Stephen Edward Goldfinger, MD
Physician
- Departments
- Gastroenterology
- Department of Medicine
Specialties
- Digestive Healthcare Center
- Colorectal Center
- Clinical Interests
- Familial mediterranean fever
- Carcinoid syndrome
- Zollinger ellison syndrome
- Other GI neuroendocrine disorders
- Abdominal pain
- Celiac disease
- Diarrhea
- Locations
- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Medical Education
- MD, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Accepting New Primary Care Patients
- No - Not Accepting new primary care patients
Accepting New Specialty Patients
Yes
- Insurances Accepted
- Aetna Health Inc.
Beech Street
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Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
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Centene/Celticare
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EverCare
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Medicaid
Medicare
Neighborhood Health Plan - ACD
Neighborhood Health Plan - PBO
Network Health
OSW - Maine
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OSW - Rhode Island
OSW - Vermont
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
Railroad Medicare
TriCare
Tufts Health Plan
Tufts Medicare Advantage PPO
Unicare
United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
BiographyDr. Goldfinger received his AB degree summa cum laude from Princeton University and thereafter completed medical school at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. He undertook residency training at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and became chief resident in medicine in 1967. Following fellowship training in the field of gastroenterology he joined GI unit in the role of clinician-educator and at the same time began a career at Harvard Medical School's Department of Continuing Education. As faculty dean for continuing education Dr. Goldfinger oversaw the growth of five newsletters directed to the general public, and served as the editor-in-chief of the Harvard Health Letter. He has held the positions of director of the American Board of Internal Medicine and Governor for the Massachsetts chapter of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Goldfinger is a recipient of the Distinguished Clinician Award of the American Gastroenterological Association and the Harry Heller Award for contributions to the the understanding and treatment of patients with familial Mediterranen fever.
Gastroenterology Associates
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone: 617-724-6004
Fax: 617-724-6832
Call the Massachusetts General Hospital physician referral service at 800-711-4644.
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