Posts by Elaine W. Yu, MD, MMSc
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Encapsulated Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Alters Gut Microbiome in Adults with Obesity
In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, fecal microbiota transplantation administered via capsules sustainably altered gut microbiome composition in adults with obesity, but there were no significant changes in most metabolic markers.
Biography
Elaine W. Yu, MD, MMSc is a clinical researcher and endocrinologist in the Endocrine Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is currently director of the Mass General Bone Density Center and assistant professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She completed medical school and residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and subsequently completed a fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Mass General. She holds a Masters in Clinical and Translational Research from the Harvard Medical School. Her clinical research interests are in the areas of bone metabolism and obesity.
Digestive Healthcare at Mass General
The Massachusetts General Hospital Digestive Healthcare Center is a collaborative practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, hepatologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of digestive diseases.