Gastroenterology Research Faculty

Meet Our Researchers

BIDMC's gastrointestinal research teams cover a breadth of basic, translational and clinical areas, including inflammatory bowel disease and pancreatic cancer therapies, as well as the management of diverticulitis abscess disease and fine-tuning biological and probiotic therapies.

Nezam Afdhal, MD
Nezam H. Afdhal, MD Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Sarah Ballou, PhD
Sarah Ballou, PhD Director, GI Psychology
Tyler Berzin
Tyler Berzin, MD Director, Center for Advanced Endoscopy Berzin Lab
Alan Bonder, MD
Alan Bonder, MD Medical Director, Liver Transplant
Iman Boston, MD
Iman Boston, MD Associate Program Director, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Adam S. Cheifetz, MD
Adam Cheifetz, MD Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center Cheifetz Lab
Michael Curry, MD
Michael P. Curry, MD Director, Liver Center
Joseph Feuerstein, MD
Joseph D. Feuerstein, MD Clinical Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Sara Flier, MD
Sarah N. Flier, MD Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
Steven Freedman, MD
Steven Freedman, MD, PhD Chief, Division of Translational Research & Technology Innovation; Director, Pancreas Center; Director, Franklin Epstein Society
Katharine Germansky MD
Katharine A. Germansky, MD Director, GI Cancer Genetics Program
Ciaran Kelly, MD
Ciaran Kelly, MD Director, Celiac Center
Maria Serena Longhi, MD, PhD
Maria Serena Longhi, MD, PhD Deputy Director, Center for Inflammation Research Longhi Lab
Judy Nee, MD
Judy Nee, MD Director, Center for IBS & Motility
Vilas Patwardhan, MD
Vilas Patwardhan, MD Co-Director, Core II Medicine Clerkship
Giuseppe Pettinato, PhD
Giuseppe Pettinato, PhD Director, Stem Cell & Organoid Research Engineering Center
Douglas Pleskow, MD
Douglas Pleskow, MD Emeritus Clinical Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Pleskow Lab
Simon C. Robson, MBChB, PhD, FCRP
Simon C. Robson, MBChB, PhD, FCRP Vice Chair, Research; Director, Anesthesiology Gastroenterology
Sunil Sheth, MD
Sunil Sheth, MD Co-Director, Pancreas Center

Division of Gastroenterology Research

Discover the BIDMC Division of Gastroenterology and the Digestive Disease Center's contributions to the future of digestive diseases.