Specialty Digestive Health
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Pharmacotherapy as Adjunct Treatment After Bariatric Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital clinicians use weight-loss medications after bariatric surgery to help patients lose weight and control weight regain.
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Numerous Genetic Variants Are Linked with Differences in Food Intake
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Genomic Medicine have provided insights into biological mechanisms that influence dietary intake, highlighting the relevance of brain-expressed genes and brain cell types.
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Improving Patient Outcomes with J-Pouch Surgery
Richard A. Hodin, MD, discusses his surgical work, the improved outcomes he sees in patients who undergo J-pouch surgery and his experience maintaining longer-term relationships with patients.
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Improving Surgical Outcomes for Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Rocco Ricciardi, MD, MPH, is chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. In this video, he explores ways in which his research is improving surgical outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer.
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Combined Tracheostomy and Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Interventional pulmonologists at Massachusetts General Hospital report excellent outcomes from the first study of critically ill COVID-19 patients who underwent combined tracheostomy and gastrostomy tube placement.
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Bamlanivimab–Etesevimab for Mild to Moderate COVID-19 in Patients at High Risk of Progression
Michael Dougan, MD, PhD, of the Division of Gastroenterology, was an investigator in the BLAZE-1 trial that led to the emergency authorization of bamlanivimab plus etesevimab for treatment of adolescents and adults with mild or moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of progression to severe disease.
Digestive Health Contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director for Cancer Epidemiology, Mass General Cancer Center, Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
Research from the Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit: The Gut Microbiome
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Angela K. Fitch, MD
Associate Director, Mass General Weight Center
Recent Article
Personalized Patient Care for the Treatment of Obesity
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Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH
Director of the Crohn's and Colitis Center, Mass General, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Combining Immunomodulator With Vedolizumab or Ustekinumab Does Not Improve IBD Outcomes
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Cristina R. Ferrone, MD
Surgical Director of the Liver Program, Division of General Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
100% of Female Resident Physicians Report Gender-based Discrimination by Patients
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Daniel C. Chung, MD
Clinical Chief, Gastrointestinal Unit, Director, High-Risk GI Cancer Clinic
Recent Article
Pilot Study: Virtual Reality Is a Feasible Alternative to Narcotics During Colonoscopy
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA
Obesity Medicine Physician for Adults, Adolescents, and Children, Mass General Weight Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Affiliated Faculty, MGH Mongan Institute of Health Policy and Associate, MGH Disparities Solution Center
Recent Article
Review: Weight Regulation in Menopause
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Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH
Gastroenterologist
Recent Article
Collagenous Colitis Associated with Increased Incidence, Severity of COVID-19
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Kathleen E. Corey, MD, MPH
Director, Fatty Liver Clinic, Mass General Gastrointestinal Unit, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Cardiovascular Disease Independently Associated with NAFLD in People with HIV
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Matthew M. Hutter, MD
Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, Visiting Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
The Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery: Measuring and Improving the Quality of Surgical Care
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Ramnik Joseph Xavier, MD, PhD
Director, Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Kurt Isselbacher Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Electronic Health Records Can Be Used to Validate Genetic Determinants of Treatment Response in IBD
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Richard Aaron Hodin, MD
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Division of Gastrointestinal and Oncologic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Improving Patient Outcomes with J-Pouch Surgery
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Tracey G. Simon, MD
Hepatologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Physical Activity Reduces Chronic Liver Disease Mortality Risk
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.
