Overview
Phonthep Angsuwatcharakon is a Gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Angsuwatcharakon is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Stent Placement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 62 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Cholecystitis.
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
MD Anderson
Brian Weston is a Gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Weston is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Jaundice, Esophageal Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Endoscopy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
UT Physicians
Vaibhav Wadhwa is a Gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Wadhwa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Diverticular Disease, Endoscopy, and Gallbladder Removal.
George Van Buren, II, M.D. is an associate professor of surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Van Buren is a board-certified surgeon specializing surgical oncology and pancreatic disorders.A native Houstonian, Dr. Van Buren earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin and his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. During that time period, he spent two years at MD Anderson Cancer Center as an NIH T32 research fellow studying pancreatic cancer and neuroendocrine tumors. He completed his surgical oncology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in the Translational Pancreas Research Track.During Dr. Van Buren’s research and clinical fellowships, he was able to expand upon his interest in gastrointestinal surgical oncology and pancreatic disorders. Specifically, his training had a heavy emphasis on pancreatic and gastric malignancies with exposure to wide breadth of cases, including specialized procedures such as robotic pancreatic surgery.Dr. Van Buren is active in both patient care and research. He has spent over 15 years in training and in practice focusing on care for patients with pancreatic and gastrointestinal malignancies. He is involved in both basic science and clinical research and believes heavily in the surgeon’s role as a leader of the translational research team. His goals are to provide high quality clinical care while offering his patients access to innovative clinical and therapeutic trials. He is a member of the Elkins Pancreas Center and Dan L. Duncan NCI Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Van Buren is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma, Gallbladder Cancer, Splenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Elite
- CholecystitisDr. Angsuwatcharakon isElite. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Angsuwatcharakon isElite. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- Distinguished
- EndoscopyDr. Angsuwatcharakon isDistinguished. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Gallbladder RemovalDr. Angsuwatcharakon isDistinguished. Learn about Gallbladder Removal.
- LithotripsyDr. Angsuwatcharakon isDistinguished. Learn about Lithotripsy.
- Stent PlacementDr. Angsuwatcharakon isDistinguished. Learn about Stent Placement.
- Advanced
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Angsuwatcharakon isAdvanced. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- ColonoscopyDr. Angsuwatcharakon isAdvanced. Learn about Colonoscopy.
- GallstonesDr. Angsuwatcharakon isAdvanced. Learn about Gallstones.
- Hereditary PancreatitisDr. Angsuwatcharakon isAdvanced. Learn about Hereditary Pancreatitis.
- Pancreatic Ductal AdenocarcinomaDr. Angsuwatcharakon isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Angsuwatcharakon isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Angsuwatcharakon isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)Dr. Angsuwatcharakon isExperienced. Learn about Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).
- CholangitisDr. Angsuwatcharakon isExperienced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Angsuwatcharakon isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- CholestasisDr. Angsuwatcharakon isExperienced. Learn about Cholestasis.
