Dr. Gerstenberger has practiced at Digestive Health since 1985. He specializes in gastrointestinal endoscopy and in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of problems of the intestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon), biliary tree (gallbladder and bile ducts) and pancreas.
After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley with high honors and distinction in general scholarship, Dr. Gerstenberger attended the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine in Boston. He received his medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and completed his residency training in internal medicine at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. He undertook his fellowship training in gastroenterology at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Gerstenberger is a former President of the Medical Staff at Mercy Regional Medical Center and a former Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. He has served on the governing boards of Mercy Regional Medical Center, the Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative and the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers. He also has served on the Risk Management Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is a past chair of the Practice Management Subcommittee of the American College of Gastroenterology. He serves as a Regional Board Member of the American Gastroenterological Association's Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition. He has published research papers, reviews and book chapters addressing legal risk management issues in gastroenterology and gastrointestinal endoscopy. One of his current interests is endoscopic sedation.
In his free time Dr. Gerstenberger enjoys cycling, whitewater kayaking, and Nordic skiing. He designed, built and maintains this website.
Dr. Gerstenberger's Publications
Digestive Disease Week 2008 abstract from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy's plenary session presentation: Non-anesthesiologist Administered Propofol Sedation for Endoscopic Procedures: a Worldwide Safety Review.
