The 20 Best Gastrostomy Doctors Near Me

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Advanced in Gastrostomy

Dr. Allan Walkey

Intensive Care Medicine
UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
55 Lake Ave N, 
Worcester, MA 

Advanced in Gastrostomy
UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
55 Lake Ave N, 
Worcester, MA 
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Overview

Allan Walkey is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Walkey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Gastrostomy, and Thrombectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 305 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Gastrostomy.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Hospital Affiliations
Umass Memorial Medical Center/university Campus
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA 01655
Call: 508-334-1975
Other Locations
UMass Memorial Medical Center
119 Belmont St, Worcester, MA 01605
Call: 508-334-1975

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


305 Total Publications

Practice Patterns of Pulse Dose Corticosteroid Use for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in the United States.
Practice Patterns of Pulse Dose Corticosteroid Use for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in the United States.
Journal: CHEST pulmonary
Published: November 27, 2025
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Dr. Erik Folch
Intensive Care Medicine
Distinguished in Gastrostomy
Dr. Erik Folch
Intensive Care Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit St, 
Boston, MA 
 (35.8 miles away)
617-643-7625
Languages Spoken:
English
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Erik Folch is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Folch is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Tracheobronchomalacia, Lung Nodules, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopy.

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Dr. Anica Law
Intensive Care Medicine
Advanced in Gastrostomy
Dr. Anica Law
Intensive Care Medicine

Boston Medical Center

1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl, 
Boston, MA 
 (35.2 miles away)
617-638-8000
Languages Spoken:
English
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Anica Law is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Law is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Cerebral Hypoxia, COVID-19, Gastrostomy, and Thrombectomy.

Robert Riviello
Advanced in Gastrostomy
Dr. Robert Riviello
Intensive Care Medicine
Advanced in Gastrostomy
Dr. Robert Riviello
Intensive Care Medicine

Brigham And Women's Hospital

75 Francis St, 
Boston, MA 
 (33.6 miles away)
617-732-7715
Languages Spoken:
English
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Dr. Riviello is the medical director of the metabolic support service and an associate surgeon with the Division of Trauma, Burn and Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also the chair of the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda and the Kletjian Distinguished Chair in Global Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.Dr. Riviello received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, his master’s degree from the Harvard School of Public Health and his medical degree from the University of California. He completed his general surgery residency at Vanderbilt University. He completed the Fulbright International Fellowship in Global Surgery at Centro Evangelico de Medicina do Lubango in Angola and a research fellowship in global surgery at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Surgery and Public Health. He completed an acute care and burn surgery fellowship, as well as an anesthesia critical care medicine fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.Dr. Riviello’s current research focuses on delivering safe, effective, equitable and patient-centered care to vulnerable populations around the world. He has more than 80 peer-reviewed publications in the field of global surgery. Dr. Riviello has developed innovative platforms for surgical care delivery and curriculums to maximize surgeon effectiveness in resource-limited communities. Dr. Riviello is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Secondary Peritonitis, Peritonitis, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Colostomy.

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