Dr. Amanda PeBenito's clinical interest is in inflammatory bowel disease and she is excited to explore why this patient population is particularly susceptible to C. difficile infection.

She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital where she was a member of the Stanbury Physician-Scientist Program. Dr. PeBenito received her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine, where she worked in the lab of Martin Blaser, MD, studying the role of the microbiome in preventing kidney stones, and graduated with an Honors in Research. She completed her undergraduate studies at Columbia University and graduated with a degree in Biology and Latino/a studies. She joined Teach For America and spent three years teaching high school science in the Bronx between undergrad and medical school, and earned a Masters in Science Education during that time.

Dr. PeBenito is planning for a career in academic medicine that will include treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease and conducting research on the pathophysiology of the disease while educating and mentoring trainees in medicine and research.