Strand GI Associates

Strand GI Associates is a medical group in Myrtle Beach, SC, located at 7900 N Kings Hwy. The practice provides gastroenterology services to adult and geriatric patients in Horry County and surrounding areas. Its physicians treat diseases and disorders of the stomach, colon, and intestinal tract through diagnostic procedures including colonoscopy, upper endoscopy (EGD), flexible sigmoidoscopy, and small bowel pillcam. Additional treatments include hemorrhoid banding, endoscopic biopsy, cytology, electrocoagulation, sclerotherapy, removal of foreign bodies, tattooing, clipping, dilations, polypectomy, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and Endoscopic Gastrostomy tube Placement (Peg). The group has served the community for more than 40 years.

The practice is owned by six gastroenterologists: Timothy Cornnell, MD, Gary Vukov, MD, Andrew Pearson, MD, Kathleen Raynor, MD, John Edmison, MD, and Jose C. Hernandez, MD. All physicians are board certified. The group operates the Strand Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center, which opened in November 2001. The center contains three procedure rooms and is an ambulatory facility. It is accredited by the AAAHC and recognized by the ASGE as a Center of Excellence, a distinction it has held since 2009. The center is Medicare certified and SC state licensed. The clinical staff includes registered nurses, endoscopy technicians, licensed practical nurses, and certified medical assistants. Administrative support is provided by an administrator, office manager, business office schedulers, admissions staff, and a patient financial coordinator. The group maintains an answering service that texts messages to the physician on call after hours.

The practice is the only independent gastroenterology group in the area. Its endoscopy center is one of only five recognized statewide by the ASGE and one of 431 nationally recognized units. The physicians provide therapeutic endoscopic techniques including electrocoagulation, sclerotherapy, and dilation. The group maintains competitive costs and high-quality care standards.

Strand GI Associates combines decades of local experience with nationally recognized endoscopy standards to serve the digestive health needs of Myrtle Beach and Horry County.

The practice sits on N Kings Hwy, just a few meters from the intersection with 79th Avenue North and the main thoroughfare of North Kings Highway. It is located about a fifth of a mile from the Castillo Del Mar neighborhood and the 82nd Parkway road.

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• Advanced therapeutic endoscopic techniques
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• Endoscopy
• Endoscopy Center recognized as a Center of Excellence
• High-quality gastroenterology services
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