MEDIA
Caregiver Profile
Caregiver Profile
Meet Dr. Michael J. Docktor
MEDICAL SERVICES
Specialties
- Allergic Colitis
- Celiac Disease
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Diarrhea
- Encopresis
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children
- Food Allergy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in Children
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Children
- Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers
- Abdominal Pain in Children
- Ulcerative Colitis
Departments
Programs
Languages
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English
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree
- University of Wisconsin , 2001 , Madison , WI
Medical School
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey , 2005 , Newark , NJ
Internship
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles , 2006 , Los Angeles , CA
Residency
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles , 2008 , Los Angeles , CA
Fellowship
- Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School , 2011 , Boston , MA
Philosophy of Care
I simply love taking care of patients. I strive to help children and their families understand what might be causing their health problems by collaboratively working together to improve their condition. I am passionate about technology and excited about the opportunities to use digital health in educating, communicating and engaging with my patients.
Why I entered medicine: “Some of my earliest memories are of watching surgery on television with great interest and, as early as 4-years-old, asserting to anyone who would listen that I wanted “to be a doctor one day.” It wasn’t until around 10-years-old, when my sister was hospitalized, that I realized the incredible impact a doctor could have in someone’s life, particularly in the life of a sick child. From that point forward, there was never a question of what I was going to do with my life. And yes, the last name maybe helped a little…
CERTIFICATIONS
- American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology