Our mission is to provide quality patient-centered medical care for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of digestive diseases. We serve all who have need in Central Virginia in a courteous, efficient, and compassionate manner. Our practice reflects state-of-the-art medical expertise and an integrated team approach to health care delivery.

 CGA Announces Augusta Gastroenterology Associates  CGA physicians offer local consultative services in the Shenandoah Valley.  We are located at 57 Beam Lane, Suite 205 (adjacent to Augusta Medical Center).  Dr.'s  Leavell and Gomez have office hours Monday through Thursday, 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm.  Hours will expand in the future to meet demand.  To schedule an appointment, please call our main office at (540) 213-8484.   

 The Digestive Care Centers at CGA and AGA are AAAHC Accredited   Charlottesville Gastroenterology physicians have been performing office-based colonoscopy since April 2001.  In 2006, our two state-of-the-art endoscopy centers were accredited by the Ambulatory Association for Ambulatory Healthcare (AAAHC), a "leader in developing standards to advance and promote patient safety, quality, value, and measurement of performance." We are the only office-based endoscopy center in Central Virginia to achieve this accreditation. The DCC houses three brand new endoscopy suites and offers a full range of endoscopic services, including colonoscopy for colon cancer screening and upper endoscopy.  We use advanced endoscopic equipment with high resolution digital imaging technology.  We have designed our unit to combine the convenience of an office-based endoscopy setting with the safety and diagnostic capabilities of an ambulatory endoscopy center.  Our office-based endoscopic services adhere to standards published by the American Gastroenterological Association.  

 Open Access Colonoscopy Available  CGA now offers "open access colonoscopy"  to healthy patients who are eligible for colon cancer screening.   In order to improve the convenience of your exam, a pre-procedure visit is no longer required, saving you time and effort.  To learn more, or to schedule a screening colonoscopy, please call our screening colonoscopy coordinators at (434) 817-8484, extension 6. 

 *NEW*  CGA Patient Forms are now available online!  Download colonoscopy preparation instructions, history forms, and records release forms.

  Virtual colonoscopy is a minimally invasive X-ray procedure for imaging the colon.  Recent studies have demonstrated that this procedure may be equivalent to conventional colonoscopy for the detection of polyps over 6 mm in size.  The procedure does not detect smaller polyps with great accuracy, and polyps cannot be removed by this test.  Any polyps discovered by virtual colonoscopy would require removal by conventional colonoscopy.  A bowel preparation is required for 1-2 days prior to the exam, and the procedure is performed without sedation.  Martha Jefferson Hospital has been offering virtual colonoscopy to selected patients for the past 4 years.  Currently, this procedure is not covered by Medicare or commercial insurers for colon cancer screening.  Martha Jefferson and Charlottesville Gastroenterology Associates have developed a consensus statement on virtual colonoscopy.  [Read More>>]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month occurs each March.  Colon cancer will affect nearly 147,000 adults in the U.S. this year, and over 57,000 people will die of the disease.  Fortunately, colon cancer is entirely preventable with early screening.  Colonoscopy is the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening.  Medicare currently pays for this test for both average risk and high risk individuals.  The Virginia legislature has also mandated that commercial insurers provide reimbursement for colon cancer screening tests. [Read More>>]

  We are affiliated with Martha Jefferson Hospital, a 175-bed community hospital that was founded in 1903 by seven local physicians interested in providing quality healthcare to the residents of Charlottesville. Martha Jefferson has been recognized as one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation, according to
findings of the eighth annual "100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks for Success" study by HCIA-Sachs. [Read More>>]