Charles J. Lightdale MD
Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Esophagus Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Columbia P&S
180 Fort Washington AvenueNew York, NY 10032
Overview of Dr. Lightdale
Dr. Charles Lightdale is a gastroenterologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 60 years. He is one of 341 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 142 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in Gastroenterology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1966 - 1968
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1966
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1971 - 2027
NJ State Medical License Active through 1998
PA State Medical License 1994 - 1998
OH State Medical License 1995 - 1995
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
Clinical Trials
- Defined Green Tea Catechin Extract in Preventing Esophageal Cancer in Patients With Barrett's Esophagus
- A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Endoscopic Full-Thickness Plication for the Treatment of GERD
- Evaluation of Effect of CryoBalloon Focal Ablation System on Human Esophageal Barrett's Epithelium
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsDurability of cryoballoon ablation for eradication of neoplastic Barrett's esophagus: a multicenter prospective cohort study (with video).Marcia Irene Canto, Arvind J Trindade, Amitabh Chak, John A Dumot, Prasad G Iyer
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2026-06-01 - 3 citationsIncreased reflux secondary bile acids are associated with changes to the microbiome and transcriptome in Barrett's esophagus.Ceylan Tanes, Yun Li, Gary W Falk, Gregory G Ginsberg, Kenneth K Wang
Gut Microbes. 2025-12-01 - 3 citationsShifts in Serum Bile Acid Profiles Associated With Barrett's Esophagus and Stages of Progression to Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.Aarti Kumar, Pranav Gwalani, Prasad G Iyer, Kenneth K Wang, Gary W Falk
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. 2024-10-01
Press Mentions
Journalism or Medicine: Why Not Both?June 1st, 2022
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Includes WATS3D in Its New Practice Guideline for the Screening and Surveillance of Barrett’s EsophagusSeptember 4th, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
External Links
- Columbia Doctorshttp://www.columbiadoctors.org
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