Richard Steven Blumberg MD
Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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75 Francis St Thorn 1419Brigham And Womens Hospital Gastroenterology DivisionBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-5500
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1986 - 1989
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1982 - 1986
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1980 - Present
MA State Medical License 1983 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2008
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1995
Clinical Trials
- Oral OKT3 for the Treatment of Active Ulcerative Colitis Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 07
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Epithelial antigen presentation shapes barrier memory.Xi Lin, Richard S Blumberg
Nature Immunology. 2026-10-01 - 1 citationsIdentification of a Druggable Target That Predicts Postoperative Crohn's Disease Recurrence.Sare Verstockt, Julian Schwärzler, Peter Willeit, Gabriele Bislenghi, Moritz Meyer
Gastroenterology. 2026-08-01 - Early-life Wnt4 expressing colon stromal cells orchestrate lifelong mucosal homeostasis via BMP-driven iNKT cell imprinting.Xi Lin, Chloe Hyun-Jung Lee, Ting Zhang, Agne Antanaviciute, Thomas Hanley
Nature Communications. 2026-05-06
Press Mentions
Entry and Disposition of Zika Virus Immune Complexes in a Tissue Culture Model of the Maternal-Fetal InterfaceFebruary 11th, 2021- Human Cytomegalovirus Evades Antibody-Mediated Immunity Through Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation of the FcRn ReceptorJuly 9th, 2020
Antibody Therapeutic Candidate Reduces Immune Complexes Involved in Autoimmune DiseasesDecember 20th, 2019
Grant Support
- Endoplasmic reticulum stress and intestinal inflammationBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2010–2030
- Characterization of Mucosal LymphocytesBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL1992–2029
- Regulation of Mucosal LymphocytesBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL1998–2028
- Characterization Of Mucosal LymphocytesNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2005–2012
- Alimentary Tract Lipid And DiseaseNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2011
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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