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330 Brookline AveBoston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-667-7000
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Summary
- Dr. Javier A. Villafuerte Galvez is a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. He received his medical degree from Cayetano Heredia University and has been in practice since 2013. He speaks multiple languages, including Spanish and French. He is experienced in Celiac Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Microscopic Colitis, Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection, Inflammatory digestive complications of cancer therapy.
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2018 - 2021- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
Cayetano Heredia UniversityClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2016 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- "Our Stars" Award for the advancement of care for Latino patients BIDMC, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsEUS imaging for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Andy Silva-Santisteban, Abhishek Agnihotri, Cinthia Cruz-Romero, Imad A Nasser, Grace L Malvar
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2022-04-01 - 4 citationsAbsence of Toxemia in Clostridioides difficile Infection: Results from Ultrasensitive Toxin Assay of Serum.Rebecca Sprague, Karolyne Warny, Nira R. Pollock, Kaitlyn Daugherty, Qianyun Lin
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2021-10-01 - 19 citationsUltrasensitive and quantitative toxin measurement correlates with baseline severity, severe outcomes, and recurrence among hospitalized patients with Clostridioides di...Carolyn D. Alonso, Ciaran P. Kelly, Kevin W. Garey, Anne J Gonzales-Luna, David A. Williams
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021-09-19
Grant Support
- Redefining C.difficile patient outcomes through network medicineBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER2023–2028
Research History
- Research Fellow in Medicine / Harvard Medical SchoolPost-doctoral research fellowship in gastroenterology at the Kelly Lab (BIDMC)2012 - 2013
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish, French
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