Steven N. Fine, MD
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    Steven N. Fine, MD
    Dr. Fine is the founding physician of Greater Boston Gastroenterology, PC. He has practiced in the MetroWest area for over 15 years. Dr. Fine serves as Chief of the GI Department and Endoscopy Service at MetroWest Medical Center--supervising a large physician staff who perform over 10,000 endoscopic procedures each year. Dr. Fine has expertise in GI endoscopy and colonoscopy, and is one of the few physicians in Massachusetts trained in endoscopic gastroplicaton, an endoscopic technique designed to treat acid reflux disease. A graduate of Harvard College and Cornell University Medical College, Dr. Fine did his Internal Medicine training at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, and did his Gastroenterology training at The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center in New York City. He is published in a wide range of GI topics, and is also interested in patients with recurrent GI bleeding of unknown origin and pill camera (capsule) endoscopy techniques. An expert in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Dr. Fine also serves on the medical advisory committee of the New England Chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. Dr. Fine is also on staff at Newton Wellesley Hospital and is actively accepting new patients with digestive and liver diseases and participates in all major insurance plans.
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  • 1982
    Harvard College John Harvard Scholarship Diploma Cum Laude
  • 1986
    Cornell University Medical College The David Drusin Memorial Prize
Committees:
  • 2006-present
    Medical Advisory Committee New England Chapter
    Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
Hospital Appointments:
  • 2008
    Provisional Staff — Marlborough Hospital
    Marlborough, MA
  • 1992 - present
    MetroWest Medical Center Framingham Union Hospital Leonard Morse Hospital
  • 2001 - present
    Newton-Wellesley Hospital
  • 2004 - present
    Boston Endoscopy Center

Administrative Responsibilities:
  • 2000-present
    Chief of Gastroenterology Division MetroWest Medical Center
  • 2004-present
    Chief of Endoscopy Service MetroWest Medical Center
  • Past Director of Fellowship Program Division of Gastroenterology, Lahey Clinic

Lectures:
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Colon Cancer and Colon Polyps
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • GI Bleeding
  • Reflux
  • Endoscopic Repair for Reflux Disease
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Viral Hepatitis
  • Malabsorption
  • Helicobacter Pylori
  • "What's New in Gastroenterology"
  • "The Use of Antibiotics and Probiotics in IBD"

Publications:
  • Fine SN. The importance of compliance. Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, New England Chapter Newsletter 2007 (spring); Volume 1, Issue 4, page 10.
  • Lopez Morra HA, Fine SN, Dickstein G. Colonic ischemia with laxative use in young adults. Am J Gastroenterol 2005; 100: 2134.
  • Song J, Swekla M, Colorado P, Reddy R, Hoffmann S, Fine S. Liver abscess and diarrhea as initial manifestations of ulcerative colitis. Dig Dis Sci 2003; 48: 417.
  • Farrell RJ, Peppercorn MA, Fine SN, Michetti P. Mesalamine-associated thrombocytopenia. Am J Gastroenterol 1999; 94: 2304.
  • Marcello PW, Asbun HJ, Veidenheimer MC, Rossi RL, Roberts PL, Fine SN, Coller JA, Murray JJ, Schoetz DJ Jr. Gastroduodenal polyps in familial adenomatous polyposis. Surg Endosc 1996; 10: 418.
  • Pochapin MB, Fine SN, Eisdorfer RM, Rigas B. Fecal occult blood testing in hospitalized patients. J Clin Gastroenterol 1994; 19: 274.
  • Sostek M, Fine SN, Harris TL. Duodenal obstruction by abdominal aortic aneurysm. Am J Med 1993; 94: 220.
  • Fine SN. Hyperplastic polyps do not predict adenomatous polyps. Gastroenterology 1991; 101: 1756.
  • Fine SN, Weg AL, Miskovitz P. Transient complete esophageal obstruction after pneumatic dilation of the lower esophageal sphincter for achalasia. Gastrointest Endosc 1991; 37: 565.
  • Fine SN, Gaynor ML, Isom OW, Dannenberg AJ. Carcinoid tumor metastatic to the heart. Am J Med 1990; 89: 690.
  • Fine SN, Eisdorfer RM, Miskovitz PF, Jacobson IM. Losec or lasix. N Engl J Med 1990; 322: 1674.
  • Fine S, Weg A, Miskovitz P. The value of plain radiography in establishing the diagnosis of gastric lesions. J Clin Gastroenterol 1991; 13: 235.
  • Fine SN, Dannenberg AJ, Zakim D. "The Impact of Medical Therapy on Peptic Ulcer Disease", from Peptic Ulcer Disease and Other Acid-Related Disorders, Zakim D and Dannenberg AJ. Academic Research Associates, Inc, 1991, pages 1-13.

Education:
1982 — A.B. Harvard College
1986 — M.D. Cornell University Medical College Internships and Residencies

Internal Medicine Beth Israel Hospital, Boston

Fellowship in Gastroenterology The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center New York City

Licensure and Certification:

National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomat

1989
New York State License (inactive)

1989
American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomat

1991
Massachusetts State License

1991
American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty of Gastroenterology, Diplomat

2001
Re-Certification in Gastroenterology


Academic Appointments:

Past Clinical Instructor of Medicine Harvard Medical School