The 20 Best Ileostomy Doctors in Massachusetts, US

Find the Experts and Specialists who perform Ileostomy

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

Save doctors for later
Sign Up
Not sure about your diagnosis?
Check Your Symptoms
Already have a doctor?
Find A Second Opinion

MediFind found 111 doctor with experience in Ileostomy near Massachusetts, US. Of these, 68 are Experienced, 34 are Advanced, 8 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

Location
LocationClose
111 providers found
    Elite in Ileostomy
    General Surgery
    Elite in Ileostomy
    General Surgery

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Liliana Bordeianou is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bordeianou is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Rectal Prolapse, Bowel Incontinence, Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

    Evangelos Messaris
    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery
    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro Building, 3rd Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Greek
    Offers Telehealth

    Evangelos Messaris is a Colorectal Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Messaris is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

    Justin A. Maykel
    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery
    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery

    UMass Memorial Health Colorectal Clinic

    67 Belmont Street, 
    Worcester, MA 
    Experience:
    28+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Justin Maykel is a Colorectal Surgeon in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Maykel has been practicing medicine for over 28 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Anorectal Abscess, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

    Learn about our expert tiers
    Karim Alavi
    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery
    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery

    UMass Memorial Health Colorectal Clinic

    67 Belmont Street, 
    Worcester, MA 
    Experience:
    31+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Farsi
    Offers Telehealth

    Karim Alavi is a General Surgeon and a Colorectal Surgeon in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Alavi has been practicing medicine for over 31 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery
    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    41 Mall Rd, 
    Burlington, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Peter Marcello is a Colorectal Surgeon in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Marcello is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Colostomy, and Ileostomy.

    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    General Surgery
    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    General Surgery

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Division Of General And Gastrointestinal Surgery

    45 Francis Street, ASBII-3rd Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Rocco Ricciardi is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ricciardi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Colostomy, and Ileostomy.

    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery
    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery

    Multispecialty Clinic

    2000 Washington St Ste 563, 
    Newton, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Todd Francone is a Colorectal Surgeon in Newton, Massachusetts. Dr. Francone is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

    Thomas E. Cataldo
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro Building, 3rd Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Thomas Cataldo is a Colorectal Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Cataldo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Rectal Prolapse, Bowel Incontinence, Ulcerative Colitis, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

    Joseph D. Feuerstein
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Internal Medicine

    BIDMC Endoscopy - West Campus

    185 Pilgrim Road, Farr 1, WPC, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew
    Offers Telehealth

    Joseph Feuerstein is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Feuerstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Ulcerative Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Yaniv Zager
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery

    UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus

    67 Belmont Street, 
    Worcester, MA 
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew

    Yaniv Zager is a General Surgeon and a Colorectal Surgeon in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Zager has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ileostomy, and Hemorrhoidectomy.

    Kristen T. Crowell
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro Building, 3rd Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kristen Crowell is a Colorectal Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Crowell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Anorectal Abscess, Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

    Marvin Ryou
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Brigham And Women's Crohn's And Colitis Center

    850 Boylston Street, Suite 201 Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center, 
    Chestnut Hill, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marvin Ryou is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Ryou is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Varices, Portal Hypertension, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Christopher C. Thompson
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Brigham And Women's Crohn's And Colitis Center

    850 Boylston Street, Suite 201 Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center, 
    Chestnut Hill, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Christopher C. Thompson is the Director of Endoscopy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Co-director of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  He is also the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Program Director and clinical faculty at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.  Dr. Thompson’s clinical interests include endoscopic surgery applied to foregut conditions, with a focus on endoscopic treatment of obesity, GERD, Zenker’s diverticula, achalasia, gastroparesis,  postsurgical complications, and pancreatobiliary disease.  He spends the majority of his time performing these advanced endoscopic procedures and also cares for these patients in the ambulatory setting.  The remainder of his time is devoted to research in endoscopic surgery, with a focus on device development, clinical outcomes, and endoscopic education. His research has resulted in numerous patents, development of new endoscopic procedures, and over 300 publications.  He was awarded the Brigham and Women’s Physician Organization Clinical Innovation Award in 2007 for developing and performing the first endoscopic suturing procedure to treat obesity.  He also invented anastomosis technology, which has been shown to treat type 2 diabetes effectively in early clinical trials.  He was responsible for much of the early work in Bariatric Endoscopy, having been called the founding father of the field, and edited the first textbook and video atlas on the subject.  Some of his other important clinical innovations include the development of new endoscopic techniques for treating pancreatic necrosis, gastric outlet obstruction, sleeve gastrectomy stenosis, pancreaticojejunal anastomotic strictures, and postsurgical complications.  He also developed an endoscopic part-task simulator used by many fellowship programs (the TEST box).These accomplishments have led to a broad clinical referral base, and to national and international invitations for lectureships and live case demonstrations, including the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Blackwell Lectureship, ACG American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecture, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Presidential Plenary Lecture, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) J Edward Berk Presidential Plenary Lecture, ACG Edgar Achkar Visiting Professorship, all post-graduate education courses for the major US gastroenterology and surgical societies, and numerous respected courses throughout Europe, Asia, and South America.  He has also mentored more than 20 fellows, many of whom have gone on to thrive in prestigious academic institutions, and he established the first Fellowship in Bariatric Endoscopy. Dr. Thompson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Esophageal Varices, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

    Kenneth R. Falchuk
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Internal Medicine

    BIDMC - Division Of Gastroenterology/GI West

    110 Francis Street, Suite 8E, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Kenneth Falchuk is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Falchuk is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Crohn's Disease, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Peter M. Mowschenson
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    General Surgery

    Peter Mowschenson, MD

    1180 Beacon Street, 6b, 
    Brookline, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Offers Telehealth

    Peter Mowschenson is a General Surgeon in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dr. Mowschenson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism, Parathyroid Hyperplasia, Parathyroid Adenoma, Ileostomy, and Parathyroidectomy.

    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    Surgical Oncology
    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    Surgical Oncology

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Chestnut Hill

    300 Boylston St, 
    Chestnut Hill, MA 
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ronald Bleday is a Surgical Oncologist in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Bleday has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    General Surgery
    Distinguished in Ileostomy
    General Surgery

    Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo MD

    15 Parkman St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Berger is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Berger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Umbilical Hernia, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Advanced in Ileostomy
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    General Surgery

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Hiroko Kunitake is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kunitake is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colostomy, and Ileostomy.

    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    Colorectal Surgery

    Tufts Medical Center

    800 Washington St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jason Hall is a Colorectal Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hall is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Crohn's Disease, Anal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

    Advanced in Ileostomy
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Ileostomy
    General Surgery

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    41 Mall Rd, 
    Burlington, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jonathan Abelson is a General Surgeon in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Abelson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Rectal Prolapse, Diverticular Disease, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

    Showing 1-20 of 111

    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Ileostomy?

    An ileostomy is used to move waste out of the body. This surgery is done when the colon or rectum is not working properly.

    The word "ileostomy" comes from the words "ileum" and "stoma." Your ileum is the lowest part of your small intestine. "Stoma" means "opening." To make an ileostomy, the surgeon makes an opening in your belly wall and brings the end of the ileum through the opening. The ileum is then attached to the skin.

    When should I see an Ileostomy doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Ileostomy doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Ileostomy doctors in Massachusetts, US?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Ileostomy doctors in Massachusetts, US?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Ileostomy doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Ileostomy doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Ileostomy doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Ileostomy doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Ileostomy doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Ileostomy doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Ileostomy doctors in Massachusetts, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Ileostomy doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Ileostomy doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Ileostomy doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

    Read more about our Content Policy