Overview
Dr. Sheu is Chief of the Section of Bariatric and Foregut Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sheu graduated from Harvard College, obtained his doctorate in immunology as a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University, and completed medical school at Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Brigham, followed by a fellowship in advanced laparoscopy and bariatric surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Sheu’s clinical practice focuses on bariatric, foregut and hernia surgery. Dr. Sheu leads an NIH R01-funded laboratory that investigates how bariatric surgery leads to resolution of type 2 diabetes via changes in the gut microbiota and the immune system. He also serves as Associate Program Director of the Brigham’s advanced minimally invasive GI and bariatric surgery fellowship.
Dr. Sheu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 52 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Hiatal Hernia.
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Locations
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5D, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
1153 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
45 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
100 Brigham Way, University Station, Westwood, MA 02090
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sheu has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
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Aurora Pryor is a General Surgeon in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Pryor is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Obesity, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Removal, and Gastric Bypass.
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.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Sleeve GastrectomyDr. Sheu isElite. Learn about Sleeve Gastrectomy.
- Distinguished
- GastrectomyDr. Sheu isDistinguished. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- Advanced
- Gastric BypassDr. Sheu isAdvanced. Learn about Gastric Bypass.
- HerniaDr. Sheu isAdvanced. Learn about Hernia.
- ObesityDr. Sheu isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Experienced
- CellulitisDr. Sheu isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Sheu isExperienced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Sheu isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- EndoscopyDr. Sheu isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Sheu isExperienced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- GallstonesDr. Sheu isExperienced. Learn about Gallstones.