Professor of Medicine, University Fla College of Medicine
Gastroenterology
Dr. Christopher E. Forsmark, MD
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Christopher Forsmark works in the field of Gastroenterology. He researched medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a top medical university. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has a rank of 3 in research and a 29 in primary care He over the years received 5 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Fellow (AGAF)", "Top Doctors: Florida" and "Fellow (FACP)". Christopher E. Forsmark, MD is also a published doctor. He has 99 publication published. The most recent publication is: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas. He accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Clinical Profile, Etiology, and Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis in North American Women: Analysis of a Large Multicenter Cohort.
- Frequency of Progression From Acute to Chronic Pancreatitis and Risk Factors: A Meta-analysis.
- American pancreatic association practice guidelines in chronic pancreatitis: evidence-based report on diagnostic guidelines.
- Chronic Pancreatitis Pain Pattern and Severity are Independent of Abdominal Imaging Findings.
- Spectrum of use and effectiveness of endoscopic and surgical therapies for chronic pancreatitis in the United States.
- Esophageal Perforation Management Using a Multidisciplinary Minimally Invasive Treatment Algorithm.
- Evidence-Based Treatment of Pancreatic Pseudocysts.
- Simultaneous dual scope endotherapy of esophago-airway fistulas and obstructions.
- Management of chronic pancreatitis.
- WITHDRAWN:Determinant-Based Classification of Acute Pancreatitis Severity: An International Multidisciplinary Consultation.
- Preoperative stent placement versus prompt surgery for Cancer of the head of the pancreas.
- Complications during natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery: endoscopic management of splenic laceration and hemorrhage.
- Pancreatic stent placement is associated with resolution of refractory grade C pancreatic fistula after left-sided pancreatectomy.
- Antioxidants for chronic pancreatitis.
- Acute pancreatitis is on the rise.
- Effects of esomeprazole on acid output in patients with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome or idiopathic gastric acid hypersecretion.
- Antibiotics for acute necrotizing pancreatitis.
- Nutritional management of severe acute pancreatitis.
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for severe acute pancreatitis.
- Therapy for Painful chronic pancreatitis.
- Nutritional support for acute pancreatitis.
- Review article: Pancreatic function testing.
- Pancreatic and Biliary disorders in the elderly.
- The clinical problem of Biliary acute necrotizing pancreatitis: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis of Biliary necrotizing pancreatitis.
- The diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis.
- Ciprofloxacin in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori in patients with gastritis and peptic Ulcer.
- Utility of droperidol for conscious sedation in gastroIntestinal endoscopic procedures.
- Disseminated histoplasmosis in AIDS: an unusual case of esophageal involvement and gastroIntestinal bleeding.
- Campylobacter-like organisms are uncommon pathogens in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
- Cytomegalovirus-associated acute pancreatic Disease in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Report of two patients.
- Characterization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 strains recovered from the bowel of infected individuals.
- High-protein ascites in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome.
- Effect of octreotide on refractory AIDS-associated diarrhea. A prospective, multicenter clinical trial.
- Endoscopy-negative upper gastroIntestinal bleeding in a patient with chronic pancreatitis.
- Cytomegalovirus peritonitis in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome.
- Differential diagnosis of pancreatic tumors.
- AIDS and the gastroIntestinal tract.
- Diagnosis of pancreatic Cancer and prediction of unresectability using the tumor-associated antigen CA19-9.
- Acute pancreatitis. Medical management.
- What does an abnormal pancreatogram mean?
- Effect of bile and pancreatic juice on adenoviral-mediated gene delivery: implications on the feasibility of gene delivery through ERCP.
- Monolobar Caroli''s Disease and cholangiocarcinoma.
- Mirizzi Syndrome: A rare cause of obstructive jaundice.
- Intraductal papillary mucinous Neoplasm of the pancreas.
- Pancreatic duct stenting in Benign pancreatic disease.
- Three-year oral pantoprazole administration is effective for patients with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome and other hypersecretory conditions.
- Chronic pancreatitis and quality of life.
- Review article: Pain and chronic pancreatitis.
- Prospective evaluation of gastroenterologist-guided, nurse-administered standard sedation for spiral deep small bowel enteroscopy.
- Use and perceived effectiveness of non-analgesic medical therapies for chronic pancreatitis in the United States.
- Minimally invasive treatment of Esophageal perforation using a multidisciplinary treatment algorithm: a case series.
- Replacement of oral proton pump inhibitors with intravenous pantoprazole to effectively control gastric acid hypersecretion in patients with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.
