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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Advances in Prehabilitation
Motaz Qadan, MD, PhD, is a hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgical oncologist in the Mass General Cancer Center and a surgeon in the Division of Gastrointestinal and Oncologic Surgery. In this video, he discusses his research on prehabilitation and its promising potential for patients with pancreatic cancer.
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100% of Female Resident Physicians Report Gender-based Discrimination by Patients
A study at Massachusetts General Hospital provides the first evidence that patient-derived gender-based discrimination affects resident physicians across medical and surgical specialties, particularly women, who report a substantial impact on their quality of care, personal safety and risk of burnout.
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Combining Immunomodulator With Vedolizumab or Ustekinumab Does Not Improve IBD Outcomes
Anne Hu, MD, and Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH, of the Department of Gastroenterology, and colleagues found that combining a thiopurine or methotrexate with either vedolizumab or ustekinumab does not result in improved clinical or endoscopic outcomes in the first year.
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Advances in Diverticulitis Treatment and Prevention
In this video, Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH, discusses advances in understanding the causes of diverticulitis and the significance of his team's research on disease prevention.
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Life-threatening COVID-19–Related Disease of Children Driven by Loss of Gut Barrier
Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's researchers have provided evidence that gastrointestinal sources of SARS-CoV-2 antigens may instigate and drive multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, the life-threatening immune activation syndrome associated with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection or exposure.
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
Advances in Diverticulitis Treatment and Prevention
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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
Group-based Intervention Effective for Weight Loss Improves Quality of Life
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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
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, 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.
