About Christopher Velez, MD
Christopher Vélez, MD is a gastroenterologist practicing within the Center for Neurointestinal Health of the MGH GI division, focusing on the broad category of neurogastroenterology and motility disorders impacting the esophagus stomach, and bowels. He is particularly interested in the diagnosis and medical management of esophageal motility diseases such as gastro-esophageal reflux disease, functional heartburn, and achalasia. He collaborates closely with surgical and advanced endoscopy colleagues in the Swallowing, Heartburn, and Esophageal Disease (SHED) Center, including helping improve multidisciplinary collaboration.
Dr. Vélez’s additional clinical and research endeavors include managing the gastrointestinal manifestations of cystic fibrosis, having participated in various Cystic Fibrosis Foundation sponsored initiatives. He is the first gastroenterologist embedded in the MGH Adult CF Clinic, working closely with pulmonologists, dietitians, and therapists. A fluent Spanish speaker, he also has attempted to improve access to gastrointestinal care in the Latino/a community within the greater Boston area, in particular at the MGH Chelsea site. He also studies ways to improve culturally competent care in underserved communities and better understand functional and GI motility disorder manifestation and shared decision making as well.
Having graduated from Harvard College with his bachelor’s degree, Dr. Vélez obtained his medical doctorate from the New York University School of Medicine. He completed his residency, chief residency, and GI fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, finally coming to MGH to complete a formal advanced fellowship in neurogastroenterology and motility. He serves as the assistant program director of the advanced fellowship in functional and GI motility disorders at MGH, one of only a handful of programs worldwide dedicated exclusively to enhancing subspecialty training in these conditions. Dr. Vélez is intimately involved in fellow education as well. He has authored various book chapters, peer-reviewed work, and lectured locally, regionally, and nationally on various topics related to functional and GI motility diseases.
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Gastroenterology
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2426
Medical Education
- MD, New York University School of Medicine
- Residency, Montefiore Medical Center
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Montefiore Medical Center
American Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Dr. Velez was extremely compassionate. He was very good at listening to everything that I had to say. He really wanted to hear everything I had to say. He was very thorough. He did not rush us. We had a very long and thorough appointment. I felt that he answered all of the questions that I needed to hear answered. He had a great game plan. He ... Read More
Dr. Velez is absolutely wonderful. He clearly explains everything. He makes sure you understand. He listens to you & ask if you have any questions and are comfortable with the treatment plan. He is here for the patients and makes sure we are respected, heard, comfortable & in agreement with our own treatment. He's great & highly ... Read More
Outstanding doctor. Highly skilled and knowledgeable with a kind bedside manner. I am so grateful to be treated by him and his colleagues.
Dr. Velez was very informative, very prepared to discuss my situation, very helpful, very patient, and very clear, and included me in the decision-making as far as where we went further with testing or not testing. And I was very comfortable meeting him for the first time and very pleased with the care I received. Thank you.
I saw Dr. Velez and I felt that he was a very good listener. It was the first appointment I've had with him. I thought that he asked really good questions. He was open to having discussions about my condition. And I felt that when I left that I felt hopeful that he had some thoughts about what could be going on with me. And also that he was ... Read More
Dr. Velez did a great job. He listened attentively. He was respectful, empathetic, sensitive, came up with a simple, reasonable plan, and did a great job.
Dr Velez and his entire team are some of best in the field. Kind, professional, most importantly, competent on every level. I hope I will always have this Dr as part of my healthcare team
Great place, great people. We sat less than 5 minutes in the waiting area. From the MA to Dr. Velez I was treated like they cared about my issue. I've worked in healthcare for the last 15 years & have never had a Dr & his partners be so attentive. I look forward to working with the Gastro team in the upcoming months. ( I drove 3 hours to ... Read More
I appreciated his honesty about my health situation.
Dr. Velez was extremely informative. He broke down all of the procedures about my medical history very thoroughly, so I completely understood everything. He was pretty remarkable and I was very appreciative of everything he explained to me and actually taught me. So I am very thankful for my appointment. I also really appreciate the fact that he ... Read More