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Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Professional interests include: colon problems, gastrointestinal bleeding, acid reflux (GERD), and more.

475 Franklin Street Suite 110
Framingham, MA 01702

(508) 620-9200

Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG is a gastroenterologist in Framingham, MA specializing in adult gastroenterology. Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG is affiliated with Tufts Medicine, Gastro Health, GBGASTRO LLC and GREATER BOSTON GASTROENTEROLOGY.

Office Locations

Address:

475 Franklin Street Suite 110
Framingham, MA 01702

Some issues Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG can help you with:

Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is the use of a special tool called a colonoscope (a thin, flexible tube with a camera on the end) to examine the inside of the colon and rectum. The tube is typically inserted anally, and it allows the physician to examine the large intestine from the inside. It may be done at any time to diagnose bowel problems, but routine colonoscopies are advised after the age of 50 to screen for colon cancer.

A colonoscopy may be performed to diagnose:

Intestinal ulcers
Polyps
Bowel cancer
An unidentified source of pain or bleeding in the intestine

Patients may be asked to drink only liquids in the days before a colonoscopy, or they may be given an enema to remove residual fecal matter. Before the exam, patients are given medication to help them relax, and then lay on their side on a table. The scope is inserted into the anus and gently moved all the way through the large intestine. Air may be pumped into the intestine to improve the view for the physician. Any polyps that are found will be removed. Then the colonoscope will be withdrawn. A colonoscopy is not usually painful, but patients may feel some bloating or have some cramps right afterward. If patients have polyps removed, they might experience a small amount of bleeding. Any side effects should go away within a few hours.

Nutrition Counseling

Food is one of the most basic resources the human body uses for growth and energy, tied intricately to well-being. Not only can diet affect health, but certain conditions can affect how the body processes food. Nutrition is the study of this complex interaction, and when patients seek the advice of an expert to help them manage food in their life, it is called nutrition counseling.

At the most basic level, nutrition counseling can be simply a talk with a family physician. Doctors receive training in nutrition as part of their education, and they are generally qualified to make recommendations about diet for their patients. Some doctors take a professional interest in nutrition and become experts by taking extra classes or studying nutrition in their practice. In general, however, complex nutrition guidance will be referred to a nutrition specialist, generally a dietitian.

Registered dietitians are nutrition experts that have passed specific higher education, accreditation, and internship requirements. They may work in hospitals, nursing facilities, or private practices to provide nutrition therapy and advise patients about their health and diet. Like dietitians, nutritionists also work to counsel patients about food and health. Some nutritionists have degrees in nutrition or food science, but the title 'nutritionist' is not protected by law. In the United States, anyone is allowed to call themselves a nutritionist, regardless of their education level.

Nutrition counseling can be useful for anyone who is looking to get to a healthy weight, manage a chronic illness through diet, or simply lead a healthier lifestyle. Some examples of issues that benefit from nutrition counseling include:

Obesity
Eating disorders
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Food allergies
Kidney disease
Digestive disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome
Cancer
Pregnancy or lactation
Participation in competitive sports

During a nutrition counseling appointment, the provider -- doctor, nutritionist, or dietitian -- typically will look over a the patient's medical history and talk to them about their current diet, their goals, what kinds of food they like, and any problems that they are currently struggling with in their health or diet. Then the specialist will help the patient set food goals and create a customized plan to help them meet their nutritional needs. Nutrition specialists may also offer classes, workshops, cooking demonstrations, and more. Their role is not to lecture the patient about what one should be eating, but to offer education and resources to make eating healthy foods easier.

diagnostic procedures	138
doctor visit	269
gastrointestinal procedures	232
hospital care	249
inpatient care	249
minimally invasive procedures	232
preventive care	80
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	138

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	76
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	20
Cancer	20

diagnostic procedures	175
doctor visit	210
esophageal dilation	14
gastrointestinal procedures	264
hospital care	220
inpatient care	220
minimally invasive procedures	264
preventive care	59
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	175

