Overview
Joshua Penfield is a Gastroenterologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Penfield has been practicing medicine for over 21 years is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Menetrier Disease, Indigestion, Childhood Volvulus, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Premera
Locations
2929 Health Ctr Dr, San Diego, CA 92123
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Penfield has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Distinguished
- Menetrier Disease
- Advanced
- Barrett Esophagus
- Bile Duct Obstruction
- Childhood Volvulus
- Choledocholithiasis
- Familial Pancreatic Cancer
- Gallstones
- Experienced
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alcoholic Cirrhosis
- Angiodysplasia of the Colon
- Ascites
- Bacterial Gastroenteritis