Brain Tumor 
Heart 
Neurosciences 
QuickCare 
Oncology 
Maternity Services 
Primary Care 
Transplant 
Piedmont Now 
Piedmont MyChart 
Living Real Change 
Preparing For Your Visit 
Patients & Visitors 
Classes & Events 
Pay Bill 
Financial Assistance Piedmont Physicians Gastroenterology Columbus
1117 20th Street, Columbus, GA 31901
Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Friday - Sunday Closed
Phone Number 706-324-6365
Fax Number 833-605-2347
- New Patient Visits
- Online Booking
Gastroenterology Care at Piedmont
Piedmont Physicians Gastroenterology located in Columbus, GA specializes in advanced gastroenterology disorders involving the stomach, intestines, colon and rectum.
Services Offered
- Screening colonoscopies and treatments for:
- Esophagus, stomach, intestinal, liver, colon and rectal gastroenterology disorders
- Advanced gastroenterology disorders
- Biliary and gall bladder disease
- Pancreas disease
- Digestive
- EGD
- EUS (endoscopic ultrasound)
- ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)
- PEG
- Liver biopsy
- Esophageal, Colonic, and Duodenal stents
- CPN (celiac plexus neurolysis)
- Radiofrequency ablation for Barrett’s Esophagus
Meet our Staff
Michael N Steinbook, MD
Gastroenterology
Office Number
706-324-6365About
Michael Steinbook, M.D., has over 37 years of experience. He is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. He completed his medical degree at the University of Louisville and completed his residency at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Hospital Center while he served in the U.S. Army from 1981-1989.
Dr. Steinbook, a retired veteran, is from the Bronx, New York and was in private practice in Columbus for over 20 years prior to joining Piedmont Physicians.
Dr. Steinbook, a retired veteran, is from the Bronx, New York and was in private practice in Columbus for over 20 years prior to joining Piedmont Physicians.
- New Patient Visits
- New Patient Visits
Manisha Jakkidi, MD
Gastroenterology
Office Number
706-324-6365About
Manisha Jakkidi, M.D., is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. She completed her training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Cooper University Hospital in New Jersey, where she received awards for Outstanding Fellow of the Year, Resident of the Year and Intern of the Year in 2019, 2017 and 2016. She is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. She has several peer reviewed publications and received presidential awards at national gastroenterology conferences.
Her expertise includes Colorectal Cancer screening, Polypectomy, EMR, ERCP, non transplant Hepatology, Barrett's esophagus among others.
Her expertise includes Colorectal Cancer screening, Polypectomy, EMR, ERCP, non transplant Hepatology, Barrett's esophagus among others.
- New Patient Visits
- New Patient Visits
Katherine Melisa Garcia, NP
Gastroenterology
Office Number
706-324-6365About
Katherine Garcia, MSN, NP-C is a compassionate and highly detail-oriented Nurse Practitioner with three years of experience in diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of gastroenterology patients in an outpatient and inpatient setting. Katherine received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing and her Masters of Science in Family Nurse Practitioner from Columbus State University in Columbus, GA.
As a board certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Katherine has over 16 years of clinical experience providing post-op medical-surgical care to patients in a rehabilitation unit, treating patients with acute and chronic gastrointestinal illnesses in a hospital unit, providing clinical coordination in an endoscopy unit, and obtaining history and physicals from diverse patient populations in a fast-paced gastrointestinal practice. Katherine is bilingual in English and Spanish.
As a board certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Katherine has over 16 years of clinical experience providing post-op medical-surgical care to patients in a rehabilitation unit, treating patients with acute and chronic gastrointestinal illnesses in a hospital unit, providing clinical coordination in an endoscopy unit, and obtaining history and physicals from diverse patient populations in a fast-paced gastrointestinal practice. Katherine is bilingual in English and Spanish.
- New Patient Visits
- New Patient Visits
Sonie Marie Clayton, NP
Gastroenterology
Office Number
706-324-6365About
Sonie Clayton, NP, is a board certified nurse practitioner with over 20 years of clinical experience. She has a clinical background in gastroenterology, oncology, orthopedics, emergency medicine and acute care. She has prior academic teaching experience in a BSN program. She serves as a clinical preceptor for nurse practitioner students enrolled in a MSN nursing program.
Clayton is a self-motivated, independent nurse practitioner with strong clinical skills.
Clayton is a self-motivated, independent nurse practitioner with strong clinical skills.
- New Patient Visits
- New Patient Visits
Map & Directions
Piedmont Physicians Gastroenterology Columbus
1117 20th Street, Columbus, GA 31901
Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Friday - Sunday Closed
Office Number 706-324-6365
Fax Number 833-605-2347