An Update Regarding Seasonal Illnesses

To help prevent the spread of seasonal respiratory illnesses, we strongly encourage all visitors to wear a mask while in ambulatory clinics or inpatient units. Surgical masks are available at hospital and clinic entrances. Patients with respiratory illnesses should also wear masks. Thank you for helping protect our patients, staff, and community.

About

Uri Avissar, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and a clinical associate professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine with expertise in hepatology and liver transplant. After receiving his medical degree, he completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He is involved in training fellows, residents, and medical students at BMC and serves as the education director of the Massachusetts Gastroenterology Association. His clinical interests include liver disease, liver cancer, and cirrhosis.
  • Departments

  • Specialties

    Gastroenterology, hepatology, liver disease, liver cancer, cirrhosis

  • Contact

    617.638.6525
  • Primary Location

    725 Albany Street
    6th Floor
    Boston, MA 02118
  • Administrative Title

    Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

  • Residency

    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2001-2004
  • Fellowship

    University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine, Gastroenterology, 2004-2007
  • Education

    University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2001

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