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Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH
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Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH, graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca New York, and The Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. She was trained in internal medicine at Massachusetts’s General Hospital and completed her gastroenterology fellowship training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She later went on to receive a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Currently she is an attending gastroenterologist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Crohn’s and Colitis Center, where she also serves as the center’s Director of Clinical Trials. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Allegretti is the director of the fecal microbiota transplant program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is currently leading several clinical trials investigating the use of fecal transplantation in several chronic diseases such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and obesity. Additionally, Dr. Allegretti’s lab focuses on investigating the mechanisms of recurrent clostridium difficile infections.
Posts by Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH

Infectious diseases
New donor screening protocols for clinical trials involving fecal microbiota transplantation

Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH
Stool transplants are now standard of care for recurrent C. difficile infections

Dragon fruit: How to enjoy this antioxidant-rich fruit

Are you getting health care you don't need?

Could you benefit from wearing compression socks?

A low-tech school vacation: Keeping kids busy and happy without screens

Mold in the home: Identifying and treating the issue to prevent health problems

Effective, practical strategies for coping with urinary incontinence

Scalp psoriasis: What to know about this uncomfortable inflammatory skin condition

Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it?

Should you be sleepmaxxing to boost health and happiness?

Need a root canal? Here's what to expect