Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root, MD

Benjamin Root, MD, is board certified in internal medicine and is a recent graduate from the gastroenterology fellowship program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY.Dr. Root was born and raised in St. Louis and attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for his undergraduate studies. He obtained his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before completing his internal medicine residency at New York University and his gastroenterology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.He is an active member of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American College of Gastroenterology as well as in the American Gastroenterological Association.Dr. Root cares for adults with a wide range of gastrointestinal disorders with a particular emphasis on screening and surveillance of colorectal cancer, GERD/Barrett’s esophagus, functional GI disorders including irritable bowel …syndrome and function dyspepsia and inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease as well as a variety of liver diseases.After 15 years away, Dr. Root returned home to his beloved St. Louis, Missouri to grow his GI practice. He is an avid Cardinals, Blues and University of Michigan sports fan and continues to play ice hockey in his free time. He enjoys discovering new restaurants, attending concerts and the theater and expanding his record collection.

Advanced Endoscopy Center

11525 OLDE CABIN RD STE 101

CREVE COEUR

MO

63141

USA

+13144009999

• Internal Medicine
• Gastroenterology

• Anorectal surgery
• Colon <a href="https://www.imedix.com/diseases/cancer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Cancer">Cancer</a> Screening
• SIBO Breath Test
• Capsule Endoscopy
• Endoscopic Ultrasound
• Esophageal Manometry
• Dietary Counseling
• Proctosigmoidoscopy
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Esophageal Dilatation
• Radiofrequency ablation

• Aetna
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Cigna
• HealthLink
• Medicaid
• Multiplan
• United Healthcare
• CIGNA PPO
• CIGNA Open Access Plus
• Aetna Choice POS II
• Aetna HMO
• BCBS Blue Card PPO
• BCBS KC Preferred Care Blue PPO
• BCBS IL PPO
• Anthem Blue Access PPO
• Anthem Blue Preferred HMO
• First Health PPO
• UHC Choice Plus POS
• UHC Options PPO
• Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
• Anthem Blue Preferred Plus POS
• UHC Navigate HMO
• CIGNA LocalPlus
• Humana Choice POS
• Anthem MO Direct Access w/HSA
• Anthem MO Blue Preferred Options
• Cigna Connect Network - MO
• Anthem Alliance EPO
• UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
• UHC Nexus Open Access
• Aetna Elect Choice EPO Open Access
• Aetna Innovation Health Aetna Premier Care Network Plus
• Aetna Open Choice PPO
• Aetna Savings Plus of IL OA Select
• Ambetter IL
• Ambetter MO
• Anthem Pathway X Choice Tiered - MO
• BCBS Blue Select Plus with Spira Care
• BCBS IL Blue Print PPO
• BCBS KC BlueSelect
• BCBS KC BlueSelect Plus
• BCBS KC SolutionsCAP
• BCBS KS Blue Choice
• BCBS KS Blue Choice Preferred Care
• BCBSA Blue Card High Performance Network
• Humana / ChoiceCare Network PPO
• Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
• Medica Choice With UHC
• Aetna KC Region Preferred Elect Choice EPO OA
• BCBS Blue Choice Preferred PPO
• Humana HMO Premier
• Humana Preferred PPO
• Anthem Pathway - MO

• Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
• Barrett's esophagus
• Gallbladder Disease
• Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• Digestive Health
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• Acid Reflux
• Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
• Liver Disease
• Hemorrhoids
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Crohn's Disease
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Infectious Liver Disease
• Peptic Ulcer Disease
• Esophagitis
• Ischemic Bowel Disease
• Acute Pancreatitis
• Cirrhosis
• Benign Polyps of the Colon
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Constipation
• Diverticulosis
• Cholelethiasis or Cholecystitis
• Celiac Disease