Joseph Yarze, MD
Joseph Yarze, MD
Accepting New Patients
Contact Information
Boston, MAPhone: 617-726-6609
Waltham, MAPhone: 617-643-6320
About Joseph Yarze, MD
Dr. Joseph Yarze is a member of the faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Yarze has also previously held additional certification in Transplant Hepatology. He is a practicing gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Healthcare Center at MGH. Dr. Yarze is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
In 1991, Dr. Yarze was initially employed as a gastroenterology staff consultant at The Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, PA. While there, he received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching from Hahnemann Medical School. After spending the subsequent 23 years in private practice at the Gastroenterology Associates of Northern New York, in Glens Falls, NY, Dr. Yarze joined the MGH GI Unit in 2017.
Dr. Yarze has previously served on the ASGE Standards of Practice, Healthcare and Public Policy, and the Budget and Finance committees. He presently serves on the Editorial Review Board for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and he is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Gastroenterology Board Exam Committee. Dr. Yarze has contributed over 200 articles/book chapters/letters and abstracts in peer-reviewed journals and books. Dr. Yarze is a fellow in the American College of Physicians, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Gastroenterological Association and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
Since transitioning to MGH in 2017, Dr. Yarze has focused his efforts as a clinical educator and he has been the recipient of the 2017 Robert H. Schapiro Teaching Award for Excellence in Inpatient Clinical Teaching and the 2018 Stephen E. Goldfinger Teaching Award for Excellence in Ambulatory Clinical Teaching.
Dr. Yarze matriculated to Rutgers Medical School prior to receiving his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Rutgers College. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship in Gastroenterology at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia, PA
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Chronic liver disease
- Portal hypertension
- Abnormal Liver Function Tests
- Barrett's esophagus
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn's disease
- Colon cancer screening
- Celiac disease
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Microscopic colitis (lymphocytic and collagenous)
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Gastroenterology Associates
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone: 617-726-6609
Fax: 617-724-5996
Gastroenterology Associates
52 Second Avenue, Suite 570
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 617-643-6320
Medical Education
- MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Residency, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- 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
- 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
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- OSW - Connecticut
- 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.
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