Rosario Ligresti from Hackensack University Medical Center: Gastroenterology Part of Changing Landscape in Health Care

As with many areas of health care the easiest way to treat a patient is to find a problem before it becomes to big to tackle. This is the same in gastroenterology where a problem caught early can make a world of difference in a patient's likelihood of survival.

Rosario Ligresti, MD, from Hackensack University Medical Center, now known as HackensackUMC, discussed how the field has changed and how doctors are adjusting to these changes to provide patients the best care possible. Despite being located in the shadows of New York City Ligresti said it is reassuring to patients to know that the Hackensack hospital and its affiliates can provide the same high level of care without having to cross to the other side of the Hudson River.