Division Faculty
Joel I. Bessoff, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Chief, GI Section, Memphis Regional Medical Center
Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine, 1964-68
Residency
Montefirore Hospital, New York, NY
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
GI Fellowship
Gastroenterology, Hartford Hospital, 1973-74
Gastroenterology, Yale New Haven Hospital CT., 1974-75
Hepatology, V.A. Hospital, West Haven, CT., 1974-75
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Professional Experiences
Private Practice Gastroenterology, Bayside Medical Center, Springfield, MA., 1974-2004
Special Interests
Colorectal Cancer in Minority Populations
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Professional Memberships
American College of Physicians, Fellow
American Gastroenterological Association, Fellow
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
American Society of Internal Medicine
Selected Publications
- Sachdev MS, Bessoff Jl. Colonic intussusceptions. South Med J. 2007;100: 973-4
- Lodhia N., Ali A, Bessoff J. Hepatic portal venous gas due to cryptosporidiosis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. World J Hepatol. 2010; 2: 406-9
Contact Us
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
956 Court Ave, Suite H314
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: 901-448-2510
Fax: 901-448-7836
Site contact: Donna Heath
A division of the
Department of Internal Medicine
