Dr. George Avant, MD



Gastroenterology   -  Tennessee,  Nashville

 Overview

Dr. George Avant, MD works in Nashville, Tennessee is a specialist in Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine and graduated University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School Of Medicine in 1967. Dr. Avant is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Hospital and practicing for 56 years

 Specialties

  • Gastroenterology
  • Internal Medicine

 Conditions

• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy
• Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
• Blindness
• Chronic Pain Management
• Cirrhosis
• da Vinci® Prostate Surgery
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Endophthalmitis
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
  ...
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Female Pelvic Disorders
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Guar Gum Allergy
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Islet Cell Adenoma
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Lens Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Optic Ataxia
• Orbital Fracture
• Panic Disorder With Agorapobia
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Pterygium
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Restylane® Injections
• Retinal Laser Photocoagulation
• Retinal Testing
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Scrambler Therapy (ST5)
• Screening Colonoscopy
• Septal Perforation Repair
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Stomach Surgery
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Throat Culture
• Throat Swab
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tonsillitis
• Vaginal Cancer
• Vulvar Cancer
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 Procedures

• Abdominal Pain
• Anemia
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
• Cholecystitis and Gallstones
• Cirrhosis
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
• Colorectal Cancer
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
  ...
• Diverticulitis, Intestinal
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Diverticulum of Esophagus
• Duodenal Ulcer
• Duodenitis
• Dysentery
• Dysphagia
• Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
• Enteritis
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Ulcer
• Esophageal Varices
• Esophagitis
• Gas-Bloat Syndrome
• Gastric Ulcer
• Gastritis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
• Gastrojejunal Ulcer
• Gastroparesis
• Hemorrhoids
• Hepatitis C
• Ileus
• Indigestion
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Malnutrition
• Pancreatitis
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Unexplained Weight Loss
• Vascular Insufficiency of Intestines
• Vomiting Disorders
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine

 Years Since Graduation

  • 56

 State License

  • Tennessee

 Education & Training

Medical School

University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School Of Medicine

Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Graduated: 1967

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Vanderbilt University Medical Center INT
1211 Medical Center Drive
Tennessee (TN)
Nashville
37232
 Phone:(615) 322-5000

Other Office Locations

 Digestive Disease Center
1301 Medical Center Drive Suite 1660
Tennessee (TN)
Nashville
37232
 Phone:(615) 322-0128

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Vanderbilt University Medical Center INT, 1211 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, Tennessee (TN), 37232




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Aetna HMO
  • Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • Coventry Health Care of Tennessee
  • Coventry Health Care of Tennessee PPO
  • GEHA
  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Humana
  • LocalPlus
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • MultiPlan
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • Network S
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • POMCO Group
  • Tricare
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


Vanderbilt University Hospital photo


Vanderbilt University Hospital

21st Avenue South And Garland Avenue Tennessee TN, Nashville, 37232

Vanderbilt University Hospital is a hospital located in Nashville, TN. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 9 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 4 of 14 procedures.



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