📍 2797 Ocean Pkwy Fl 1, Brooklyn, NY, 11235
📞 718-615-4001
Dr. Alexander Shapsis is a caring and diligent gastroenterologist serving the community of Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Shapsis attended the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, where he earned his medical degree. He completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in gastroenterology at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center and Mount Sinai Medical Center. He also holds a bachelor’s degree with a major in Biochemistry and a double Minor in Math and Philosophy from New York University. Dr. Shapsis is a recognized and highly acclaimed physician educator. Being on an Advisory Board of many pharmaceutical companies (i.e. Gilead, AbbVie, Salix, Forrest Pharmaceuticals, and Janssen), Dr. Shapsis is one of a few leading National Speakers, promoting knowledge of gastrointestinal and liver disorders in the medical community at large. Dr. Shapsis is one of the Founding Members of the Empire Liver Foundation (ELF) - a small circle of World Renowned Thought Leaders in Hepatology -a Task Force dedicated to designing new strategies in treatment of Liver Diseases. Dr. Shapsis has extensively contributed to the science of Medicine. Dr. Shapsis was involved in the original studies of the novice technologically advanced treatment of gastroparesis (Enterra) - a Gastric stimulation device (a gastric pacemaker device), which has now helped thousands of patients worldwide. He has appeared on Channel 7 Health News Report (2006) during some of his collaborative pioneering work on Enterra. His work on a rare and previously poorly described condition of an Acute Esophageal Necrosis now carries his name in describing the various stages of this disease (The Gurvits-Shapsis Classification of AEN - 2007). Dr. Shapsis is an Internationally recognized and accomplished Endoscopist, as he performed the first successful implantation of a non-surgical endoscopic weight loss device - the Spatz-2 Intragastric Balloon in Latvia (EU) (Not an FDA approved devise). Dr. Shapsis is a part of Atlantic Gastroenterology and is affiliated with New York Community Hospital and Mount Sinai - Beth Israel Medical Center - Kings Highway Division in Brooklyn, NY. He is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Shapsis is an active member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the Empire Liver Foundation, and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. His clinical expertise includes all aspects of gastroenterology, hepatology, and hepato-billiary diseases. Dr. Shapsis is also the Chief Gastroenterology & Hepatology Consultant at SecondOpinions.com - a unique and sophisticated on-line international medical telemedicine consulting company dedicated to correct medical errors, prevent unnecessary procedures/surgeries and lower healthcare costs.
📍 1517 Voorhies Ave #5 #5, Brooklyn, NY, 11235
📞 917-580-7431
Dr. Grosman has completed his residency internal medicine and fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at North Shore University Hospital/Long Island Jewish Hospital. He was exemplary in his training where he served as assistant Chief Resident and Chief Fellow. Dr. Grosman has authored numerous research publications and won prestigious awards in medicine. Aside from the management of liver, pancreatic and gastrointestinal disease, Dr. Grosman specializes in endoscopy, colonoscopy, capsule enteroscopy, advanced endoscopic therapeutic procedures, large colon and gastric polyp resection as well as endoscopic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography(ERCP).