About Us

The Office of Joseph J. Katta, M.D., P.A. has been serving the Treasure Coast community for over 30 years offering full-fledged diagnostic and therapeutic care for diseases of the digestive tract (esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon), pancreas, and liver. We strive to provide the best patient-centered digestive care to the community in a friendly and comfortable environment. We know our patients and take pride in providing them with personalized care and understanding their individual needs. Our team of highly qualified gastroenterologists can perform diagnostic tests and provide treatments for a wide range of gastrointestinal disorders. We also have an experienced professional support team of Nurse Practitioners who provide care when you need it. Whether you are suffering from common ailments such as reflux, intestinal gas, heartburn, constipation, gallstones, or more complicated issues such as inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, liver cirrhosis or a gastrointestinal cancer, our experts can help you in clinically assessing your condition, performing diagnostic tests and providing you with evidence-based care.

Our office has three easy to find locations in the Treasure Coast: the main office is located in Fort Pierce, FL in the vicinity of Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute; the second location is in East Port St. Lucie by the hospital at St. Lucie Medical Center and the third location is at St. Lucie West near Tradition Medical Center. We perform procedures such as endoscopies, colonoscopies, esophageal dilation, and hemorrhoidal banding at our state-of-the-art surgical center, Treasure Coast Surgical Center, Inc. in Fort Pierce, FL. Wherever you are being treated, we aim to make your visit as simple and convenient as we can. We also do our best to make the experience as comfortable as possible, even if you need to have an invasive test such as a colonoscopy or endoscopy. We also offer same week appointments to our patients when they need to be seen on an urgent basis. Our experienced team will provide the highest quality care along with all the information you need to understand your condition and the treatment options.

Our Doctors

Joseph J. Katta, M.D.

Dr. Katta graduated from the Osmania Medical College, NTR University of Health Sciences, Hyderabad, India in 1979. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Wayne State University School of medicine. Subsequently, he completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. Katta has founded the practice to serve the community of the Treasure Coast in 1986 and is the medical director. Dr. Katta’s areas of expertise include general gastroenterology, colon cancer screening, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). He is affiliated with Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute, St Lucie Medical Center, and Tradition Medical Center.

Robert S. Epstein, M.D.

Dr. Epstein attended and graduated from University of Miami School of Medicine with a Ph.D. in 1977 and an MD in 1983. He completed his internal medicine residency at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in 1987 and completed his Fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at Medical University of South Carolina in 1991. He was an attending physician in several hospitals in Syracuse, New York before relocating to Florida in 2016. He is Board certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He brings many years of experience to the practice here in Florida and has offices in both Ft Pierce and Port St Lucie.

He is proficient in endoscopic procedures of the GI tract including upper endoscopies and colonoscopy, and performs hemorrhoidal ligation as well as wireless capsule endoscopy. He has extensive experience in treating all forms of gastrointestinal diseases and maintains a level of excitement in seeing patients both existing and new.