Manisha Jakkidi, MD - Piedmont Physicians Gastroenterology

Katherine Garcia, MSN, NP-C is a compassionate and highly detail-oriented Nurse Practitioner with three years of experience in diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of gastroenterology patients in an outpatient and inpatient setting. Katherine received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing and her Masters of Science in Family Nurse Practitioner from Columbus State University in Columbus, GA. As a board certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Katherine has over 16 years of clinical experience providing post-op medical-surgical care to patients in a rehabilitation unit, treating patients with acute and chronic gastrointestinal illnesses in a hospital unit, providing clinical coordination in an endoscopy unit, and obtaining history and physicals from diverse patient populations in a fast-paced gastrointestinal practice. Katherine is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Dr. Chaudhary grew up in Georgia and attended University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!). Dr. Chaudhary is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology & Hepatology. He was elected Chief Fellow and has also trained in advanced therapeutic endoscopic procedures. His interests include interventional endoscopic procedures for staging, management, and palliation of gastrointestinal malignancies. He performs Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) of large polyps, Enteral Stenting, Enteroscopy, EGD, and Colonoscopy. He is also proficient in endoscopic resection of early esophageal cancer and ablation of Barretts Esophagus. When he is not taking care of patients, Dr. Chaudhary enjoys traveling, camping, hiking, watching football, and spending time with his wife and two dogs.

Michael Steinbook, M.D., has over 37 years of experience. He is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. He completed his medical degree at the University of Louisville and completed his residency at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Hospital Center while he served in the U.S. Army from 1981-1989. Dr. Steinbook, a retired veteran, is from the Bronx, New York and was in private practice in Columbus for over 20 years prior to joining Piedmont Physicians.