Dr. Peter Baker Kelsey MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
55 Fruit St Blk 4 Boston MA, 02114Rating
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About
Dr. Peter Kelsey is a gastroenterologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Kelsey specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Kelsey performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1979
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Technology status evaluation report: ultrathin endoscopes esophagogastroduodenoscopy: March 2000.
- Medical device evaluation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- The argon plasma coagulator: February 2002.
- Endoscopic tattooing: February 2002.
- Endoscopic anti-reflux procedures.
- Treatment of bleeding colonic diverticula by endoscopic band ligation: an in-vivo and ex-vivo pilot study.
- Duodenoscope assisted cholangiopancreatoscopy: a review of clinical applications.
- Single-operator duodenoscope-assisted cholangioscopy is an effective alternative
- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Rargb regulates organ laterality in a zebrafish model of right atrial isomerism.
- Endoscopic palliation of obstructive esophagogastric malignancy.
- Laser lithotripsy: animal studies of safety and efficacy.
- Successful treatment of nonhealing biliary-cutaneous fistulas with biliary stents.
- Embolization of an hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Awards
- 2011 Boston Super Doctors
Treatments
- Therapeutic Endoscopy, Pancreatic Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Colon Polyps
Fellowships
- Harvard Medical School, Research Fellow 1982
- Mass General Hospital, Clinical/Research Fellow 1982
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