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	62
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	26
Dementia	15
Cancer	22

diagnostic procedures	180
doctor visit	336
esophageal dilation	12
gastrointestinal procedures	275
hospital care	262
hydrogen breath test	18
inpatient care	262
lab tests	10
methane breath test	18
minimally invasive procedures	275
preventive care	71
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	180

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	590

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	804
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	136
Less than 65	142

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

diagnostic procedures	135
doctor visit	281
esophageal dilation	17
gastrointestinal procedures	203
hospital care	154
hydrogen breath test	11
inpatient care	154
methane breath test	11
minimally invasive procedures	203
preventive care	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	135

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	48
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

diagnostic procedures	166
doctor visit	342
gastrointestinal procedures	254
hospital care	193
inpatient care	193
minimally invasive procedures	254
preventive care	78
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	166

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	59
Less than 65	66

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

abdominal imaging	16
diagnostic procedures	176
doctor visit	368
esophageal dilation	17
gastrointestinal procedures	303
hospital care	251
inpatient care	251
lab tests	14
liver imaging	11
minimally invasive procedures	303
preventive care	97
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	176
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	494
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	99
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

abdominal imaging	21
diagnostic procedures	186
doctor visit	376
esophageal dilation	13
gastrointestinal procedures	299
hospital care	153
hydrogen breath test	12
inpatient care	153
liver imaging	13
methane breath test	12
minimally invasive procedures	299
preventive care	90
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	186
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	75
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

abdominal imaging	19
diagnostic procedures	157
doctor visit	206
gastrointestinal procedures	219
hospital care	112
hydrogen breath test	14
inpatient care	112
lab tests	16
liver imaging	14
methane breath test	14
minimally invasive procedures	219
preventive care	65
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	157
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	45
Less than 65	61

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

abdominal imaging	49
diagnostic procedures	334
doctor visit	750
esophageal dilation	11
gastrointestinal procedures	524
hospital care	243
hydrogen breath test	43
inpatient care	243
lab tests	53
liver imaging	30
methane breath test	43
minimally invasive procedures	524
preventive care	156
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	334
ultrasound (sonogram)	79

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG treated as a gastroenterologist in Framingham, MA were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	26
diagnostic procedures	183
doctor visit	351
esophageal dilation	14
gastrointestinal procedures	287
hospital care	204
hydrogen breath test	19
inpatient care	204
lab tests	23
liver imaging	17
methane breath test	19
minimally invasive procedures	287
preventive care	83
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	183
ultrasound (sonogram)	43

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	352
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	8

**Age**
85 and over	60
75 to 84	109
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	158

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Education & Training

She completed residency at Montreal General Hospital. She is certified by the Gastroenterology Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Residency: Montreal General Hospital

Board Certification: Gastroenterology Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Tufts Medicine

Gastro Health

GBGASTRO LLC

GREATER BOSTON GASTROENTEROLOGY

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG has an average of 2.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG from all over the web to help you find the right in Framingham, MA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Greta Taitelbaum, MD, CM FRCP (C) FACG. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$785 Harvoni $296	Epclusa $103	$386
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$243 Epclusa $210	$32
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$175 STELARA $138	SIMPONI $30	OLYSIO $6
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$144 ENTYVIO $144
AbbVie, Inc.	$136 Humira $136
Other	$545 ZEPOSIA $119	LINZESS $88	VIBERZI $81	XELJANZ $43	PillCam $38	Other $175

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,021
Education	$6

Biography

Dr. Greta Taitelbaum sees patients in Framingham, MA. Her medical specialty is adult gastroenterology. Dr. Taitelbaum's clinical interests include indigestion, polyps, and nutrition counseling. Her medical residency was performed at Montreal General Hospital. She has received distinctions including American College of Gastroenterology, 25 Year Membership Award; Massachusetts Magazine; and Top Gastroenterologist. Dr. Taitelbaum is conversant in French. She is professionally affiliated with Tufts Medicine and Gastro Health.