Richard S. Bloomfeld, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic
To contact Dr. Bloomfeld:
Tel: (336) 713-7777
Fax: (336) 713-7322
Interests:
- Clinical: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Capsule Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Teaching: Gastroenterology, Endoscopy
- Research: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Colorectal Cancer Screening
Education:
- Undergraduate: Duke University, 1984-1988, BSE
- Postgraduate: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1988-1990, MS Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1990-1994, MD
- Internship: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1994-1995
- Residency: Duke University Medical Center, 1995-1997
- Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center, 1997-2000
Board Certification:
- American Board of Internal Medicine, 1997
- American Board of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, 2000
Recent Publications:
Bloomfeld RS, Onken JE. Mercaptopurine metabolite results in clinical gastroenterology practice. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2003 Jan;17(1):69-73.
Bloomfeld RS. Are we missing CMV infections in patients hospitalized with severe colitis? Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2001 Nov;7(4):348-9.
Bloomfeld RS, Rockey DC, Shetzline MA. Endoscopic therapy of acute diverticular hemorrhage. Am J Gastroenterol. 2001 Aug;96(8):2367-72.
Lara LF, Bloomfeld RS. Endoscopic therapy for acute diverticular hemorrhage. Gastrointest Endosc. 2001 Apr;53(4):492.
Bloomfeld RS, Smith TP, Schneider AM, Rockey DC. Provocative angiography in patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage of obscure origin. Am J Gastroenterol. 2000 Oct;95(10):2807-12.
Bloomfeld RS, Shetzline M, Rockey D. Urgent colonoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of severe diverticular hemorrhage. N Engl J Med. 2000 May 25;342(21):1608-9; author reply 1610-1.
Bloomfeld RS, Brazer SR. Active esophageal variceal bleeding treated with band ligation. Dig Dis. 1999;17(3):180.
