Ira Schmelkin, MD Department of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles Division Chief, Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine Academic Appointment Associate Professor of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Education and Training Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY Fellowship, Gastroenterology (1987-1989) Internship/Residency, Internal Medicine (1984-1987) University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY M.D. (1982-1984) City University of New York, New York, NY B.S., Biomedical Science (1978-1982) Scholarly Foci Capsule endoscopy of small bowel and colon Inflammatory bowel disease Scholarly Activity View a list of Dr. Schmelkin's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository. Professional Societies and Leadership Roles American Gastroenterology Association Member (2005-present) American College of Gastroenterology Capsule Endoscopy Special Interest Group Member (2004-present) Member (2002-present) American Society of Gastroenterology Member (1990-present) Significant Honors and Awards Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (1984-present) Contact Information Department of Medicine 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield 2606 Springfield, MA 01199 413-794-3570 Ira.SchmelkinMD@baystatehealth.org (Updated April 2022)