

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
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