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Digestive Conditions

Causes, Risk Factors and Prevention of Acid Reflux Disease

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Jonathan E. Aviv, M.D., FACS

A brief tour of the anatomy of the stomach and esophagus will help you understand what causes acid reflux disease. Think of the esophagus as an upright sausage that connects to the stomach at the lower end and throat at the upper end.

Jonathan Aviv, M.D., is the clinical director of the Voice and Swallowing Center, ENT and Allergy Associates, and clinical professor of Otolaryngology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. He is a former professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. He invented a medical device (FEESST) and authored 63 peer-reviewed articles as well as the book “Killing Me Softly From Inside.”