Department of Surgery

Highland Hospital Surgery

Highland Hospital Surgeons Who Treat Diseases of the Colon Thad Boss, M.D. Vincent D. Chang, M.D. Tulsi Dass, M.D. T. Jeffery Dmochowski, M.D. Asim Farid, M.D. Michael Graney, M.D. Joseph A. Johnson, M.D. Mary Lou O'Neill, M.D.

Conditions We Treat

Colon Diseases

The following diseases of the colon are conditions that are, in some cases, treatable with surgery.

Colon Cancer

A cancer occurring on the lining of the large intestine (also called the bowel or colon).

Diverticulitis

Diverticulitis is the inflammation of diverticula (small pouches formed at weak spots in the intestine) accompanied by painful abdominal cramps, fever and constipation.