ST. LOUIS –Esse Health today announced the addition of Digestive Disease Specialists to the independent physician group, effective immediately.  The practice will be the fourth specialty group to join Esse Health. The office is located at 100 Village Square, Hazelwood, Mo., 63042.

Esse Health Digestive Disease Specialists includes board-certified physicians, David Landau, M.D., Eldad Bialecki, M.D., Tariq Hassan, M.D., Robert Stoffa, M.D., Kishore Maganty, M.D. and Gary Koenig, M.D. The practice is located at 100 Village Square in Hazelwood, MO.

Dr. Landau is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.  He attended Stanford University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO.  Dr. Landau practices general Gastroenterology with a particular interest in inflammatory bowel disease.

Dr. Bialecki is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.  He attended Ross University and completed his residency at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland, OH.  He enjoys working with patients on a wide range of abdominal and intestinal diseases.  Dr. Bialecki is a skilled endoscopist with expertise in colon cancer prevention and colonoscopy.

Dr. Koenig is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.  He attended St. Louis University School of Medicine and completed his residency at St. Mary’s Health Center in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Koenig has a particular interest in biliary endoscopy.

Esse Health is a St. Louis-based, independent physician group that strives to improve the overall well-being of its patients through patient education, lifestyle modification and prevention. With 36 locations throughout the St. Louis and Metro East area, Esse Health’s services include asthma, allergy and immunology, family medicine, internal medicine, nutrition, pediatrics, radiology, urology, cardiology, rheumatology and gastroenterology. Esse Health is recognized as a leader in using technology in health care and physician accountability for both quality and cost-of-care. For more information on Esse Health, visit www.essehealth.com.