Can Medications for Excessive Alcohol Use Help Prevent and Treat Alcohol-Related Liver Disease?
Study of Mass General Brigham Biobank participants links treatment with reduced incidence and progression of disease.
About Jay Luther, MD
Dr. Luther is a Faculty member in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Luther is the Director of Inpatient Gastroenterology. Additionally, he serves as the Director of the MGH Alcohol Liver Center, whose primary mission is to develop novel strategies to prevent the development of alcohol-associated liver disease. In addition to his busy clinical practice, he leads a clinical research program focused on improving the care of patients with GI/liver diseases. He commits a significant portion of his time to teaching medical students, residents, and fellows within the Harvard system.
Clinical Interests:
- EGD and colonoscopy
- Gastroenterology
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's and ulcerative colitis)
- Liver cancer
- Liver disease / Hepatology
- Liver fibrosis
- Liver tumors
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Gastroenterology
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2426
Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care
102-104 Endicott St.
Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: 978-882-6100
Medical Education
- MD, Suny Upstate
- Residency, University of Michigan Medical Center
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital*
American Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Centene/Celticare
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - ACD
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - PBO
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- Medicare ACO - ACD
- Medicare ACO - PBO
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare - ACD
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.