Our Team: Center for Esophageal Diseases

Dr. Bhorade and patient

The University of Chicago Center for Esophageal Diseases is a multidisciplinary program that brings together the combined expertise of physicians who have the knowledge, perspective and experience to address all aspects of esophageal disease.

Surgery

Marco G. Patti, MD
Professor of Surgery
Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases

John C. Alverdy, MD
Sara and Harold Lincoln Thompson Professor of Surgery
Director, Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity

Mark K. Ferguson, MD
Professor of Surgery

Mitchell C. Posner, MD
Thomas D. Jones Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of General Surgery
Chief, Surgical Oncology

Vivek N. Prachand, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery

Gastroenterology

Uzma Siddiqui, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Endoscopic Ultrasound and Advanced Endoscopy Training

Irving Waxman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Endoscopy

Pulmonology

Sangeeta Bhorade, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program

Edward Garrity, MD
Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair, Clinical Operations
Associate Director, Transplantation Services

Imre Noth, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Bronchoscopy
Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program

Cardiology

Savitri E. Fedson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine

Matthew Sorrentino, MD
Professor of Medicine

Radiology

Arunas E. Gasparaitis, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology

Ear, Nose & Throat

Elizabeth Blair, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery

Louis de Guzman Portugal, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery

Medical Oncology

Daniel Catenacci, MD
Instructor of Medicine

Philip C. Hoffman, MD
Professor of Medicine

Ravi Salgia, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Thoracic Oncology Research Program

Victoria M. Villaflor, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine

Pathology

John Hart, MD
Professor of Pathology