Ricardo Morgenstern, MD

Gastroenterology

4.9 with 30 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology)
Dr. Morgenstern is a Penn Medicine physician.

Call 800-789-7366

Board Certification

Gastroenterology, 1984

Education and Training

Medical School: Facultad de Medicina Aurelio Melean
Residency: Instituto de Gastroenterologia Boliviano Japones, Facultad de medicina Aurelio Melean
Fellowship: Western General Hospital and Royal Infirmary University of Edinburgh

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4.9out of 5

30 Ratings

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Nov 13, 2023

dr. morgenstern is extremely knowledgeable and compassionate. my son already goes to him. i would recommend dr. morgenstern to anyone who wants to be seen by the very best. excellent!

Nov 13, 2023

dr. morgenstern was kind and professional in nature.

Oct 2, 2023

he invited and answered all my questions in a way that i could easily understand. great empathy.

Jun 12, 2023

thank you

May 1, 2023

dr. morgenstern is extremely knowledgeable. he knew how to proceed with my treatment after months of not knowing what to do. he's been my doctor for years. there's no one better in his field.

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Aetna
Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna Medicare
Claim Watcher (Homestead/Index)
Clover Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Highmark Blue Shield Medicare
Highmark Wholecare
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360

Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Jefferson Health Plans (fka Health Partners Plans)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan PA
UPMC Health Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

Naohisa Yoshida, Peter Draganov, Sneha John, Helmut Neumann, Rafiz Abdul Rani, Wen-Hsi Hsu, Nilesh Fernandopulle, Kewin Tien Ho Slah, Ricardo Morgenstern, Yuri Tomita, Ken Inoue, Osamu Dohi, Ryohel Irose, Yoshito Ito, Takaaki Murakami, Yoshikazu Inagaki, Yutaka Inada, Vitor Arantes.: Comparison of LED and LASER Colonoscopy About Linked Color Imaging and Blue Laser/Light Imaging of Colorectal Tumors In a Multinational Study. Digestive Diseases and Sciences https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-023-08057-2 : 2023.

Bisaria S, Patel D, Morgenstern R.: Incidental Rectal Tonsil found on routine colonoscopy: A Case Report. Edorium J Gastroenterol 8 (100013G01SB2021): 2021.

Patel D, Morgenstern R, Daxini A, Lichtenstein S: Role of Small Intestine in Pathophysiology of Obesity and Metabolic Disease and Review of New Endobariatric Procedure Focus on Small Intestine Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Treatment 6 (2): 2020.

Marinella Ingilizova, Shara Epstein, Dong Heun Lee, Neal Patel, Shraddha Patel, Ricardo Morgenstern, Nikolay Popnikov, Dagan Coppock: A rare case of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex with colitis in a renal transplant patient Transpl Infect Dis 21 (1): e13011,2019.

Ricardo Morgenstern, MD, Ruben Acosta, MD: Enfermedades de la Vesicula y de la Via Biliar American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) website, videoand audio podcasts, patients, patients : 2019.

C Roberto Simons-Linares, Ricardo Morgenstern, Abel Acosta-Canedo, Jaime Saravia-Burgos: Is There an association of the Andes Traditional Coca Leaf Chewing and Sigmoid Volvulus? A study of 441 Patients in Bolivia American Journal of Gastroenterology 113 : 106-7,2018.

Meet Parick, Nishita Patel, John Lieb, Ricardo Morgenstern, Wenlin Fan: Gastric Arteriovenous Malformation: A Unique Case of a Rare Phenomenon American Journal of Gastroenterology 112 : S1396-7,2017.

Stanley Pietrak, Edward Gracely, Ricardo Morgenstern, James Reynolds: Development of a Novel Marker of Endoscopist Eprformance: LT5R American Journal of Gastroenterology 111 (1): S180-1,2016.

A. Pillai, T. Zuchelli, D. Ringold, Ricardo Morgenstern: Cold snare polypectomy versus hot snare polypectomy in endoscopic mucosal resection of large polyps GIE Journal 83 (5): AB414,2016.

Alexander Schalechterman, Missale Solomon, George Dekki, Ricardo Morgenstern: Iatrogenic duodenal Perforation of the Lateral Duodenal Wall closed Endoscopically with Placement of Metallic Clips American Journal of Gastroenterology 108 : S654-5,2013.

Academic Contact Information

3400 Civic Center Blvd
7 Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-349-8222

American College of Gastroenterology, National
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, National
Bolivian College of Medicine, International
Bolivian Organ Transplantation Society, International
Bolivian Society of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, International
Bolivian Society of Internal Medicine, International
British Society of Gastroenterology, International
College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Local
Interamerican Society of Digestive Endoscopy, International
Pennsylvania Medical Society PAMED, National
Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology, Local
Philadelphia County Medical Sociaety, Local
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, International
Society Ibero-Latin American Health Professionals, Local
Society of Ibero Latino American Medical Professionals, Local
World Gastroenterology Organzation, International