Recent News
Orlando Magazine’s 2018 Finest Doctors Issue Highlights Our Physicians
Orlando Magazine’s annual Finest Doctors issue features two of our physicians, honored with the distinction of “Top Doctors” in the area. The distinction is a result of two peer-recommended [...]
Strategies to Cope with and Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder. What’s more, it is somewhat of a mystery because clear signs of it are almost never seen [...]
Can You Get a Free Colonoscopy?
Colorectal cancer remains the fourth most common type of cancer in the U.S. With that said, is there ever an instance where you can get a free colonoscopy? With 9 [...]
National Acclaim for Digestive Disease Consultants Outpatient Surgery Center
For more than 15 years, the doctors at Digestive Disease Consultants have worked alongside the Palm Endoscopy Center of Altamonte Springs to perform more than 100,000 life-saving procedures. The [...]
Best Wishes to Dr. Straker in His Retirement
Richard J. Straker, M.D. has been practicing internal medicine and gastroenterology for more than 36 years. Now, as he moves on to his next adventure, we wish him the [...]
Our Surgery Center Celebrates Its 100,000th Procedure
This month, our surgical staff at Palm Endoscopy Center celebrated the milestone of performing its 100,000th life-saving procedure. “This milestone is a testament to our dedication to the community [...]