The 20 Best Gastrostomy Doctors Near Me

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Nakul P. Raykar
Experienced in Gastrostomy

Dr. Nakul P. Raykar

Intensive Care Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Division Of Trauma, Burn And Surgical Critical Care
45 Francis Street, Asb2-3, 
Boston, MA 

Experienced in Gastrostomy
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Division Of Trauma, Burn And Surgical Critical Care
45 Francis Street, Asb2-3, 
Boston, MA 
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Overview

Dr. Raykar is an associate surgeon in the Division of Trauma, Burn and Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Raykar completed his general surgery residency at Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he served as chief resident for Education. He completed a Paul Farmer Global Surgery Research Fellowship at Harvard Medical School, where he served as chief fellow from 2015-2016, and a trauma, critical care, acute care and global health surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He received his bachelor’s and medical degrees from Rutgers University and his MPH from Harvard University.Dr. Raykar’s research interests lie at the intersection of global public health and surgery, particularly on issues of blood transfusion and trauma systems in low-resource settings. He was a lead author for the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery and led the commission’s initial implementation efforts. He serves as fellowship director for the Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change and is a faculty member of the Brigham and Women’s Center for Surgery and Public Health.

Dr. Raykar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 83 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Rutgers The State University Of New Jersey - Newark, 2006 - 2010
Residency
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, 2011 - 2018
Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Surgery in MA
Board Certifications
Surgery, General
Surgical Critical Care
Fellowships
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2018 - 2019
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2019 - 2020
Hospital Affiliations
Emerson Hospital -
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Accepted insurance plans:

Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
CareSource
  • HMO
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • PPO
Tufts
  • HMO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO

Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Trauma, Burn and Surgical Critical Care
45 Francis Street, Asb2-3, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-732-7715

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.


83 Total Publications

The critical role of tranexamic acid for bleeding patients.
The critical role of tranexamic acid for bleeding patients.
Journal: Vox sanguinis
Published: August 04, 2025
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Dr. Erik Folch
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Distinguished in Gastrostomy
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Intensive Care Medicine

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55 Fruit St, 
Boston, MA 
 (2.7 miles away)
617-643-7625
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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. Allan Walkey
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Dr. Allan Walkey
Intensive Care Medicine

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55 Lake Ave N, 
Worcester, MA 
 (33.6 miles away)
508-334-1975
Languages Spoken:
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Allan Walkey is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Walkey is rated as a Distinguished 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.

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 
 (0.1 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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