Esther J Israel, MD

Dr. Israel was born and bred in Brooklyn, NY. After graduating from Brooklyn College with a BS in chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, she attended John Hopkins University Medical School, obtaining her MD in 1979 and honored by Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.  She did her residency training in Pediatrics at Hopkins and Columbia University in the City of New York, becoming board certified in Pediatrics.  She then came up to Boston, to Massachusetts General Hospital, to train as a Pediatric Gastroenterologist where she has served on staff since 1985 and has been continuously board certified. Dr. Israel has served in many roles at Mass General, as Associate Chief and Interim Chief of the Pediatric GI division and as Quality Chair of the Department of Pediatrics.  She was instrumental in bringing Family-Centered bedside rounding to the inpatient service at Mass General, and elevating the profile of quality improvement and patient safety throughout pediatrics. She is the Principal Investigator of the division’s participation in ImproveCareNow, the international quality improvement collaborative for managing Inflammatory Bowel Disease in children, adolescents, and young adults.

Education & Training

• Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital (for MD/DO), Pediatrics, 1987
• Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1985
• Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Med. Ctr., Pediatrics, 1982
• Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatrics, 1981
• Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1979

Languages Spoken

• Yiddish
• Hebrew
• French
• English

Age Group Treated

• Pediatrics