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Makoto Nishimura, MD, Gastroenterology, New York, NY, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MakotoNishimuraMD

Gastroenterology • New York, NY

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Biliary Tract Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer

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Summary

  • I graduated from the Jichi Medical University, Japan in 1997 and completed a residency in internal medicine and surgery at the Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital in Kumamoto, Japan. I also did a fellowship at Jichi Medical University, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Cancer Institute Hospital, and advanced fellowship at University of California Irvine Medical Center.
    I am an international expert in endoscopic submucosal (ESD) dissection for all GI tract (esophagus, duodenum, stomach and colorectal), total 1700 ESD cases in my life (950 cases in Japan/ 750 cases in the US) since 2002.
    I have been working at Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center since 2018 to provide consultation in advanced/therapeutic endoscopic management of gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary disorders, including ESD, RFA, Double Balloon, ERCP, and EUS-FNA, EUS-AXIOS, and interventional EUS.

    • The "Pocket-Creation Method" for Resecting Early-Stage Gastrointestinal Cancers

    The “Pocket-Creation Method” for Resecting Early-Stage Gastrointestinal Cancers.

Education & Training

  • University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2007 - 2009
  • Other
    OtherClass of 1997, Jichi medical University

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2007 - 2009

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 2023 Clinical Excellence Award Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2023
  • Award Hospital Department Research Grant the Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 2013
  • Awarded grant Saitama Medical University, 2010

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • ESD and Pit Pattern Diagnosis: Lessons from a Japanese Endoscopist Working in the United States  
    Makoto Nishimura, MD, Thieme

Lectures

  • ASGE-JGES Masters' Course in ESD with optional POEM add-on 
    ASGE IT-T Center, Chicago, US (Webiner) - 10/31/2020
  • NYSGE Lecture Series Webinar: ESD Meets West. 
    New York, US - 7/7/2020
  • ESD hands-on live demonstration; 1) gastric ESD case, 2) Duodenal ESD case, 3) GE junction ESD case 
    A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Sau Paulo, Brazil - 3/5/2020
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Press Mentions

  • Treatment of Esophageal/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma in Patients with History of Prior Bariatric Surgery
    Treatment of Esophageal/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma in Patients with History of Prior Bariatric SurgeryMay 7th, 2023
  • Report on the Panel Discussion at the 100th Congress of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society: Bridging the Difference Between Japan and the US in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy – Expectations for JGES
    Report on the Panel Discussion at the 100th Congress of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society: Bridging the Difference Between Japan and the US in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy – Expectations for JGESApril 1st, 2021
  • Pathology Definitions and Resection Strategies for Early Colorectal Neoplasia
    Pathology Definitions and Resection Strategies for Early Colorectal NeoplasiaMay 13th, 2020

Grant Support

  • Pancreatic cyst fluid alalysis of exosome collected with EUS-FNAJapan Society for the promotion of sciencs: Grants-in-Aid for scientific Research(C)2016–2018

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Japanese

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

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