Salim Virani is a primary care provider, practicing in Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Virani is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

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 the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Esophageal Varices, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

Jens Holst practices in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mr. Holst is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Obesity, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Gastric Bypass, and Gastrectomy.

Morten Karsdal practices in Herlev, Denmark. Mr. Karsdal is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, Kidney Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Filip Knop practices in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mr. Knop is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Low Blood Sugar, Vagotomy, and Gastric Bypass.

Tina Vilsboll practices in Herlev, Denmark. Ms. Vilsboll is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Low Blood Sugar, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Gastric Bypass, and Vagotomy.

Frank Tacke practices in Berlin, Germany. Mr. Tacke is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

Arun Sanyal is a Gastroenterologist in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Sanyal is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Rayaz Malik practices in Manchester, United Kingdom. Malik is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. Their top areas of expertise are Diabetic Neuropathy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Pancreas Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Andrea Mari practices in Florence, Italy. Ms. Mari is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.

Wei Chen practices in Hefei, China. Chen is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. Their top areas of expertise are Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome, Liver Cancer, Cerebral Hypoxia, Endoscopy, and Bladder Reconstruction.

Hiroshi Ito practices in Shimonoseki, Japan. Mr. Ito is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Ventricular Fibrillation, Brugada Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Cardiac Ablation.

Emmanuel Gorospe is a Gastroenterologist in El Paso, Texas. Dr. Gorospe is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Bile Duct Stricture, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy.

Reem Sharaiha is a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Sharaiha is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Obesity, Cholestasis, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Sharaiha is currently accepting new patients.

Matthias Bluher practices in Leipzig, Germany. Mr. Bluher is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Metabolic Syndrome, Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy.

Edoardo Mannucci practices in Florence, Italy. Mr. Mannucci is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypogonadism, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Gastric Bypass.

Andre Scheen practices in Liege, Belgium. Scheen is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. Their top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Osmotic Diuresis, and Low Blood Sugar.

Michael Nauck practices in Bochum, Germany. Mr. Nauck is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Low Blood Sugar, and Insulinoma.

Kohei Kaku practices in Kawasaki, Japan. Mr. Kaku is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Pancreas Transplant, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

C Chen practices in Nanjing, China. Chen is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis. Their top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Cancer, Hypertension, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Endovascular Embolization, and Vertebroplasty.