GeetanjaliAAkerkarMDAGAF

Gastroenterology • Chelmsford, MA

Beth Israel Medical Center Lowell General Hospital

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Office
4 Meeting House Rd
Suite 6-8
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Phone+1 978-454-9811
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Summary

Dr. Geetanjali Akerkar is a gastroenterologist in Chelmsford, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Lowell General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 24 years.

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1996 - 1999
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1997 - Present
MA State Medical License 1995 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2000 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doc Boston Magazine Castle and Connolly, 2019-2022
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2011-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

69 citations
Prospective Comparison of Patient Experience with Colon Imaging Tests
Hayden B. Bosworth, Don C. Rockey, Erik K. Paulson, Donna Niedzwiecki, Wendy W. Davis, Linda L. Sanders, Judy Yee, Jim Henderson, Paul Hatten, Steve Burdick, Arun J. S...> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2006 Sep 1
417 citations
Analysis of air contrast barium enema, computed tomographic colonography, and colonoscopy: prospective comparison
Don C. Rockey, Erik K. Paulson, Donna Niedzwiecki, Davis W, Hayden B. Bosworth, Linda L. Sanders, Judy Yee, Henderson J, Hatten P, Burdick S, Arun J. Sanyal, David T. ...> ;Lancet. 2005 Jan 22
104 citations
Comparison of supine and prone scanning separately and in combination at CT colonography
Judy Yee, Naveen N. Kumar, Raymond K. Hung, Geetanjali A. Akerkar, Prasanna R G Kumar, Susan D. Wall> ;Radiology. 2003 Mar 1
103 citations
Patient experience and preferences toward colon cancer screening: a comparison of virtual colonoscopy and conventional colonoscopy.
Geetanjali A. Akerkar, Judy Yee, Raymond K. Hung, Kenneth R. McQuaid> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2001 Sep 1
364 citations
Colorectal neoplasia: performance characteristics of CT colonography for detection in 300 patients.
Judy Yee, Geetanjali A. Akerkar, Raymond K. Hung, Andreas M. Steinauer-Gebauer, Susan D. Wall, Kenneth R. McQuaid> ;Radiology. 2001 Jun 1
13 citations
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Elderly Practical Treatment Guidelines
Geetanjali A. Akerkar, Mark A. Peppercorn> ;Drugs & Aging. 1997 Mar 1
68 citations
Cell type-specific gene expression in the Drosophila melanogaster male accessory gland.
Michael J. Bertram, Geetanjali A. Akerkar, Robert L. Ard, Cayetano Gonzalez, Mariana F. Wolfner> ;Mechanisms of Development. 1992 Jul 1
100 citations
The usefulness of glucagon hydrochloride for colonic distention in CT colonography.
Judy Yee, Raymond K. Hung, Geetanjali A. Akerkar, Susan O. Wall> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1999 Jul 1
71 citations
Corticosteroid-associated complications in elderly Crohn's disease patients.
G A Akerkar, Mark A. Peppercorn, M B Hamel, R A Parker> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1997 Mar 1
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