Overview
Marcia (Mimi) Canto, M.D., M.H.S. is a Professor of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is also the Director of Endoscopy at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Canto received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Philippines in Manila in 1981 (summa cum laude). She received her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1985 from the University of the Philippines and completed her training in Internal Medicine from State University of New York Sciences Center in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Canto completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Gastroenterology-Hepatology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and received a Master of Health Science in Clinical Epidemiology from The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1993. Dr. Canto came back to Johns Hopkins after spending three years at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio for advanced endoscopic training. Her primary clinical interests include endoscopy, particularly the use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in detecting early pancreatic cancer and its precursors. She has recently shown that endoscopic ultrasound can be used to detect asymptomatic precancerous lesions in patients with a family history of pancreatic cancer.
Dr. Canto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lower Esophageal Ring. Her top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 196 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5450 Knoll North Drive, Suite 390, Suite 390, Columbia, MD 21045
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Canto 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.
2 Clinical Trials
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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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- Barrett EsophagusDr. Canto isElite. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Familial Pancreatic Cancer
- Distinguished
- Chronic PancreatitisDr. Canto isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Pancreatitis.
- EndoscopyDr. Canto isDistinguished. Learn about Endoscopy.
- EsophagitisDr. Canto isDistinguished. Learn about Esophagitis.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Dr. Canto isDistinguished. Learn about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
- Hiatal HerniaDr. Canto isDistinguished. Learn about Hiatal Hernia.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Canto isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Advanced
- AchalasiaDr. Canto isAdvanced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Canto isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- Chronic Erosive GastritisDr. Canto isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Erosive Gastritis.
- Esophageal CancerDr. Canto isAdvanced. Learn about Esophageal Cancer.
- GastroparesisDr. Canto isAdvanced. Learn about Gastroparesis.
- Hereditary PancreatitisDr. Canto isAdvanced. Learn about Hereditary Pancreatitis.
- Experienced
- Accessory PancreasDr. Canto isExperienced. Learn about Accessory Pancreas.
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Canto isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Canto isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Canto isExperienced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Canto isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Canto isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.