Specialty Digestive Health
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Featured
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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Use of PEG-IFN-Lambda to Treat COVID-19: Q&A with Raymond Chung, MD
Pegylated interferon lambda (PEG-IFN-lambda) is a potent antiviral cytokine that acts to generate an antiviral state within many cell types. In this Q&A, Raymond Chung, MD, explains what is currently known about PEG-IFN-lambda therapy and why he is excited about its potential to treat COVID-19 patients.
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Mortality in COVID-19 Does Not Appear to Be Driven by Liver Failure
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers report that elevated liver function tests are common in COVID-19, but severe liver injury is rare, and no case of liver failure or dysfunction leading to death has been attributed directly to COVID-19.
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Recent Marijuana Use Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Constipation
The first population-based study of marijuana and bowel function provides important insights into its effects on constipation and diarrhea.
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Study Finds Gastrointestinal Complications Likely in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
At Mass General, nearly three-quarters of critically ill patients with COVID-19 developed at least one gastrointestinal complication, and a small number progressed to bowel ischemia requiring emergent surgery.
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Review: Pathways of Colorectal Carcinogenesis
Dozens of different somatic mutations have been identified in colorectal tumors, but colorectal cancer appears to develop via one of only a few distinct pathways.
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
COVID-19 Symptom App to Study Disease Onset and Progression
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Angela K. Fitch, MD
Associate Director, Mass General Weight Center
Recent Article
Q&A with Dr. Angela Fitch: Encourage Realistic Patient Resolutions for a Healthier New Year
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Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH
Director, Crohn’s and Colitis Center
Recent Article
Review: Influence of Environmental Factors in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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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
Resection Is Best Option for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with Child–Pugh A Cirrhosis
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Daniel C. Chung, MD
Clinical Chief, Gastrointestinal Unit, Director, High-Risk GI Cancer Clinic
Recent Article
Review: Pathways of Colorectal Carcinogenesis
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA
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
Addressing Disparities in Geographic Distribution of U.S. Obesity Medicine Physicians
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Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH
Gastroenterologist
Recent Article
Obesity and Weight Gain Since Early Adulthood Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Microscopic Colitis
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Kathleen E. Corey, MD, MPH
Director, Fatty Liver Clinic, Mass General Gastrointestinal Unit
Recent Article
Daily Aspirin Use Tied to Lower Risk of Fibrosis Progression in Nonalcholic Fatty Liver Disease
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Matthew M. Hutter, MD
Associate Professor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Visiting Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center
Recent Article
Surgeon Preference Is Strongest Influence on Choice of Bariatric Procedure
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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
Chief for Academic Affairs, Mass General Department of Surgery, Surgical Director, Mass General Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Chief, Endocrine Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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Tracey G. Simon, MD
Hepatologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Daily Aspirin Use Tied to Lower Risk of Fibrosis Progression in Nonalcholic Fatty Liver Disease
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.
