Co-Director of Endoscopy BIDMC Assoc Clin Prof of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Gastroenterology
Dr. Douglas K. Pleskow, MD
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Douglas K. Pleskow works in the field of Gastroenterology. He attended University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He received awards:"President", "Boston Magazine", "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Man of the Year", "Fellow (AGAF)", "Fellow", "Top MD" and "Super Doctor". Douglas Pleskow has written publications. He has 73 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Management of occluded biliary Wallstents.' Douglas K. Pleskow, MD accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Minor Anesthesia-Related Events During Radiofrequency Ablation for Barrett's Esophagus Are Associated with an Increased Number of Treatment Sessions.
- A meta-analysis on efficacy and safety: single-balloon vs. double-balloon enteroscopy.
- Not every ampullary mass is deadly.
- Use of a cap in single-balloon enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.
- Prior Capsule Endoscopy Improves the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Yield of Single-Balloon Enteroscopy.
- Double-Duct Sign in the Era of Endoscopic Ultrasound: The Prevalence of Occult PancreaticoBiliary Malignancy.
- Monitored Anesthesia Care Without Endotracheal Intubation Is Safe and Efficacious for Single-Balloon Enteroscopy.
- Interobserver agreement for evaluation of imaging with single operator choledochoscopy: What are we looking at?
- Cholangioscopy: the Biliary tree never looked so good!
- Endoscopic full-thickness plication for the treatment of GERD: Five-year long-term multicenter results.
- Deep Sedation Without Intubation for ERCP Is Appropriate in Healthier, Non-obese Patients.
- Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic fiducial placement: how important is ideal fiducial geometry?
- Location of bile leak predicts the success of ERCP performed for postoperative bile leaks.
- Spectral Imaging with Scattered Light: From Early Cancer Detection to Cell Biology.
- Esophageal function testing.
- Endoscopic closure devices.
- Endoluminal bariatric techniques.
- Equipment for pediatric endoscopy.
- Emerging technologies for endoscopic hemostasis.
- Single-operator cholangioscopy for the extraction of cystic duct stones (with video).
- Sphincter of Oddi manometry.
- Drug-eluting/biodegradable stents.
- Direct visualization of indeterminate pancreaticoBiliary strictures with probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy: a multicenter experience.
- Single-operator cholangioscopy in patients requiring evaluation of bile duct disease or therapy of Biliary stones (with videos).
- A prospective assessment of sedation-related adverse events and patient and endoscopist satisfaction in ERCP with anesthesiologist-administered sedation.
- Large balloon dilation vs. mechanical lithotripsy for the management of large bile duct stones: a prospective randomized study.
- Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for Barrett''s Esophagus: 5-year outcomes from a prospective multicenter trial.
- Stereotactic body radiotherapy and gemcitabine for locally advanced pancreatic Cancer.
- Efficacy of a prototype endoscope with two deflecting working channels for endoscopic submucosal dissection: a prospective, comparative, ex vivo study.
- Multispectral scanning during endoscopy guides biopsy of dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus.
- Difficult Biliary cannulation: use of physician-controlled wire-guided cannulation over a pancreatic duct stent to reduce the rate of precut sphincterotomy (with video).
- Periductal hypoechoic sign: an endosonographic finding associated with pancreatic malignancy.
- An unusual variant of anomalous pancreaticoBiliary junction in a patient with pancreas divisum diagnosed with secretin-magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography.
- International consensus guidelines for surgical resection of mucinous Neoplasms cannot be applied to all cystic lesions of the pancreas.
- Diagnostic imaging of Esophageal epithelium with clinical endoscopic polarized scanning spectroscopy instrument.
- Clinical application of intraductal ultrasound during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
- The utility of capsule endoscopy in patients with suspected Crohn's Disease.
- Improved oral intake after palliative Duodenal stenting for malignant obstruction: a prospective multicenter clinical trial.