- The arterioportal fistula Syndrome: clinicopathologic features, diagnosis, and therapy.
- Liver transplantation today.
- Intravenous pantoprazole rapidly controls gastric acid hypersecretion in patients with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.
- Role of osmolality of contrast media in the development of post-ERCP pancreatitis: a metanalysis.
- Is a 15-minute collection of Duodenal secretions after secretin stimulation sufficient to diagnose chronic pancreatitis?
- Controversies in clinical pancreatology: management of acute idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis.
- Prevalence of Gastroparesis in patients with small duct chronic pancreatitis.
- "Idiopathic" pancreatitis.
- Chronic pancreatitis and Malabsorption.
- Comparative analysis of direct pancreatic function testing versus morphological assessment by endoscopic ultrasonography for the evaluation of chronic unexplained abdo...
- Maintenance oral pantoprazole therapy is effective for patients with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome and idiopathic hypersecretion.
- Chronic pancreatitis and maldigestion.
- Intraoperative NOTES Endosonography and Identification of Mock Hepatic Lesions.
- Diagnostic accuracy of conventional and cholangioscopy-guided sampling of indeterminate Biliary lesions at the time of ERCP: a prospective, long-term follow-up study.
- Efficacy and safety of a fully covered Esophageal stent: a prospective study.
- Randomized, controlled trial of standard, large-capacity versus jumbo biopsy forceps for polypectomy of small, sessile, Colorectal polyps.
- The NOTES approach to management of urinary bladder injury.
- The practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in gastroenterology: discrepancies between EBM familiarity and EBM competency.
- Endoscopic management of intraoperative small bowel laceration during natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery: a blinded porcine study.
- Algorithm for the management of endoscopic perforations: a quality improvement project.
- Prospective evaluation of the clinical utility of ERCP-guided cholangiopancreatoscopy with a new direct visualization System.
- Pain management in chronic pancreatitis: A treatment algorithm.
- Multicenter comparison of the interobserver agreement of standard EUS scoring and Rosemont classification scoring for diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis.
- The difficulty in predicting outcome in acute pancreatitis.
- Prospective randomized blinded comparison of a short-wire endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography System with traditional long-wire devices.
- Large size balloon dilation of the ampulla after Biliary sphincterotomy can facilitate endoscopic extraction of difficult bile duct stones.
- Autoimmune pancreatitis: making progress step by step.
- Prospective trial comparing solid-state catheter and water-perfusion triple-lumen catheter for sphincter of Oddi manometry done at the time of ERCP.
- Are there too many practice guidelines for acute pancreatitis?
- A 50-year-old woman with unexplained recurrent pancreatitis.
- Review: enteral or parenteral nutrition reduces risk for mortality in acute pancreatitis.
- Prospective evaluation of adverse reactions to iodine-containing contrast media after ERCP.
- The early diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis.
- AGA Institute technical review on acute pancreatitis.
- [AGA Institute technical review on acute pancreatitis].
- A 54-year-old man with Abdominal pain attributed to chronic pancreatitis.
- Endoscopic creation of a gastroGastric conduit for reversal of Gastric bypass.
- Intraobserver agreement among endosonographers for endoscopic ultrasound features of chronic pancreatitis: a blinded multicenter study.
- Fully covered Alimaxx esophageal metal stents in the endoscopic treatment of Benign esophageal diseases.
- Therapeutics. Review: enteral nutrition reduces mortality, multiple organ failure, and Systemic infection more than TPN in acute pancreatitis.
- Pancreatic function testing--valuable but underused.
- Prospective evaluation of the accuracy of the intraductal secretin stimulation test in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis.
- Rapid-sequence endoscopic management of posttransplant anastomotic Biliary strictures.
- Role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and EUS-guided fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis and treatment of cystic lesions of the pancreas.
- Multicenter approach to recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis in the United States: the North American Pancreatitis Study 2 (NAPS2).
- Bouveret''s Syndrome: case report and review of the literature.
Schools
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
University Calif San Francisco
Procedures Preformed
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
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Doctors Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (AGAF)
- Top Doctors: Florida
- Fellow (FACP)
Education
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UCSF -
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hospital
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UF Health Shands Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1780626044 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | FORSMARK | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | CHRISTOPHER | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 326103003 | |
| NPPES Provider State | FL | |
| Specialty Description | Internal Medicine | |
| Total Claim Count | 660.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 2.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 29.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 4.39 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1780626044 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | FORSMARK |
| First Name Of The Provider | CHRISTOPHER |
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