Specialty Digestive Health
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Featured
Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines Get an Update
With input from a Massachusetts General Hospital gastroenterologist, new colonoscopy guidelines update the ages to begin and end colorectal cancer screening.
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Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Lesions
Brian Jacobson, MD, MPH, served as first author of the American College of Gastroenterology's clinical practice guidelines about diagnosis and management of subepithelial lesions, which include 11 recommendations, a list of six key concepts, and an evidence-based algorithm.
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An Epigenetic Approach to Treating Pancreatic Cancer
The Liss Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital is applying an epigenetic approach to reveal the regulatory pathways used by pancreatic cancer to evade early detection and treatment.
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Role of Biomarkers in Ulcerative Colitis Management
Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH, and colleagues were part of an American Gastroenterological Association panel that recommended how to use three biomarkers—serum C-reactive protein, fecal calprotectin, and fecal lactoferrin—in place of endoscopic assessment of ulcerative colitis.
Digestive Health Contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Daniel K. Podolsky 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
Maternal Consumption of Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Weight Gain in Offspring
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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, Division of Gastroenterology, Mass General, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Role of Biomarkers in Ulcerative Colitis Management
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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
Advances in Liver Surgery at the Mass General Liver Center
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Daniel C. Chung, MD
Medical Co-Director, Center for Cancer Risk Assessment, Director, High-Risk GI Cancer Clinic, Mass General Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Director of Clinical Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Division of Gastroenterology, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Initiating Oral Contraception Does Not Change Gut Microbiome in Healthy Women
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Kathleen E. Corey, MD, MPH, MMSc
Director, Fatty Liver Clinic, Mass General Gastrointestinal Unit, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Risk Factors Identified for Cardiovascular Disease in Individuals With Hepatic Steatosis
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Matthew M. Hutter, MD, MBA, MPH
Medical Director, Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Patient-reported Weight Agrees With Clinic Data One Year After Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery
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Ramnik Joseph Xavier, MD, PhD
Director, Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Kurt J. Isselbacher Professor of Medicine in the Field of Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Single-Cell Map of Crohn's Disease Provides New Directions for Drug Development
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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, MPH
Hepatologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Elevated in Children and Young Adults With NAFLD
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.