About Geetanjali A. Akerkar, MD
Dr. Akerkar majored in Genetics at Cornell University and subsequently earned her MD at Cornell University Medical College. She completed her Internship and Residency at Beth Israel Hospital and then finished her fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of California San Francisco. She stayed on faculty at UCSF developing expertise in Virtual Colonoscopy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Liver Disease including Liver Transplantation. Dr. Akerkar is a Clinical Instructor in Medicine at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She has been named a Fellow of the American Gastroenterology Association. She enjoys spending time with her family and playing tennis.
Conditions & Procedures
- Abdominal Pain
- Acid Reflux & GERD
- Cirrhosis
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Colon Diseases & Polyps
- Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn’s & Ulcerative Colitis
- Diarrhea
- Hepatitis
- Indigestion
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Liver Disease
- Pelvic Floor Pain
- Colonoscopy (Screening & Diagnostic)
- EGD (Upper Endoscopy)
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Office Locations
Primary Location
Procedure Locations
Having a procedure? It may not always be in the same location where you consulted with your doctor. Check with your doctor to make sure you’re headed to the right place.
Education
Medical
Residency
Fellowship
Professional Highlights
Certifications
Board Certified, Gastroenterology
Awards & Recognitions
- Boston Magazine, Top Doctor
- Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine Recipient 2023
Professional Memberships
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Crohn’s Colitis Foundation Member
- Middlesex Society Community Clinician Award