Best Gastroenterologists for ERCP and Biliary Endoscopy in Kansas

Dr. Rastogi practices advanced endoscopy at the University of Kansas Hospital, with additional privileges at Olathe Medical Center. His clinical focus sits where ERCP lives: careful inspection of the upper GI tract, early detection of cancer, and the stenting and stricture work that sends patients to a specialist in the first place. A 2007 meta-analysis he led in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ¹ helped quantify how often Barrett's esophagus with high-grade dysplasia actually becomes cancer, a question that still guides how aggressively patients are treated.

Dr. Sharma is a professor of medicine at the University of Kansas Hospital and one of the most published endoscopists in the country. He co-developed the Prague C and M criteria ⁶, the grading system endoscopists use worldwide to describe Barrett's esophagus, and has led several large trials on AI-assisted colonoscopy [7, 10]. For patients needing ERCP at KU, his practice sits inside the same advanced-endoscopy program that handles bile duct stones, ampullary tumors, and chronic pancreatitis.

Dr. Young practices at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission in Overland Park, which handles a steady referral volume of gallstone disease, pancreatitis, and biliary obstruction from across Johnson County. For patients who want advanced endoscopy without going into the academic system in Kansas City, Kansas, his group is a common first stop. He handles the everyday mix of reflux, colon cancer screening, and bile duct work that a suburban teaching-affiliated hospital sees.

Dr. Johnson covers advanced gastroenterology across Salina Regional Health Center, Hays Medical Center, and McPherson Hospital. That footprint matters if you live in central or western Kansas: ERCP is otherwise concentrated in the Kansas City metro, and a same-week procedure close to home can be the difference between waiting out a bile duct stone and getting it cleared promptly. His practice spans routine colonoscopy, EGD, and the biliary procedures regional referral centers rely on.

Dr. Olyaee practices at the University of Kansas Hospital with additional appointments at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center and Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. His published work sits squarely in the pancreatic-biliary world, including a widely cited meta-analysis on endoscopic ultrasound accuracy for pancreatic and periampullary cancers ¹⁴ and a review of EUS in mediastinal lymphadenopathy ¹⁵. EUS is the imaging study that sits right next to ERCP in the workup of pancreatic masses and unexplained bile duct dilation.

Dr. Propeck practices community gastroenterology in the southwest Kansas City suburbs, with hospital privileges at Saint Luke's South in Overland Park. Patients who prefer an outpatient practice with a nearby community hospital — rather than an academic referral center — often land with his group for screening colonoscopy, reflux management, and coordination of more advanced procedures when ERCP is needed.