Irving Waxman, MD

Professor of Medicine and Surgery

Dr. Irving Waxman is a leading authority on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). His work focuses on state-of-the-art endoscopic procedures for esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, lung and rectal tumors.

He is also director of the Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics (CERT). This center focuses on new imaging modalities for the detection of early gastrointestinal cancer; minimally invasive endoscopic resection of superficial gastrointestinal malignancies; and combined endo-surgical minimally invasive interventions.

Current areas of clinical research include the therapeutic applications of endoscopic ultrasound. He is also conducting ongoing research on endoscopic minimally invasive therapy for esophageal and colonic cancers and in per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), a minimally invasive endoscopic treatment for achalasia.

Practice Location

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

1991

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology

Medical School

Universidad de Nacional Autonoma, Mexico City

Residency

New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston

Fellowships

Georgetown University, Washington DC
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Memberships

American College of Gastroenterology
American Gastroenterological Association
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
International Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Association

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish
Hebrew

Office Phone

(773) 702-1459

Office Fax

(773) 834-8891

Office Postal Address

Irving Waxman, MD
The University of Chicago Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 9028
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Gastrointestinal interventional endoscopy
• Pancreato-biliary disease
• Gastrointestinal oncology
• Pancreatic cancer
• Esophageal cancer
• Barrett's esophagus
• Pancreatitis
• Gastroenterology

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More About Dr. Waxman

View a video interview of Dr. Waxman talking about pancreatic cancer and recent advances in the detection and treatment of the disease.

View a short video about the Center for Gastrointestinal Oncology--featuring Dr. Waxman.

Dr. Waxman is a key team member of the Center for Esophageal Diseases.

Dr. Waxman identified two tumors at treatable stages while closely monitoring one man's esophageal condition (Barrett's esophagus).

Read how Dr. Waxman used endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) to fix a man's blocked pancreatic duct.

Read how Dr. Waxman used endoscopic mucosal resection to help a man avoid losing his esophagus to cancer.

Read Advances in Gastrointestinal Interventional Endoscopy (PDF), an article Dr. Waxman wrote for physicians.

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Waxman's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.