Ramnik Joseph Xavier, MD, PhD
Chief, Gastrointestinal Unit
Director, Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Kurt Isselbacher Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Phone: 617-724-6007
- Departments
- Gastroenterology
- Department of Medicine
Specialties
- Digestive Healthcare Center
- Liver Center
- Crohn's and Colitis Center
- Colorectal Center
- Clinical Interests
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn's disease
- Celiac disease
- Hepatitis
- Autoimmune disorders of the GI tract
- Gastrointestinal cancer
- Locations
- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Medical Education
- PhD, University of Groningen - Netherlands
- MD, University of Zimbabwe School of Medicine
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Gender
- Male
- Patient Age Group
- Adult
- Accepting New Primary Care Patients
- No - Not Accepting new primary care patients
Accepting New Specialty Patients
Yes
Biography
- Elected Member, American Association of Physicians
- Senior Associate Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
- Principal Investigator, Center for Computational and Integrative Biology
Publications
View my most recent publications at PubMed
- Xavier RJ, Podolsky DK. Unraveling the pathogenesis of IBD. Nature 2007 Jul 26; 448(7152):427-34.
- Khor B, Gardet A, Xavier RJ. Genetics and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Nature 2011 Jun 15; 474(7351):307-17.
Ramnik Xavier, MD, named chief of Gastroenterology Division
MGH Hotline 01.08.09 Ramnik Xavier, MD, has assumed the position of chief of the Gastroenterology Division beginning Jan. 1.
Gastroenterology Associates
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Boston, MA 02114-2696
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone: 617-724-6007
Fax: 617-724-6832
Gastroenterology Associates
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55 Fruit Street
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Phone: 617-724-6007
Fax: 617-724-6832
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