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Who are the top Achalasia Local Doctors?
John E. Pandolfino
Elite in Achalasia
Gastroenterology
Elite in Achalasia
Gastroenterology
259 E Erie St Ste 1600, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
Experience:
33+ years
Languages Spoken:
English
Offers Telehealth

John Pandolfino is a Gastroenterologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Pandolfino has been practicing medicine for over 33 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achalasia. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Hiatal Hernia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Mouen Khashab
Elite in Achalasia
Gastroenterology
Elite in Achalasia
Gastroenterology

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

1800 Orleans Street, 
Baltimore, MD 
Languages Spoken:
English, Arabic

Gastroenterologist Mouen Khashab specializes in therapeutic endoscopy, and he oversees this group of practitioners across the Johns Hopkins enterprise. Nationally and internationally known in the field of interventional endoscopy, Dr. Khashab has contributed immensely to the field’s advancement as a minimally invasive means to treat gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary disorders. Dr. Khashab earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, and subsequently completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Indiana University. He then completed a two-year fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital before joining the faculty in 2011. A busy researcher, Dr. Khashab has published more than 600 papers in peer-reviewed journals. In 2013, he described the procedure called gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (known as G-POEM) and was able to disseminate and teach it all over the world. Other procedures that he expanded include peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), peroral endoscopic myotomy with fundoplication (POEM-F), Zenker’s peroral endoscopic myotomy (Z-POEM) and full thickness resection. In 2022, he received the Master Endoscopist Award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) for his numerous contributions to the field. His procedural expertise includes endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), interventional EUS, submucosal endoscopy, POEM/achalasia, endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissection, luminal stenting, large polyp resection and Barrett’s therapy, among others. Dr. Khashab is involved with multiple gastrointestinal societies and has served on many committees, including the ASGE Standards of Practice Committee, which is in charge of formulating guidelines for the practice of endoscopy. He has also served as an associate editor for the journal Endoscopy, a premier journal in the field. Khashab is a highly sought-after speaker at national and international conferences, and he has participated in multiple live endoscopy conferences. Outside of academic medicine, Dr. Khashab is an entrepreneur. His major interest is in new technology and medical devices, and his goal is to disrupt the field by introducing technology that makes endoscopic procedures safer, easier, efficient and more scalable. Dr. Khashab is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achalasia. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

 
 
 
 
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Peter J. Kahrilas
Elite in Achalasia
Gastroenterology
Elite in Achalasia
Gastroenterology
259 E Erie St Ste 1600, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
Experience:
47+ years
Languages Spoken:
English
Offers Telehealth

Peter Kahrilas is a Gastroenterologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Kahrilas has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achalasia. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Heartburn, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

What are the latest Achalasia Clinical Trials?
Safety and Efficacy of the Novel SpydrBlade Flex With Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation Flexible Bipolar for Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy in Patients With Achalasia: A Multicenter Prospective Study

Summary: Achalasia is an idiopathic motility disorder, primarily identified by the absence of esophageal peristalsis and the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to relax properly. Although it is usually misdiagnosed and treated as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the main symptom is progressive dysphagia, accompanied by additional symptoms like nocturnal cough, heartburn, weight loss, ...

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Routine Versus Symptomatic Protein Pump Inhibitor Therapy for Prevention of Gastroesophageal Reflux After Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Achalasia. Randomized Open-label Clinical Trial

Summary: Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) is a treatment of choice for achalasia with an excellent safety and efficacy profile. There is a high rate of esophagitis related to gastroesophageal reflux following this procedure. There is no recommendation on the prescription of protein pump inhibitors (PPI) after the procedure and no study has studied the benefit of systematic prescription of PPI after POEM ...

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