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Section Of Gastroenterology

Clinical Faculty
Charles M. Bliss, Jr., M.D.
Lizabeth Cline, M.S.R.N., C.S., A.N.P.
Francis Farraye, M.D., M.Sc.
Albena Halpert, MD
Brian Jacobson, M.D., M.P.H.
David R. Lichtenstein, M.D.
Robert C. Lowe, M.D.
Daniel S. Mishkin, M.D.,C.M.
T. Carlton Moore, M.D.
David P. Nunes, M.D.
Jaime Oviedo, M.D.
Marcos C. Pedrosa, M.D., M.P.H.
Angela C. Reffel, PA-C
Lawrence J. Saubermann, M.D.
Elihu M. Schimmel, M.D.
Paul C. Schroy III, M.D., M.P.H.
Satish K. Singh, M.D.
Chi-Chuan Tseng, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
H. Christian Weber, M.D.
M. Michael Wolfe, M.D.
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Albena Halpert, MD
Albena Halpert, MD received her medical degree from Charles University,
Prague, Czech Republic. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine, followed by a
fellowship in Gastroenterology at St. Louis University. Dr. Halpert also completed an
additional two years of training in Functional Bowel Disorders and clinical research at
the Center for Functional GI Disorders at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
She is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology.
Dr. Halpert co-directs the Functional GI Program at Boston Medical Center's Center for
Digestive Disorders. Her clinical interests include the management of functional
gastrointestinal and motility disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), dyspepsia,
constipation and fecal incontinence. Her clinical research activities revolve around all
aspects of IBS related clinical research, particularly the impact of patient education on
IBS clinical outcomes and the patient-physician relationship. Other areas of interest
include antidepressant treatment in IBS, anorectal motility, and gender related issues.
Dr. Halpert is a member of the American Psychosomatic Society Education Committee, Functional
Brain -Gut Research Group, American Academy on Physician and Patient, American Gastroenterological
Association, American College of Gastroenterology and the International Foundation for Functional
GI Disorders.
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