You know the feeling. Maybe you've eaten one piece of pizza too many. Or had some spicy food that didn't agree with you. You feel a burning sensation in your stomach, caused by heartburn or acid indigestion. Sometimes it lasts just a few hours; other times, it keeps you up all night. It effects what you eat, when you eat, and how you sleep.

Living with constant heartburn is avoidable. While most cases of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), more commonly known as heartburn or acid indigestion, can be treated effectively with antacids or over-the-counter and prescription medications, in severe cases, advanced methods may be necessary to remedy GERD.

• What is the Reflux & Swallowing Center
• About Hackensack University Medical Center

The Reflux & Swallowing Center at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) is a state-of-the-art treatment center where some of the area's top medical specialists help you reduce your daily lifestyle routine of over-the-counter medications, wide spread dietary restrictions and sleepless nights. The center combines the specialized skill and experience of many of the region's more prominent gastroenterologists and laparoscopic surgeons, while working hand in hand with your primary care physician. The Reflux & Swallowing Center treats your reflux symptoms through management programs that effectively alleviate your discomfort or through minimally invasive surgery performed by some of the area's most skilled surgeons.

Hackensack University Medical Center, a teaching and research hospital affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School, is the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state of New Jersey. 

The medical center is one of the first two hospitals in the nation to receive The Governor’s Gold Award for Performance Excellence. The Quality New Jersey’s 2001 award is based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award established by the U.S. Congress in 1987 to improve organizational performance and to enhance the nation’s ability in the global marketplace. This is the highest award level and indicative that the medical center has sound systematic approaches and fact-based improvement processes in place.