Triangle-based Practice One of Five Locations Nationally to Utilize Fuse™ Technology for Colon Cancer Detection FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C., April 14, 2014 – Dr. Kurt Vernon, known locally as The GI Guy, was recently featured on Time Warner Cable News North Carolina. In a segment with anchorwoman Marti Skold, Vernon discussed the importance of colonoscopies and how Read More…
An endoscopy is typically used as a nonsurgical procedure to evaluate a patient’s digestive system, by using endoscopic tools to view pictures through the digestive tract. An upper endoscopy, which utilizes an endoscope tool, allows the physician to move through the mouth and throat and view important areas of the stomach, esophagus and other areas Read More…
The practice has been serving Wake County, Harnett County, Johnson County and Durham County for gastroenterology for over 10 years. “We partnered with a local marketing and branding agency to work with us on delivering a better overall experience for our patients”, said Vernon. As a leader in the region for digestive care, the practice Read More…
Testing for colon cancer just got easier. If you don’t already know, Cologuard is a new competing technology for colon cancer screening that is simple and ease of use. It involves no prep, no sedation, and most importantly, its effective. What exactly is Cologuard? Cologuard is a cancer detection test. Specifically, it tests for genetic Read More…
The practice of Kurt Vernon, MD, The GI Guy, is proud to announce that we have received a ‘Tier 1 Designation”, a high quality recognition from one of the nation’s largest health insurers – Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC. BCBSNC Tiered Network utilizes administrative claims data to identify high quality, low cost providers and Read More…
