Dr. Thomas R Walker M.D.
Gastroenterologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Gastroenterology
300 Longwood Ave Children's Hosp-Gi & Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Thomas Walker is a pediatric gastroenterologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Walker specializes in digestive system, liver or nutritional problems in children from the newborn period to their teens. Conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, chronic constipation or obesity can all be treated by a pediatric gastroenterologist.
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Or Hlth Sci Univ Sch of Med, Portland Or 1995
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