Physician Spotlight - Dr. John C. Cozart
At Texarkana Gastroenterology Consultants, Dr. John C. Cozart is a Board Certified Gastroenterologist since 1997 and Board Certified Internal Medicine since 1995. Dr. Cozart has numerous publications in peer-reviewed medical journals, including an essay that explores the physician’s response to a patient’s death. This piece was published in The Journal of the American Medical Association and was later featured in the book, A Piece of My Mind, which contains a collection of these essays.
Dr. Cozart has a special interest in non-surgical management of hemorrhoids. Infrared Coagulation (IRC) of hemorrhoids is a non-surgical approach to hemorrhoids that alleviates hemorrhoidal bleeding without the need for surgery.
Dr. Cozart introduced Infrared Coagulation (IRC) of hemorrhoids to Texarkana in 2009 and has since performed over 400 procedures. He and his partners are the only physicians in Texarkana to offer IRC.
What Makes Us Different
- We are the largest GI group in the area
- We are the most comprehensive GI group for diagnostic testing available in the area. We offer more services here that are not offered elsewhere.
- In Office Endoscopy Center - Procedures can be scheduled in the comfort of our own endoscopy center, instead of the hospital, with our team of nurse anesthetists. The pathology lab is also provided in house.
- Short wait times for appointment and procedures, we can usually have a patient seen in the office oftentimes within a week or two.
- Involved in community education, participating in lectures and talks to our providers and nurses in the area. We have been involved in community healthcare initiatives regarding preventative cancer programs.