Dr. Peter Alan Banks MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
75 Francis Street Brigham And Women's Boston MA, 02115Rating
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About
Dr. Peter Banks is a gastroenterologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Banks 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. Banks 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 1961
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1961
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Magnetic resonance imaging in patients with pancreatitis: evaluation of signal intensity and enhancement changes.
- Can fluid resuscitation prevent pancreatic necrosis in severe acute pancreatitis?
- Is severity of necrotizing pancreatitis increased in extended necrosis and infected necrosis?
- Epidemiology, natural history, and predictors of disease outcome in acute and chronic pancreatitis.
- Imaging and percutaneous management of acute complicated pancreatitis.
- Are patients with inflammatory bowel disease receiving optimal care?
- Pro: Computerized tomographic fine needle aspiration (CT-FNA) is valuable in the management of infected pancreatic necrosis.
- The management of suspected pancreatic sepsis.
- Classification and diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis.
- Acute pancreatitis: bench to the bedside.
- Prevalence of primary fungal infections in necrotizing pancreatitis.
- A prospective, randomized trial of clear liquids versus low-fat solid diet as the initial meal in mild acute pancreatitis.
- CT-guided percutaneous catheter drainage in necrotizing pancreatitis: outcomes among patients discharged with drains in place.
- The impact of hospital-acquired infection on outcome in acute pancreatitis.
- 'As a mentor, your expectation should be that your mentees in their career will accomplish more than you have'. An interview with Peter A. Banks, MD, Director, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass., USA. Interview
Treatments
- Pancreatitis
- Pain
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