Gastroenterologist Joseph Hancock, MD, joined South Lake Tahoe, Calif.-based Barton Health, SouthTahoeNow.com reports.
What you should know:
1. Dr. Hancock will see patients at Barton Health's new office in South Lake Tahoe. The office physicians specialize in general surgery and gastroenterology.
2. He specializes in treating liver disease, hepatitis, esophageal reflux and Crohn's disease.
3. Dr. Hancock earned his medical degree from Philadelphia-based Hahnemann University and Hospital (now Drexel University). He completed a residency at Los Angeles-based University of Southern California and at Drexel University as well as a fellowship at Washington, D.C.,-based Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.