Robert Gianotti III, MD

Education

Bachelor’s Degree – Cornell University 

Medical Degree – Weill Cornell Medical College

Internship – New York University Medical Center

Residency New York University Medical Center

Fellowship – Gastroenterology & Hepatology – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Board Certifications – Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

Chief medical resident

Specialties & Main Areas of Interest

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Esophageal motility and diagnostics.

Hospital Affiliations

St. Peter’s Hospital

Albany Medical Center 

Ellis Hospital 

Samaritan Hospital – Albany Memorial Campus

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

St. Peter’s Surgical & Endoscopy Center

Other Appointments

  • Previous associate editor for the American College of Gastroenterology Case Reports Journal and taught extensively in the gastroenterology curriculum at Harvard Medical School.
  • Dr. Gianotti is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, American College of Gastroenterology, and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America.

Research

  • Molecular biology of opiates in the human brain
  • Liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension
  • Inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Gianotti developed a specialization in treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease and conducted research in the role of the microbiome and fecal microbiota transplantation in the prevention of post-operative Crohn disease recurrence.

Fun Facts

Dr. Gianotti joined Albany Gastroenterology Consultants in 2016. His specializations including treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease both in his own practice and at the inflammatory bowel disease clinic of Albany Medical Center. He is actively involved with medical student education at Albany Medical School and mentors gastroenterology fellows both on the inpatient gastroenterology service and in the inflammatory bowel disease clinic. In his free time he loves spending time with his family, hiking and trail running in the Catskills and Adirondacks. He has completed multiple half marathons on his way to finally try his hand at a marathon and beyond in 2021.