Center for Digestive Diseases
Jill Dent, R.N., B.S.N.
Nurse Navigator
Center for Digestive Diseases
Main office: 2501 Shenango Valley Freeway, Hermitage
724-983-0223
Hubbard Diagnostic & Specialty Center, 880 W. Liberty St., Hubbard, OH 330-534-5400
New Center for Digestive Diseases offers advanced gastrointestinal services
Sharon Regional’s new Center for Digestive Diseases, located at 2501 Shenango Valley Freeway, Hermitage, offers the latest medical and surgical treatment options, as well as innovative screening and diagnostic technologies for patients who have gastrointestinal, liver, pancreatic, or nutritional disorders.
Gastroenterologists Sagar Vallabh, M.D., James Ezi-Ashi, M.D., and Raja Chadalavada, M.D., specialize in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of:
- Bowel Obstruction
- Celiac Disease
- Crohn’s Disease
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gall Stones
- Gastro Esophageal Reflux
- Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Disease and Hepatitis
- Malnutrition
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer
- Ulcerative Colitis
Jill Dent, RN, BSN, nurse navigator, is the newest member of the Center for Digestive Diseases’ team. As a nurse navigator, Jill works directly with patients as their “personal nurse” insuring an efficient coordination of care both on an outpatient and inpatient basis.
Patients with digestive diseases may also need to consult surgeons based on the results of various diagnostic procedures. Sharon Regional’s surgical specialists (Ravi Sachdeva, M.D., Gene Marcelli, M.D., Craig McKinney, M.D., and Ravi Alapati, M.D.) utilize the most advanced techniques in minimally invasive and single incision surgery for treating digestive diseases and cancers.
For more information on the Center for Digestive Diseases or an appointment, please call 724-983-0223.




