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Peter Block

Gastroenterology

Peter Block, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)

New Haven, CT

Peter D. Block, MD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Digestive Diseases at Yale School of Medicine, specializing in gastroenterology, hepatology, and transplant hepatology. He manages complex liver conditions including hepatitis B, hepatitis D, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer), esophageal varices, and complications such as gastrointestinal bleeding. Block performs diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, including upper endoscopies and colon

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7+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Gastroenterology (ABIM)
  • Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Education & Training

  • Transplant Hepatology Fellow, NYU Langone Health (2025)
  • Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellow, Yale School of Medicine (2024)
  • Resident Physician, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (2021)
  • MD, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Medicine (2018)
  • MSc, Oxford University

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Transplant Hepatology

Conditions & Treatments

Cirrhosis & Liver DiseaseLiver TransplantationPortal Hypertension

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Yale New Haven Hospital

Languages

English

Experience

7+ years in practice