Dr. James Micheal Richter MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
55 Fruit St Blk 4 Boston MA, 02114Rating
4/5
About
Dr. James Richter is a gastroenterologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Richter 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. Richter performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- High-level adoption of electronic health records.
- Rapid, efficient functional characterization and recovery of HIV-specific human CD8+ T cells using microengraving.
- Automated before-procedure electronic health record screening to assess appropriateness for GI endoscopy and sedation.
- Long-term intake of dietary fat and risk of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
- A prospective study of long-term intake of dietary fiber and risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
- Colonoscopy quality improvement: practice to public health.
- Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori in Bhutan: the role of environment and Geographic location.
- Physical activity and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective study from the Nurses' Health Study cohorts.
- Sleep duration affects risk for ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study.
- The safety of nurse-administered procedural sedation compared to anesthesia care in a historical cohort of advanced endoscopy patients.
- The role of latanoprost in an inflammatory bowel disease flare.
- Capsule commentary on Tang et al., Evaluation of a primary care-based post-discharge phone call program: keeping the primary care practice at the center of post-hospitalization care transition.
- Measures of obesity and risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
- Endogenous levels of circulating androgens and risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis among women: a nested case-control study from the nurses' health study cohorts.
- Concordance of Outpatient Esophagogastroduodenoscopy of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract With Evidence-Based Guidelines.
Treatments
- Colon Polyps
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