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Office
330 Brookline Ave
# Rabb
Boston, MA 02215Phone+1 617-667-7000
Summary
- Dr. Javier A. Villafuerte Galvez is a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. He received his medical degree from Cayetano Heredia University and has been in practice since 2013. He speaks multiple languages, including Spanish and French. He is experienced in Celiac Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Microscopic Colitis, Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection, Inflammatory digestive complications of cancer therapy.
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2018 - 2021- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
Cayetano Heredia UniversityClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2016 - 2026- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- "Our Stars" Award for the advancement of care for Latino patients BIDMC, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 58 citationsFactors governing long-term adherence to a gluten-free diet in adult patients with coeliac disease.Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez, Rohini R. Vanga, Melinda Dennis, Joshua Hansen, Daniel A. Leffler
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2015-09-01 - 6 citationsRecent developments in the management of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infectionRafael Mendo-Lopez, Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez, Nicole White, Monica V Mahoney, Ciaran P. Kelly
Anaerobe. 2020-04-01 - 21 citationsLack of adherence to SHEA-IDSA treatment guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection is associated with increased mortality.Ishan Patel, Manida Wungjiranirun, Thimmaiah Theethira, Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez, Natalia E. Castillo
The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2017-02-01
Research History
- Research Fellow in Medicine / Harvard Medical SchoolPost-doctoral research fellowship in gastroenterology at the Kelly Lab (BIDMC)2012 - 2013
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish, French
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