Javier Gomez, MD

Charlotte Harbor Gastroenterology

2400 Harbor Blvd
Suite 9
Port Charlotte, FL 33952
Phone: (941) 246-2700
Fax: (888) 714-0472

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About

Dr. Javier Gomez is a board-certified gastroenterologist with expertise in general gastrointestinal conditions, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and screening and surveillance colonoscopy, with an additional focus on the care of older adults with complex digestive diseases.

He completed his Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship at Temple University, followed by an advanced fellowship in Motility and Neurogastroenterology. After training, he spent nearly 15 years as a Partner at Wichita Falls Gastroenterology Associates in Texas – the largest gastroenterology practice in the Texoma region – where he built a reputation for a clear approach patients trust: they leave with a diagnosis, not a long list of maybes.

Dr. Gomez is a published contributor to his field, co-authoring two chapters in the reference textbook GI Motility Testing: A Laboratory and Office Handbook (SLACK Inc.), and a chapter on Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders for ACP Medicine. His research on reflux, achalasia, and gastroparesis has been presented at Digestive Disease Week and the American College of Gastroenterology, and earned him the Young Investigator Award at the international Neurogastroenterology and Motility Meeting.

Born in Mexico City, Mexico, into a Spanish immigrant family, Dr. Gomez sees patients fluently in Spanish and English. He is known for being unhurried, direct, and easy to understand – a physician who explains what is actually happening, what the options are, and what he would recommend for his own family.

Hospital Affiliation

  • HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital

Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • CITI The Protection of Human Research Subjects
  • American Heart Association, ACLS
  • Step 3 Approved
  • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
  • American Academy of Pediatrics PALS
  • American College of Surgeons, ATLS

Education

  • Universidad Anahuac, School of Medicine - MD | Mexico City, Mexico

    Research/Publications

    • Henry P. Parkman, Richard W. McCallum, Satish S.C. Rao. GI Motility Testing A Laboratory and Office Handbook. Contributor Author: Chapter 2: Esophageal Manometry; Chapter 21: Assessment of Colonic Transit: Radiopaque Markers, Scintigraphy, and Wireless Motility Capsule. SLACK Inc. 2010.
    • Javier Gomez, MD, Priyanka Sachdeva, MD, Robert Fisher, MD, Henry Parkman, MD. Wireless Motility Capsule in Patients with Constipation: Use in Clinical Practice. Poster presentation, American College of Gastroenterology, San Diego, October 2009.
    • Kian Makipour, MD, Javier Gomez, MD, Zeeshan Ramzan, MD, Robert Fisher, MD, Henry Parkman, MD. Severity of Fecal Incontinence: Symptoms and Pathophysiologic Abnormalities. Poster presentation, American College of Gastroenterology, San Diego, October 2009.
    • Javier Gomez, RS Fisher, JE Richter HP Parkman. Adaptive Response of the Esopahagogastric Junction High Pressure Zone in Patients with Achalasia. Oral presentation, Chicago, August 2009.
    • Javier Gomez, Mathew Bohm, Joel Richter. Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Patients with Normal Upper Endoscopy Should Have pH Testing Off Proton Pump Inhibitors. Oral presentation, Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, May 2008
    • Javier Gomez MD, Henry P. Parkman. ACP Medicine (www.acpmedicine.com). Chapter XIV Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders. 2008.
    • Javier Gomez*, Annapurna Korimilli, Zeeshan Ramzan, Joel Richter, Robert S. Fisher, Henry P Parkman. Adaptive Responses of the Esophagogastric Junction High Pressure Zone: High Resolution Manometry Analysis in Normal Subjects and Patients with Hiatal Hernia. Oral presentation, Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, May 2008.
    • Umar Khayyam*, Priyanka Sachdeva, Javier Gomez, Zeeshan Ramzan, Robert S. Fisher, Henry H. Parkman. Simultaneus Assesment of Symptoms During Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy to Correlate Symptoms to Delayed Gastric Empting. Oral presentation, Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, May 2008.
    • Joseph K. Kim, Sesha S. Uppalapati, Javier Gomez, Zeeshan Ramzan, Robert S. Fisher, Henry H. Parkman. Dysfunction of the Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis in Patients with Symptomatic Exacerbations of Gastroparesis. Poster presentation, Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, May 2008.
    • Siva Doma, Javier Gomez, Susmita Paladugu, Frank K. Friedenberg, Henry P. Parkman. Postprandial Antropyloric Physiological Respones in Normal Subjects Using High Resolution Manometry. Poster presentation, Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, May 2008.
    • Maryam Khorrami, Javier Gomez, Henry P. Parkman, John Gaughan, Robert S. Fisher. Samll Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Patients with Gastroparesis. Poster Presentation, Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, May 2008.
    • Folch E. Shakoor H. Gomez J. Hogan K. Mason D. Murthy S. Pettersson G. Mehta A. Budev M. Gastric bezoar after lung transplantation in non-cystic fibrosis patients and review of the literature. [Review] [22 refs] [Case Reports. Journal Article. Review] Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation. 26(7):739-41, 2007 Jul.
    • Non-Invasive Manometric and Sonographic Measurements of the Portal Vein to Inferior Vena Cava Pressure Gradient in Patients with Portal Hypertension and Normal Controls. Poster presentation. Digestive Disease Week, Washington DC, May 2007.
    • Use of Intravenous Fluorescein to Localize gastrointestinal Ischemia. Poster presentation. Digestive Disease Week, Washington DC, May 2007.
    • Measurement of Gastric Compliance Using a New Technique. Poster presentation. Digestive Disease Week, Washington DC, May 2007.

    Other Languages

    • Spanish

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