I see patients at the following locations:
Education
Bachelor’s Degree – The George Washington University
Master’s Degree – The George Washington University Medical Center
Medical Degree – The George Washington University Medical Center
Internship – The George Washington University
Residency – The George Washington University
Fellowship – Harvard School of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Board Certifications – Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
- New York Super Doctors, 2008-2018
- American College of Gastroenterology Distinguished Service Award, 2010
- Florence Lefcourt KeyNote Address (Honor) on HealthCare Reform, 2009
- Leahy Clinic Visiting Professor Award, 2009
- American College of Gastroenterology Distinguished Service Award, 2009
- 2007, Senior Governor Award, American College of Gastroenterology
- 2006, Excellence in Service Award, American College of Gastroenterology
Hospital Affiliations
- Maimonides Medical Center
- Downstate Medical Center
- Greater NY Endoscopy Surgical Center
Other Appointments
- Clinical Professor of Medicine at State University of New York – Health Sciences Center
- Director of Brooklyn Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
- Director of The Greater New York Endoscopy Surgical Center
Research
- Tenner S, Tenner C. Acute Pancreatitis. British Medical Journal Online. 2022, 2023, 2024 updated annually.
- Saini J, Marino D, Badalov N, Vugelman, M, Tenner S. Drug Induced Acute Pancreatitis: An Evidence Based Classification (Revised) Clinical Translational Gastroenterology. 2023, July 14. PMID: 37440319.
- Tenner S, Schamess A. Pandemic, Medicine and Public Health in Creative Healers: A Collection of Essays, Reviews, and Poems. Edward Harris (ed). Ovid Bell Press. 2004; 135-142.
- Health Law: A Practical Approach. Tenner, S. 2024. Cambridge Press. London, England.
Fun Facts
Dr. Tenner served on the Board of Trustees and Board of Governors for the American College of Gastroenterology for 15 years. He has previously served as Chief of Gastroenterology at Maimonides Medical Center and President of the New York Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Having authored over 300 publications in Medicine, Dr. Tenner continues to be actively involved in medical education.
Conditions & Diseases Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acid Reflux
- Anorectal Disease
- Bacteria and Foodborne Illness
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Bile Duct Blockages and Stones
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Clostridioides Difficile
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Management
- Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
- Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis and Stricture
- Fatty Liver
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gas
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies
- Gastroparesis
- Genetic Colon Cancer Syndromes
- GERD
- H. Pylori and Peptic Ulcer
- Heartburn
- Helicobacter Pylori/Peptic Ulcer
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hernias (Abdominal, Groin, and Hiatal)
- High-Risk Colon Cancer Screening
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Lactose Intolerance
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Disease
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Cysts
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Cancer
- Reflux Esophagitis/Stricture
- Silent Reflux
- Stomach Ulcers
- Swallowing Difficulty
- Ulcerative Colitis
Procedures Performed
- Anorectal Manometry
- Bacterial Overgrowth Test
- Barrett’s Treatment
- Breath Testing, including Lactose, Lactulose, Fructose Testing
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cholangioscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Complex Polypectomy
- CRH Hemorrhoid Ablation
- Diagnostic & Therapeutic Colonoscopy
- Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Pseudocyst Drainage
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound with Fine Needle Aspiration
- Enteral Stents
- ERCP
- Esophageal Dilation/Testing
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Hemorrhoid Banding
- Hemorrhoid Infrared Coagulation Therapy
- Hemorrhoid Treatments (IRC and Banding)
- Lactose Intolerance Breath Test
- Lactose Tolerance Test
- Luminal Stent
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (PEJ)
- Polypectomy
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD)
- Urea Breath Test (UBT)
- Variceal Banding
