About Sarah E. Shannahan, MD
Dr. Sarah Shannahan comes to Gastro Health after completing her fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she also trained in internal medicine and served as chief medical resident. A native of the MetroWest area, Dr. Shannahan is a graduate of Boston College and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Interested in medical education and clinical research, Dr. Shannahan has received several prestigious awards from BIDMC and Harvard Medical School for teaching excellence and humanism in medicine. Published in the fields of fecal transplantation, celiac disease, and inflammatory bowel disease, she helps lead our teams growing clinical research programs.
Trained in all major GI procedures, including capsule endoscopy and chromoendoscopy, Dr. Shannahan has a clinical interest in inflammatory bowel disease and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy. Dr. Shannahan is accepting new patients with a broad array of gastrointestinal conditions.
Conditions & Procedures
- Abdominal Pain
- Acid Reflux & GERD
- Biliary Disease
- Celiac Disease
- Cirrhosis
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Colon Diseases & Polyps
- Crohn’s & Ulcerative Colitis
- Diverticulitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Indigestion
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Disease
- Pancreatic Disease & Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Capsule Endoscopy (Pill Cam)
- Colonoscopy (Screening & Diagnostic)
- EGD (Upper Endoscopy)
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Nutritional Counseling
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
Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine
Certifications
Board Certified, Gastroenterology
Board Certified, Internal Medicine
Awards & Recognitions
- Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement, University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Gary D. Winzelberg, MD ’74 Memorial Award, University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Gold Humanism Honor Society, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- The James Tullis Award, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Professional Memberships
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American College of Physicians
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Massachusetts Gastroenterology Association
- Massachusetts Medical Society
In the News
Dr. Shannahan was featured in Parade online on Got a Growling Stomach? GI Docs Explain What Might Be Going On