St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

Gastroenterology

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Division of Gastroenterology (GI) focuses on diagnosing and managing the full spectrum of GI disorders with cutting-edge technologies and extensive clinical research. We use a multidisciplinary approach to digestive diseases through close collaboration with surgeons, hematologists and oncologists, radiologists, and other specialties, as well as an expanded endoscopy facility. 

To schedule a colonoscopy, call 617.789.3160. 

Our Team

Sandeep Krishnan, MD

Internal Medicine, Chief of Service in Gastroenterology

Dennis E. Lee, MD

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology 

Syed Kashif Mahmood, MD

Gastroenterology

Maish Tandon, MD

Gastroenterology

Kerrie Bailey, NP

Gastroenterology

Treatments We Offer

We offer the following treatments and services:

Advanced endoscopy, using minimally invasive procedures—without incisions—to diagnose and treat many disorders of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, gallbladder, liver, pancreas, and colon

  • Colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening with polyp removal
  • Diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, including the management of these diseases during pregnancy)
  • Management of hepatitis B and C, as well as other liver diseases
  • Management of esophageal diseases, including esophageal motility studies and 24-hour pH monitoring
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic biliary endoscopy, including stent placement and stone removal
  • Endoscopic ultrasound
  • Video capsule endoscopy
  • Small bowel enteroscopy
  • Placement of feeding tubes into the stomach (PEG) or small intestine (PEJ) for patients who require supplemental feeding
  • Management of gastrointestinal cancers using stent placement (esophageal, colonic, duodenal, and biliary stenosis) or argon beam coagulation