Dr. Christopher D Packey M.D., PH.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
330 Brookline Ave Boston MA, 02215About
Dr. Christopher Packey is a gastroenterologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Packey 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. Packey performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Commensal bacteria, traditional and opportunistic pathogens, dysbiosis and bacterial killing in inflammatory bowel diseases.
- Molecular analysis of the luminal- and mucosal-associated intestinal microbiota in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.
- Altered enteric microbiota ecology in interleukin 10-deficient mice during development and progression of intestinal inflammation.
- Molecular detection of bacterial contamination in gnotobiotic rodent units.
- Gastric pancreatic heterotopia with pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia.
- Endoscopy in the Elderly: a Cautionary Approach, When to Stop.
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