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Gyorgy Baffy, MD, Gastroenterology, Boston, MA, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain

GyorgyBaffyMDPhD

Gastroenterology • Boston, MA

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Summary

  • Dr. Gyorgy Baffy is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief of Gastroenterology at the VA Boston Healthcare System. He is a graduate of the University Medical School of Debrecen in Hungary. In addition, he obtained his PhD from his studies on growth factor-mediated calcium signaling as an NIH Fogarty Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania. He trained in gastroenterology at the University of Michigan and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His research interests focus on various aspects of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease such as outcomes prediction, biomarkers of lipotoxicity, metabolic reprogramming, cancer bioenergetics, and hepatocellular carcinoma. He has been involved in various clinical trials that pertain to colorectal cancer screening. He organized multiple workshops and symposia on his research topics at major US conferences. He published over 60 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. He has participated in numerous scientific review panels and provides editorial work for several journals in gastroenterology and hepatology. In 2014, he received a Fulbright US Scholar award to teach for a semester about current issues of obesity and related disorders at the University of Debrecen. He is the recipient of the Madaus Prize from the Madaus Liver Foundation and the Hetényi Medal of the Hungarian Gastroenterological Association.

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1998 - 2001
  • Columbia Saint Luke's Medical Center
    Columbia Saint Luke's Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1998
  • University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Center
    University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science CenterClass of 1980
  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Gastroenterology
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaBiochemistry

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2001 - 2008
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1995 - 1996
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fulbright US Scholar J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board, 2014

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Digital Rectal Examination: Is It Warranted in the Endoscopy Suite?  
    Gyorgy Baffy, MD, Nature

Press Mentions

  • Bariatric Surgery Reduces Cancer Risk in Adults with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Severe Obesity
    Bariatric Surgery Reduces Cancer Risk in Adults with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Severe ObesityMarch 17th, 2021

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Hungarian

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Gyorgy Baffy, Dr. Gyorgy Baffy, MD, Dr. G Baffy