Tampa General Hospital expands its high-quality, comprehensive care to patients in Palm Beach County with the addition of two locally vetted gastroenterologists.
West Palm Beach, FL – March 6, 2024 – Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Digestive Health Center, led by Dr. Steven Krumholz, is pleased to welcome board-certified gastroenterologists David Schwimmer, MD, and Sheldon Taub, MD, to its practice. Schwimmer specializes in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and Taub has practiced medicine in Palm Beach County for more than four decades. Both doctors will see patients at TGH Digestive Health Center’s offices in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens.
“We are excited to have Dr. Schwimmer and Dr. Taub join us as members of TGH Digestive Health Center, formerly Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches,” Krumholz said. “Dr. Schwimmer joins us as an experienced gastroenterologist with expertise and interest in treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Our affiliation with Tampa General allows him to collaborate with university-based physicians to provide outstanding multidisciplinary care. Dr. Taub joins us with more than 40 years of experience as one of the preeminent gastroenterologists in Palm Beach County. Adding these doctors allows us to continue to build an outstanding group of physicians with general and subspecialty gastroenterology care to patients in Palm Beach and Martin counties.”
Dr. David Schwimmer
Schwimmer received his Bachelor of Science in cellular and molecular biology with honors from the University of Michigan, and earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern – Parkland Hospital in Dallas, and trained for his fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Florida – Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
Schwimmer is an active member of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Gastroenterological Association. He has published in major medical journals and presented at medical conferences speaking on the treatment, outcomes and management of IBD patients. Schwimmer has also served as an IBD expert for articles appearing in multiple media outlets.
“I am excited to start this new journey with TGH Digestive Health Center in Palm Beach County,” Schwimmer said. “I look forward to joining the community, fostering lasting relationships and ensuring the well-being of each patient entrusted to my care.”
Dr. Sheldon Taub
Taub earned a Bachelor of Arts from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and went on to earn his Doctor of Medicine from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. Later, he completed both his internship and residency at Emory University School of Medicine – Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, and trained for his fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Miami. Most recently, Taub served as co-chairman of the South Florida Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, president of the Florida Gastroenterology Society and served as a member of the Board of Governors of the American College of Gastroenterology. He also earned fellowships from both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Gastroenterology.
“I am honored to be working alongside the talented staff and physicians at TGH Digestive Health Center,” Taub said. “I appreciate the opportunity to continue to provide high-quality medical care to the community I’ve called home for more than 40 years.”
Physicians with TGH Digestive Health Center provide best-in-class, comprehensive gastroenterology care in a seamless, coordinated manner. Patients who need complex, specialized care benefit from a convenient, streamlined process to have surgery in Tampa with pre- and post-surgical care performed in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.
Tampa General Hospital is ranked No. 19 in the nation for Gastroenterology & GI Surgery by U.S. News & World Report for 2023-2024.
Tampa General Hospital is creating a framework of state-of-the-art services for patients in the Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast areas with the expertise and innovation of a preeminent academic health system. Tampa General is one of the highest-ranked hospitals in Florida in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 Best Hospitals, the primary teaching affiliate of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, and is one of the largest hospitals in the nation. Tampa General Hospital has been affiliated with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine since the school was created in the early 1970s. Today, more than 700 medical school residents and fellows receive specialty training at TGH in areas ranging from general internal medicine to neurosurgery.
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