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Posted 8/20/2010 2:47 PM (GMT 0)
I have a less than great relationship with my current gastroenterologist. Can anyone recommend someone in the Boston area?
Posted 8/20/2010 3:02 PM (GMT 0)
I would recommend going to Beth Israel Deconnes Medical, GI dept.  They have been 1st class and top notch.  I have had no problems with them thus far.  They are Harvard's University teaching hospital and have very qualified docs.  E-mail me for a specific name of a particular doc.

MyUC

Posted 8/20/2010 4:01 PM (GMT 0)
Yup, I second that- I've been to BIDMC also, & have nothing but rave reviews about their entire GI Dept. I also met with one of the colorectal surgeons there, & thought highly of her. Although, I've had surgery consults at the Lahely Clinic in Burlington as well, & prefer that hospital if I were going to have surgery. MGH is good too, but it seems like the wait time for appt.s is much further out than with BIDMC.

Posted 8/20/2010 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,

Dr. MF at Beth Israel is excellent. They have an IDB clinic (he is not part of that research group), so you could look at another doctor there. His brother is in that portion of the practice so you may even want to start with him. I've never seen him before.

Dr. F has recommended and encouraged alternate treatments like probiotics/fiber along with more traditional approaches.

Great guy. Highly recommended.

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Edited in order to keep this a bit more generic given the experience of jsummer below.

Posted 8/20/2010 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks, everyone! I actually get my services at BIDMC but it's my doctor who is the brother of the one someone mentioned. I have never had an issue with any MD before. but he is is so rude and arrogant. I've been having a bad flare and he seems really annoyed by the fact that I can't tolerate certain meds. He finally agreed to cal me in prednisone this am but immediately hung up on me! I know a couple of other people who have gone to see him and have felt his communication skills were less than great!
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