Dr. Michael D Apstein MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
110 Francis St Suite 8e Boston MA, 02215About
Dr. Michael Apstein is a gastroenterologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Apstein 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. Apstein performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1972
University of Maryland School of Medicine 1972
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Gallbladder contractility in patients with spinal cord injury.
- Gummatous syphilis: a reminder.
- Spinal cord injury is a risk factor for gallstone disease.
- Ampicillin inhibits biliary cholesterol secretion.
- Inhibition of biliary phospholipid and cholesterol secretion by bilirubin in the Sprague-Dawley and Gunn rat.
- Pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones: a parsimonious hypothesis.
- Serum lipids during the first year following acute spinal cord injury.
Awards
- 1969 Weaver Scholarship.
- 1971 Alpha Omega Alpha.
- American College of Gastroenterology. 1994 Fellow
Treatments
- Pain
Fellowships
- Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Gastroenterology, West Roxbury, MA 1977
- Boston VA Hospital, Fellow 1975
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