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.

Matthew Lowry is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Lowry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Emphysema, Bullae, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Gastrostomy.

Dilip Nataraj is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Nataraj is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Pneumonia, Pneumomediastinum, Subcutaneous Emphysema, and Gastrostomy.

Sanjay Gupta is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery.

Frank Schembri is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Schembri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

David Fink is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in East Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Fink is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Gallbladder Removal.

Cristina Carpio is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in East Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Carpio has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery.

Sean O'reilly is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Norwell, Massachusetts. Dr. O'reilly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Gastrostomy.

Bruce Bodner is a General Surgeon in Brockton, Massachusetts. Dr. Bodner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Venous Insufficiency, Necrosis, Cellulitis, Pacemaker Implantation, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Bodner is currently accepting new patients.

Ari Sacks is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Sacks is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Peripheral Artery Disease, Diverticular Disease, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

Jon Pehrson is an Internal Medicine provider in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Pehrson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertriglyceridemia, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Martin Williams is a General Surgeon in Quincy, Massachusetts. Dr. Williams has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Fibroadenoma, Peptic Ulcer, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Gregory Kechejian is a General Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Kechejian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Gangrene, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Hernia Surgery.

Souheil Adra is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Adra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Short Bowel Syndrome, Gallstones, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

Anish Geevarghese is an Internal Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Geevarghese is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Asthma in Children, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Gastrostomy.

Erik Folch is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Folch is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Tracheobronchomalacia, Lung Nodules, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Julia Seol is a Radiologist in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Seol has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Ascites, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Gallbladder Disease, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

Jonathan Opraseuth is an Interventional Radiologist in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Opraseuth has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Ascites, Pleural Effusion, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

Christopher Burns is a General Surgeon in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Burns is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Ogilvie Syndrome, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy. Dr. Burns is currently accepting new patients.

Jerry Doshen is a Hospital Medicine provider in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Doshen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Gallbladder Disease, Liver Failure, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.