Once we can review the request and any associated medical records, we will determine a pathway forward for your patient within 2-3 business days.
- Weill Cornell Medicine providers can find the DIGEST referral through Epic.
- NewYork-Presbyterian providers can either submit an Epic chat to the DIGEST coordinator or call the main the number at (646) 962-4463.
- All other providers can either submit to WCM-DIGESTrecords@med.cornell.edu or call the main number at (646) 962-4463.
A member of our Care Team will connect with your patient within 48 hours to provide them with additional information about the program.
You will receive a follow-up note from the clinical team handling your patient's care towards the end of the diagnostic testing.
Webinars
The DIGEST Care Team is holding a monthly webinar series: "Everything You Want to Know About Esophageal and Motility Disorders." The next webinar is on Wednesday, June 5th, where our experts will discuss "Refractory GERD: Is it time for anti-reflux surgery? If so, which one?" from 7:30pm - 8:30pm. You can click here to learn more about the webinar series and to register.
April's webinar was on "Achalasia: State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Patient-Centric Approach." You can watch the webinar here.
March's webinar was on "Diagnosis and Management of Barrett's Esophagus in 2024." You can watch the webinar here.
February's webinar was on "GERD Diagnosis, Medical Management and Lifestyle Approaches to Treatment." You can watch the webinar here.