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Y. Joseph Usta, MD, was born in Iowa City, Iowa. He was raised on an American compound in Dhahran called Aramco and went to high school at a Department of Defense Navy base in Bahrain. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Chemistry. He did a year of GI research n pancreatic cell transplant at Emory University in Atlanta. He completed his medical school at the American University of Beirut (AUB). He did his Internal Medicine training at St. Joseph Hospital and Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona. During his training he was selected as a fourth year Chief Resident in Internal Medicine and again selected to be Chief Fellow in Gastroenterology.
He also served as an Assistant Professor for both the University of Arizona and Creighton Medical Schools. Currently, Dr. Usta gives monthly lectures to residents and students at Wellington Reginal Medical Center and regularly has residents seeing patients with him in his clinic.
Dr. Usta is trained in all general GI but has a specific interest in liver diseases (Hepatology). He is very comfortable taking care of complex liver diseases including fatty liver, hepatitis B and C, cirrhosis, and getting patients ready for liver transplants consideration.
Dr Usta sees patients upstairs in the clinic and does procedures downstairs at the endoscopy center in the same building, cutting commute time and confusion for his patients. Some of the procedures he does include Upper Endoscopy (EGD), Screening Colonoscopy, and Capsules. He sees patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD), swallowing difficulties, and Barrett’s Esophagus. He regularly removes colon polyps during screening colonoscopies to help prevent colon cancer.
He also treats hemorrhoids using the CRH O'Regan System banding which is “fast and painless, over 99% effective and covered by insurance with no recovery time, fasting, or sedation” as per their website.
Professional & Teaching Experiences
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona.
Assistant Professor, Creighton Medical School.
Research & Publications
Poster 1675 Agent Orange Exposure
Presented an abstract to the 2015 American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG)
Hobbies
Dr. Usta has two daughters and a son, and a pet tortoise named “Tiki”. His hobbies include working out at Orang Theory, fishing, kayaking, biking, and any activity that includes the pool or beach. He is also not scared to try new foods from around the world. He loves gardening and has a few fruit trees that he manages in his backyard. He is currently taking online courses at Standford University on quantum physics for fun and loves to read books about history especially pertaining to World War I and II.
Dr. Michael Chan, MD, MS, RST is the founder of CaptainMD.com, and has practiced medicine for over 11 years as a primary care physician. He practices telemedicine across California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, and Washington. He takes great care to provide patients with an accurate diagnosis, and to recommend the optimal course of treatment.
Education: Doctor of Medicine (Chicago Medical School), Internal Medicine Residency (Yale School of Medicine), Sleep Medicine Fellowship (Duke University School of Medicine), Masters Degree in Biomedical Science (Chicago Medical School), Bachelors Degree in Integrative Biology (University of California - Berkeley). Qualifications: Board Certification (American Board of Medical Specialties - American Board of Internal Medicine), Registered Sleep Technologist (American Board of Sleep Medicine).
“Dr Elpedes is a caring and attentive physician,I called up to see him if possible on the same day due to concern about
my left leg pain,he examined me thoroughly and assured me its nothing serious,some medication was prescribed and went home felt relieved.He spent time listening and answering all my concerns.nowadays, these kind of doc is hard to find.”
“Dr Elpedes is a caring and attentive physician,I called up to see him if possible on the same day due to concern about
my left leg pain,he examined me thoroughly and assured me its nothing serious,some medication was prescribed and went home felt relieved.He spent time listening and answering all my concerns.nowadays, these kind of doc is hard to find.”
“Dr Elpedes is a caring and attentive physician,I called up to see him if possible on the same day due to concern about
my left leg pain,he examined me thoroughly and assured me its nothing serious,some medication was prescribed and went home felt relieved.He spent time listening and answering all my concerns.nowadays, these kind of doc is hard to find.”
“Dr Elpedes is a caring and attentive physician,I called up to see him if possible on the same day due to concern about
my left leg pain,he examined me thoroughly and assured me its nothing serious,some medication was prescribed and went home felt relieved.He spent time listening and answering all my concerns.nowadays, these kind of doc is hard to find.”
Dr. Felix Elpedes, MD
Internist
1711 6th Ave South
Lake Worth, FL 33460
4.96(400)
4.96
(163)
Dr. Carlos Vaca, MD
Critical Care Medicine 30.6 mi
Carlos Vaca, MD, offers comprehensive medical care to patients of every generation, providing individualized services designed to enhance their overall health and quality of life. Dr. Vaca and the staff at his practice in Miami Florida peak fluent Spanish and English to accommodate the needs of everyone in the community.
Dr. Vaca is board-eligible with a specialty in internal medicine and a subspecialty in critical care medicine. With more than two decades of experience, he has helped hundreds of patients in the south Florida community, delivering family-focused and personalized care to each one. He is proud to serve as a trusted physician who cares for all his patients’ health needs. He puts the concept of comprehensive care into real-life practice by providing on-site services such as blood testing, ultrasounds, echocardiograms, and urinary analysis.
Originally from Nicaragua, Dr. Vaca attended university in Mexico before moving to the United States to work on his medical degree in New York City. He trained at New York Medical College and spent several years working at Miami Heart Institute and Cedars Medical Center in Miami before opening his own practice.
“Dr Elpedes is a caring and attentive physician,I called up to see him if possible on the same day due to concern about
my left leg pain,he examined me thoroughly and assured me its nothing serious,some medication was prescribed and went home felt relieved.He spent time listening and answering all my concerns.nowadays, these kind of doc is hard to find.”
“Dr Elpedes is a caring and attentive physician,I called up to see him if possible on the same day due to concern about
my left leg pain,he examined me thoroughly and assured me its nothing serious,some medication was prescribed and went home felt relieved.He spent time listening and answering all my concerns.nowadays, these kind of doc is hard to find.”
“Dr Elpedes is a caring and attentive physician,I called up to see him if possible on the same day due to concern about
my left leg pain,he examined me thoroughly and assured me its nothing serious,some medication was prescribed and went home felt relieved.He spent time listening and answering all my concerns.nowadays, these kind of doc is hard to find.”
Dr. Felix Elpedes, MD
Internist
5100 Cresthaven Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL 33415
4.96(400)
Koreme Anti-Aging & Medical Group
Internist 31.2 mi
