Esther Israel, M.D.
Clinicn Investigator, Assc Prf Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Program, Mass General Research Institute |
Associate Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School |
Pediatrician Pediatrics-Pediatric Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital |
MD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1979 |
Research Interests
Research Narrative
Recent studies include the use of CT colonography and MR enterography as noninvasive diagnostic tools in the management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The use of ultrasound elastography to assess liver fibrosis is presently being studied.
Research related to the quality of care given to pediatric patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease has been of particular interest to the Division of Pediatric GI and Nutrition. Dr. Israel is the co-Principal Investigator of the MGHfC ImproveCareNow (ICN) study, as a participant in the national ICN Quality Improvement Collaborative.
Dr. Israel has led the Division's quest for determining parameters for a quality pediatric colonoscopy. She has presented on this at national meetings.
Earlier in her career, Dr. Israel was instrumental in the discovery of the unique role of the neonal Fc receptor in protecting IgG antibody clearance. Recent pharmacologic and therapeutic advances have capitalized on this concept leading to clinical application in hemophilia.
Publications
Clinical Profile
eisrael1@mgh.harvard.edu |
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