Dr. Hina Ghafoor is a Board Certified primary care doctor who cares for patients of the Reisterstown, Owings Mills, Westminster and Eldersburg communities at Mercy Personal Physicians at Reisterstown.
Mercy doctors offer a breakthrough treatment for hepatitis C that cures most patients and saves lives. Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus and can lead to permanent liver damage if untreated.
Named a Best National Hospital in Orthopedics by U.S. News and World Report, Mercy Medical Center is home to The Maryland Spine Center.
Mercy offers emergency care on the Downtown Baltimore campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (410-332-9477) with access to a trained emergency medicine team, diagnostic services and consultations with specialists.
In case of an Emergency, Dial 911 and follow the instructions of the EMS (Emergency Medical Services) team.
Mercy Medical Center's downtown campus includes our Main Hospital - The Mary Catherine Bunting Center, McAuley Plaza and The Weinberg Center.
General visiting hours at Mercy are 11:00 am to 8:30 pm. Hours vary by floor, please check with the nursing staff or call 410-332-9555.
Therapeutic endoscopy is central to the services offered at The Melissa L. Posner Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease at Mercy. Nationally recognized as one of the top rated therapeutic endoscopy specialists, Dr. Sergey Kantsevoy leads Mercy’s endoscopy program along with Dr. Amit Raina, also specially trained in advanced therapeutic endoscopy procedures. The Institute offers a dedicated endoscopy suite for patients undergoing therapeutic endoscopy treatments to detect malignant (cancerous) and pre-malignant (pre-cancerous) lesions of the colon, esophagus, stomach, liver and bile ducts, pancreas, and intestines.
Mercy offers the following therapeutic endoscopy treatment options:
Additional therapeutic endoscopy treatments include the placement of ambulatory 48-hour wireless pH monitors for assessment of patients with GERD symptoms. Cancerous lesions can be removed using therapeutic endoscopy procedures known as ablation and debulking to bypass obstruction and alleviate symptoms.
Many of the therapeutic endoscopy procedures performed at the Institute are not available at many major teaching institutions, including:
A patient tells of her experience with health struggles and finally healing after having a stomach polyp removed using therapeutic endoscopy.
Dr. Lisa Pichney is a gastroenterologist with The Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease at Mercy. She is known for her devotion to her patients and as an advocate for health screening and treatment.
Jeanette was proactive in her regular physical exams but had put off a colonoscopy because her health was good and her family history was clear.