Dr. Christopher C. Thompson is the Director of Endoscopy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Co-director of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  He is also the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Program Director and clinical faculty at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.  Dr. Thompson’s clinical interests include endoscopic surgery applied to foregut conditions, with a focus on endoscopic treatment of obesity, GERD, Zenker’s diverticula, achalasia, gastroparesis,  postsurgical complications, and pancreatobiliary disease.  He spends the majority of his time performing these advanced endoscopic procedures and also cares for these patients in the ambulatory setting.  The remainder of his time is devoted to research in endoscopic surgery, with a focus on device development, clinical outcomes, and endoscopic education. His research has resulted in numerous patents, development of new endoscopic procedures, and over 300 publications.  He was awarded the Brigham and Women’s Physician Organization Clinical Innovation Award in 2007 for developing and performing the first endoscopic suturing procedure to treat obesity.  He also invented anastomosis technology, which has been shown to treat type 2 diabetes effectively in early clinical trials.  He was responsible for much of the early work in Bariatric Endoscopy, having been called the founding father of the field, and edited the first textbook and video atlas on the subject.  Some of his other important clinical innovations include the development of new endoscopic techniques for treating pancreatic necrosis, gastric outlet obstruction, sleeve gastrectomy stenosis, pancreaticojejunal anastomotic strictures, and postsurgical complications.  He also developed an endoscopic part-task simulator used by many fellowship programs (the TEST box).These accomplishments have led to a broad clinical referral base, and to national and international invitations for lectureships and live case demonstrations, including the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Blackwell Lectureship, ACG American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecture, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Presidential Plenary Lecture, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) J Edward Berk Presidential Plenary Lecture, ACG Edgar Achkar Visiting Professorship, all post-graduate education courses for the major US gastroenterology and surgical societies, and numerous respected courses throughout Europe, Asia, and South America.  He has also mentored more than 20 fellows, many of whom have gone on to thrive in prestigious academic institutions, and he established the first Fellowship in Bariatric Endoscopy. Dr. Thompson is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Esophageal Varices, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

Alexandra Columbus is a General Surgeon in Concord, Massachusetts. Dr. Columbus is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Proctitis, Gastrostomy, and Bladder Reconstruction.

Eric Mahoney is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Mahoney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Hernia, Secondary Peritonitis, Gallbladder Removal, and Gastrostomy.

David Stockwell is a Gastroenterologist in Concord, Massachusetts. Dr. Stockwell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Stockwell is currently accepting new patients.

Jeff Velez is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Concord, Massachusetts. Dr. Velez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Nodule, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, and Gastrostomy.

Ankita Subedi is a Hospital Medicine provider in Concord, Massachusetts. Dr. Subedi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrostomy and Endoscopy.

Shih-ho Lue is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Concord, Massachusetts. Dr. Lue is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Ting Xu is a General Surgeon in Concord, Massachusetts. Dr. Xu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Cholecystitis, Hernia, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Xu is currently accepting new patients.

Benista Owusu-Amo is a Hospital Medicine provider in Concord, Massachusetts. Dr. Owusu-Amo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Eliesel Lacerda-De is an Infectious Disease provider in Acton, Massachusetts. Dr. Lacerda-De has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Lacerda-De is currently accepting new patients.

Benjamin Hyatt is a Gastroenterologist in Acton, Massachusetts. Dr. Hyatt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Attila Nakeeb is a General Surgeon in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Nakeeb is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Nakeeb is currently accepting new patients.

Avignat Patel is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Gastrostomy.

Michael Rosenblatt is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Rosenblatt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Cellulitis, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery.

Lee Gazourian is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Gazourian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Emphysema, Bronchitis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Carla Lamb is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Lamb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Emphysema, Lung Cancer, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

Eric Benoit is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Benoit is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery.

Akmal Sarwar is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Sarwar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), and Gastrostomy.

Sara Shadchehr is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Shadchehr is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Michael Colancecco is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Colancecco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Chronic Cough, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Nodules, and Gastrostomy.