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Office
Brigham and Women's Hospital
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-732-6389- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc, is the Director of Endoscopy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Program Director and is clinical faculty at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Thompson’s clinical interests include endoscopic surgery as applied to foregut conditions, pancreatobiliary disease, postsurgical complications, and bariatric endoscopy. He spends the majority of his time performing these advanced endoscopic procedures and also cares for patients in the ambulatory setting and on the gastroenterology inpatient consult service. The remainder of his time is devoted to research activities in endoscopic surgery, with a focus on device development, endoscopic education, and clinical outcomes. He currently has active clinical, translational, bench, and large animal protocols. He has also led several multicenter clinical trials. His research has resulted in numerous patents, the development of new endoscopic procedures, and over 200 publications. Some of his important clinical innovations include the development of new endoscopic techniques for treating pancreatic necrosis, gastric outlet obstruction, sleeve gastrectomy stenosis, pancreatojejunal anastomotic strictures, and postsurgical complications.
Education & Training
- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1999 - 2002
- Geisinger Health System (Danville)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
- Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 2024 - 2027
- NY State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- ME State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- VT State Medical License 2023 - 2024
- RI State Medical License 2022 - 2024
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (ASGE) American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
- Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterology Association (AGA)
- Fellow (FACG) American College of Gastroenterology
Clinical Trials
- Gastric Restriction Using the EndoSurgical Operating System Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
- Endoscopic Suturing for Primary Obesity Treatment Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
- Pivotal Aspiration Therapy With Adjusted Lifestyle Therapy Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 13
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Liver Palpation As a Screening Tool for Advanced Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Patients with Suspected Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steato...Shah, R., Schuster, K., Lautz, D., Doyon, L., Wang, T., Jirapinyo, P., Thompson, C., Chang, K., Ryou, M.> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2024 Feb 29
- 1 citationsObesity Is Associated with Altered Rectal Sensitivity in Chronic Constipation.Lodhia, N., Hiramoto, B., Horton, L., Goldin, A., Thompson, C., Chan, W.> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2024 Jan 6
- Optimizing Endoscopic Bypass Procedures.Thompson, C.> ;Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2024 Jan 1
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Lectures
- Clinical significance of MUC4 isoforms in pancreatic cancer patients.ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium - San Francisco, CA - 1/24/2020
- Endoscopic and Surgical Approaches for ObesityAGC 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA - 10/7/2018
- Endoscopic Approaches to Bariatric ManagementENDO 2018: 100th Endocrine Society Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinios - 03/20/2018
Press Mentions
- GI Dynamics Announces Final Data from the ENDO Trial, a Multicenter Study Demonstrating the Potential Use of EndoBarrier to Treat Type II Diabetes and ObesityJune 15th, 2022
- Healthcare Disparities in the Management of Acute Cholecystitis: Impact of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Factors on Cholecystectomy vs Percutaneous CholecystostomyFebruary 24th, 2021
- GI Dynamics : Announces Lead Clinical Study Site for US Pivotal Trial of EndoBarrierJuly 10th, 2019
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
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