Dr. Sapna Makhija
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Location: 1960 Appleby Line Suite 32, Burlington ON, L7L 0B7
Physicians: Dr. Sapna Makhija
Estimated wait time: 55 days
Wait estimate for: Gastroenterology
Phone: 905-335-1888
Fax: 905-335-5656
Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi
Services: Colonoscopy, Colorectal Screening, Endoscopy, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Weight Loss Clinic
Additional information: At GIHC, we put patient safety as our first and foremost priority. GIHC utilizes an electronic medical record system, as well as an endoscopy reporting system that allows our physicians to embed their digital images within the final procedure note. Through our referral form, we will triage all referrals to determine the urgency of the referral and to screen for patients who are not suitable to undergo their procedures in an out-of-hospital setting due to their comorbidities. Patients who meet one of the following exclusion criteria are NOT suitable to be seen at GIHC and they should be referred to a gastroenterologist in the hospital setting.Coronary Artery Disease with MI within 6 months, unstable angina, or percutaneous coronary interventionSevere COPD or other chronic lung diseaseSignificant valvular disease Decompensated Cirrhosis with Ascites, known varices or encephalopathy Known AAA >5 cm or awaiting surgery Age >80 or >75 with CAD, COPD, complicated diabetes, or renal failure on dialysis Non-ambulatory patientsOn Coagulation for reasons where the medication can not be safely stopped for 5 days Endoscopies for: Melena or hematemesis with hemoglobin <100 or requiring transfusion, iron deficiency anemia with hemoglobin <80 or requiring transfusion, colonic decompression, or management of esophageal varices Brittle Diabetics Pregnancy Previous Esophageal, Duodenal, biliary or colonic stents BMI >40 Patients deemed to have endoscopically complicated disease requiring advanced therapeutic management are not managed at GIHC. They should be referred to hospital based endoscopy units. These include individuals requiring: endoscopic bougie or balloon dilatation large piecemeal polypectomy or endoscopic mucosal resectionmanagement of gastrointestinal bleeding lesions with argon plasma coagulationsurgical management of advanced neoplasia or carcinoma
Last verified: 2026-09-24