- Covered Wallstents for palliation of malignant Biliary obstruction: primary stent placement versus reintervention.
- Pancreatic duct stricture dilation with a controlled radial expansion balloon for the management of stone impaction.
- Comparison of carcinoembryonic antigen and molecular analysis in pancreatic cyst fluid.
- Effect of institution-wide policy of colonoscopy withdrawal time > or = 7 minutes on polyp detection.
- Endoscopic ablation of Barrett's Esophagus: a multicenter study with 2.5-year follow-up.
- Reversible ischemic sclerosing cholangiopathy.
- SpyGlass single-operator peroral cholangiopancreatoscopy System for the diagnosis and therapy of bile-duct disorders: a clinical feasibility study (with video).
- Endoscopic full-thickness plication for the treatment of GERD: long-term multicenter results.
- Balloon-based, circumferential, endoscopic radiofrequency ablation of Barrett's Esophagus: 1-year follow-up of 100 patients.
- Endoluminal instrumentation is changing gastroIntestinal surgery.
- Endoscopic full-thickness plication for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux Disease: A randomized, sham-controlled trial.
- Closure of a Benign tracheoesophageal fistula by using a coated, self-expanding plastic stent in a patient with a history of esophageal atresia.
- Endoscopic full-thickness plication for the treatment of GERD: 12-month follow-up for the North American open-label trial.
- New technology for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: improving safety, success, and efficiency.
- Endoscopic full-thickness plication for the treatment of GERD: a multicenter trial.
- A novel endoscopic full-thickness plicator for the treatment of GERD: A pilot study.
- Multicenter randomized trial of the spiral Z-stent compared with the Wallstent for malignant Biliary obstruction.
- Intraductal US is a useful adjunct to ERCP for distinguishing malignant from Benign biliary strictures.
- A novel endoscopic full-thickness plicator for treatment of GERD: an animal model study.
- The combination of stricture dilation, endoscopic needle aspiration, and Biliary brushings significantly improves diagnostic yield from malignant bile duct strictures.
- EUS features of Duodenal invasion secondary to hepatocellular carcinoma: case report.
- Management of occluded Biliary Wallstents.
- A medium chain triglyceride-based diet in patients with HIV and chronic diarrhea reduces diarrhea and Malabsorption: a prospective, controlled trial.
- Malabsorption and wasting in AIDS patients with microsporidia and pathogen-negative diarrhea.
- n-3 fatty acids decrease colonic epithelial cell proliferation in high-risk bowel mucosa.
- Clinical features of microsporidiosis in patients with AIDS.
- A comparison of operation, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography in Biliary complications after hepatic transpl...
- Evaluation of diagnostic methods for Helicobacter pylori Gastritis.
- Evaluation of a serologic marker, CA19-9, in the diagnosis of pancreatic Cancer.
- Latent transformed growth-inhibiting factor in human malignant effusions.
- Interobserver agreement for single operator choledochoscopy imaging: can we do better?
- Classification of probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy findings in pancreaticoBiliary strictures.
- Induction gemcitabine and stereotactic body radiotherapy for locally advanced nonmetastatic pancreas Cancer.
- A prospective evaluation of fatty pancreas by using EUS.
Schools
University At Buffalo State University Of New York School Of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Massachusetts General Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Liver Biopsy
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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
- President
- Boston Magazine
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Man of the Year
- Fellow (AGAF)
- Fellow
- Top MD
- Super Doctor
Education
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Massachusetts General Hospital -
Case Western Reserve University - University Hospitals -
University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Hospital
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MetroWest Medical Center -
Newton-Wellesley Hospital -
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center -
Mount Auburn Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1891777660 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | PLESKOW | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | DOUGLAS | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 022155501 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MA | |
| Specialty Description | Gastroenterology | |
| Total Claim Count | 955.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1891777660 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | PLESKOW |
| First Name Of The Provider | DOUGLAS |
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