Dr. Michele J. Alkalay is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the Sackler School of Medicine.  She completed her internship and residency in Pediatrics and her fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Children's Medical Center of Dallas at the University of Texas at Southwestern.  Dr. Alkalay's clinical interests include celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, fatty liver disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, chronic abdominal pain, including irritable bowel syndrome, constipation and encopresis.  After fellowship, Dr. Alkalay practiced in New York and received recognition as a top physician in the Brewster area; acquiring the certificate of a Leading Physician of the World & Top Health Care Professional from the Internal Association of HealthCare Professionals, published in The World Wide Leaders in Health Care, named Cambridge Who's Who Doctors of America, and receiving top patient satisfaction in patient AMGA surveys.  She is presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Children's Medical Center of Dallas.