Company description
Vanderbilt Gastroenterology: Avant George R MD offers Physicians services in Nashville TN, TN area.
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- Trusted To Make Decisions?
- Based on 2 responses, when asked if they trust Dr. Avant to make decisions or recommendations that they believe to be in their best interest, HealthGrades users on average responded 'Definitely not.' Response is averaged using standard rounding.
- Insurance Accepted
- Insurance Accepted include BCBS Blue Card PPO;Carelink Health Plans PPO;CIGNA HMO;CIGNA Open Access;CIGNA PPO;Great West PPO;Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO;PHCS PPO;UHC Choice Plus POS;UHC Options PPO
- How Long Did You Wait?
- Based on 2 responses, when asked how long they had to wait before seeing Dr. Avant, HealthGrades users on average responded '16 to 30 minutes.' Response is averaged using standard rounding.
- Medical School Recognition
- Out of the 4052 physicians who graduated from University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School Of Medicine, 80% are HealthGrades' Recognized.
- License Information
- State Board: Tennessee Board Of Medical Examiners Expiry Date: 2007-09-30, State Board: North Carolina Medical Board Expiry Date: 2006-09-08
- Overall Recommendation
- Out of 2 patients that have completed a Patient Experience Survey on this provider, 0% would recommend Dr. Avant to their family and friends.
- Consumer Searches
- Out of 50 Gastroenterology physicians in Nashville, TN, Dr. Avant is ranked 27th in the number of searches on Healthgrades' site.
- Fellowship Recognition
- Out of the 145 providers who completed their fellowship at Vanderbilt University Hospital, 90% are HealthGrades' Recognized.
- Residency Recognition
- Out of the 484 providers who completed their residency at Vanderbilt University Hospital, 94% are HealthGrades' Recognized.
- Most Recent Updated Information
- Confirmed: Dr. Avant's practice location is at 1301 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN.
- Medical School
- University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill
- Insurance
- Evercare - Evercare Plan IH-POS Nashville Area
- Physician Name
- George Ray Avant, MD, Avant George Ray, MD
- Specialty
- Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
- Accepting New Patients
- Currently accepting new patients
- Hospital Affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Hospital
- Specialist
- Internist (Gastroenterologist)
- Hospitals
- Vanderbilt University Hospital
- Residency
- Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr
- Professional Certification
- Internal Medicine
- Language Spoken
- Farsi, Spanish
- Hospital Affiliation Rank
- 4 out of 4 stars
- Medical School Rank
- 4 out of 4 stars
- Educational Experience
- Rutgers Univ
- Date Of Most Recent Update
- 06/03/2010
- Gender
- Male
- Sex
- Male
- Middle Name
- Ray
- Licensing State
- TN
- Medical Degree
- MD
- Years Since Graduation
- 43
- Degree
- MD
- Number Of Publications
- 29
- Years Experience
- 39
- Years In Practice
- 40
