GeetanjaliAAkerkarMDAGAF
Gastroenterology • Chelmsford, MABeth Israel Medical Center Lowell General Hospital
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Office
4 Meeting House Rd
Suite 6-8
Chelmsford, MA 01824Phone+1 978-454-9811
Summary
- Dr. Geetanjali Akerkar is a gastroenterologist in Chelmsford, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Lowell General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 24 years.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1996 - 1999
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1997 - Present
MA State Medical License 1995 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2000 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doc Boston Magazine Castle and Connolly, 2019-2022
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2011-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 414 citationsAnalysis of air contrast barium enema, computed tomographic colonography, and colonoscopy: prospective comparisonDon C. Rockey, Erik K. Paulson, Donna Niedzwiecki, Davis W, Hayden B. Bosworth
Lancet. 2005-01-22 - 363 citationsColorectal neoplasia: performance characteristics of CT colonography for detection in 300 patients.Judy Yee, Geetanjali A. Akerkar, Raymond K. Hung, Andreas M. Steinauer-Gebauer, Susan D. Wall
Radiology. 2001-06-01 - 98 citationsPatient experience and preferences toward colon cancer screening: a comparison of virtual colonoscopy and conventional colonoscopy.Geetanjali A. Akerkar, Judy Yee, Raymond K. Hung, Kenneth R. McQuaid
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2001-09-01
Committees
- Member, AGA Nominating Committee 2017 - Present
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Marathi
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