CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE WELCOMES NEW GASTROENTEROLOGIST

Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Revere, Somerville, Winthrop, MA….Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is pleased to announce that Gastroenterologist Michael C. Payne, MD, MPH, has joined the Department of Medicine and will be seeing patients at The Cambridge Hospital and Somerville Hospital campuses.

“We are very fortunate to have attracted such a talented and committed physician to CHA,” said Rick Pels, MD, Acting Chief of Medicine. “Dr. Payne joins our team at a very exciting time. As we prepare to open our new Endoscopy Suite at Somerville Hospital, Dr. Payne will be able to provide our communities with excellent gastrointestinal care.”

CHA Chief of Surgery, Steven Schwaitzberg, MD also adds that “Dr. Payne’s skills will be central to CHA’s mission to care for our communities. He will facilitate CHA’s colon cancer screening program. Screenings are critical to the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer, which is curable if detected early.”

Dr. Payne is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and specializes in upper and lower endoscopy, endoscopic ultra sound, capsule endoscopy, and weight and health management. He is also Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts Medical School.

Before joining CHA, Dr. Payne practiced medicine in Nashville, Tennessee and also served as the Chief of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy at Williamstown Medical Associates in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He is a Fellow in both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Gastroenterology. Dr. Payne is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital and his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Tufts-New England Medical Center.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Payne, please call 617-665-1552.

CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
Cambridge Health Alliance is an innovative, award-winning health system that provides high quality care in Cambridge, Somerville, Everett, Revere, and Boston’s Metro-North communities. It includes three hospitals, more than 20 primary care practices, the Cambridge Public Health Department, and the Network Health plan. With this unique model, the Alliance is able to offer the finest health services, a diverse working environment, and a premier training experience in community-based medicine.