Digestive and Liver Center of Florida: Women Who Move The City

Meet the doctors at the Digestive and Liver Center of Florida!

May 31, 2022

Orlando Magazine Staff,

SHERYL ROSA-CRUZ, MD; ELISA BIANCHI, MD; JESSICA NARVÁEZ-LUGO, MD

Gastroenterologist, Colorectal Surgeon, Gastroenterologist, respectively | Digestive and Liver Center of Florida

The Digestive and Liver Center of Florida was established in 2005 promoting a patient first environment by providing compassionate and sophisticated medical care. Throughout the years, DLCFL has expanded within Central Florida having six practice locations and two ambulatory surgery centers (Endo-Surgical Center of Florida and Endo-Surgical Center of Kissimmee). The practice has attracted an exceptional and diverse team of physicians with a broad spectrum of internationally recognized authorities in gastroenterology, hepatology, and colorectal expertise. Amongst the team, we have three physicians we’d like to highlight. Sheryl Rosa-Cruz, MD; Elisa Bianchi, MD; and Jessica Narváez-Lugo, MD.

Sheryl Rosa-Cruz, MD has a dual board certification in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. She received her medical degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Mexico, then fulfilled her internship year at New York Medical College. After her residency, she had the privilege of being Chief Resident for a year. Dr. Rosa then completed her fellowship in gastroenterology at the VA Caribbean Healthcare Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her specialties include diagnosing and treating GI disorders that include GERD, H.pylori, peptic ulcer disease, IBS, IBD, and more.

Elisa Bianchi, MD is a board-certified general surgeon. She completed her medical training at the University of Illinois. She then completed a colorectal surgery fellowship at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health in New York. Her specialty training encompassed a variety of small bowel, colon, rectal, and anal pathologies that include benign and malignant inflammatory diseases (Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis). Dr. Bianchi has also studied the robotics technique approach to surgery.

Jessica Narváez-Lugo, MD has a dual board certification in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. She earned her medical degree from Ponce Health Sciences University in Puerto Rico. After completing her internal medicine residency at the VA Caribbean Healthcare System, she pursued an additional year as a training program leader where she became a Chief Resident. Dr. Narváez’s specialties include diagnosing and treating diverticulosis, diarrhea, hepatitis c, abdominal pain, and more.

The female physicians at the Digestive and Liver Center of Florida are also fluent Spanish speakers. We are grateful for the assorted experiences, passion, and intelligence they bring to the practice.