Esther J Israel, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Pediatrics
Languages
- Yiddish
- Hebrew
- French
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Esther J Israel
Dr. Israel was born and bred in Brooklyn, NY. After graduating from Brooklyn College with a BS in chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, she attended John Hopkins University Medical School, obtaining her MD in 1979 and honored by Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She did her residency training in Pediatrics at Hopkins and Columbia University in the City of New York, becoming board certified in Pediatrics. She then came up to Boston, to Massachusetts General Hospital, to train as a Pediatric Gastroenterologist where she has served on staff since 1985 and has been continuously board certified. Dr. Israel has served in many roles at Mass General. Presently she is the Associate Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition and the Quality Chair of the Department of Pediatrics. She has been instrumental in bringing Family-Centered bedside rounding to the inpatient service at Mass General, and elevating the profile of quality improvement and patient safety throughout pediatrics.
Locations
- Mass General Brigham for Children Gastroenterology and Nutrition Clinic
- 2014 Washington Street, 6 South, Newton, MA 02462
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-8705
- fax: 617-724-7011
- Mass General Brigham for Children Gastroenterology and Nutrition Clinic
- 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 6th Floor, Suite 6B, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-8705
- fax: 617-724-6030
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital (for MD/DO), Pediatrics, 1987
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1985
- Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Med. Ctr., Pediatrics, 1982
- Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatrics, 1981
- Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1979
Insurance
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH