Fatima Hospital Names Dr. Harmatz Chief

Alexander Harmatz, MD, has been named Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, it was announced recently by William J. Beliveau, MD, FCCP, Chairman of the Department of Medicine.

Board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Harmatz joined CharterCARE in 2018 as a member of the digestive disease center at Roger Williams Medical Center. He has been practicing for more than 35 years and specializes in the areas of hepatobiliary disease, gastroesophageal reflux, pancreatic disease, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer screening, and nutrition.

Dr. Harmatz is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia and completed his residency at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and fellowship at Stanford University in California. He also has a master’s degree in chemistry from Emory University. Prior to joining CharterCARE, he was an assistant professor of medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine.