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.

Steven Fine is an Internal Medicine provider in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Fine is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Eosinophilic Colitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Ulcerative Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Kedar Deshpande is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Deshpande is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Gastrostomy, and Hip Replacement.

Aba Somers is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Somers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Jason Konter is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Konter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Lung Metastases, Asthma, Gastrostomy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Sew-leong Kwa is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Kwa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma in Children, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

David Rishikof is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Rishikof is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, Large-Cell Lung Carcinoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), and Gastrostomy.

Matthew Sullivan is an Internal Medicine provider in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Sullivan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Enlarged Liver, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Kavitha Prakash is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Prakash is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy.

Khalid Aziz is a Gastroenterologist in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Aziz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Painful Swallowing, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Annie Chemmanur is a Hepatologist in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Chemmanur is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Lorenzo Bucci is a General Surgeon in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Bucci is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Colostomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Bucci is currently accepting new patients.

Eric Chun is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Chun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pneumonia, Acute Kidney Failure, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Connie Pieper is a Neurologist in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Pieper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Apoplexy, and Gastrostomy.

Venu Bathini is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Bathini is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Endoscopy. Dr. Bathini is currently accepting new patients.

Rodrigo Rocha is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Rocha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Rocha is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Yood is a General Surgeon in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Yood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma, Gallbladder Cancer, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Yood is currently accepting new patients.

Raul Laguarda is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Natick, Massachusetts. Dr. Laguarda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, Chronic Cough, Gastrostomy, and Hip Replacement.

Kimberly Robinson is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Dr. Robinson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Asthma in Children, Asthma, and Gastrostomy.

Marc Freiman is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Newton, Massachusetts. Dr. Freiman 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 Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, and Gastrostomy.