The field of gastroenterology is medicine that focuses on liver and digestive system health. Everything from hepatitis C to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be treated by gastroenterologists. The main focus of gastroenterologists' care is GI diagnosis and treatment. Your primary care physician would probably advise you to see a gastroenterologist for a more thorough evaluation of the problem if they discover something wrong with your GI tract. Endoscopic operations are carried out by gastroenterologists, who see the GI system with specialized devices and diagnose patients. Although they don't perform surgery, they occasionally might collaborate closely with a GI surgeon. Their primary work environments are clinics and hospitals.
