Weight and Obesity (ICHANGE program)
1283 York Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10065
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About Reem Z. Sharaiha, M.D., MSc
Dr. Reem Sharaiha is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and Attending Physician at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She is also the Director of Interventional Endoscopy. She is board certified in gastroenterology, internal medicine (in both the United States and UK) and is also an advanced fellowship trained interventional gastroenterologist.
Dr. Sharaiha received her medical degree from the University of London. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Campus and her fellowship in Gastroenterology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Campus, where she also receiv...
Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
- Obesity
Expertise
- Advanced Endoscopy
- Bariatric Endoscopy
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Stricture/Stones
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cholangitis
- Colon Polyp Resection
- Colon Polypectomy
- Colonoscopy
- Double Balloon Enteroscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) of Gastrointestinal Tract
- Endoscopic Suturing
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), Esophagus, Pancreas and Stomach
- Endoscopy
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stenosis
- Esophageal Stricture
- Family History of Pancreatic Cancer
- Feeding Tubes
- Gastric Outlet Obstruction
- Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Gastroparesis
- Genetic Screening
- Hiatal Hernia
- ICHANGE
- Interventional Endoscopy
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Cyst
- Pancreatic Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Paraesophageal Hernia
- PEG Feeding Tube
- PEG-J Feeding Tube
- Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) of Esophagus
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Single Balloon Enteroscopy (SBE)
- Stomach Cancer
- Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF)
- Zenker's Diverticulum
Education
- Fellowship: University of London (United Kingdom)
- Medical School: University of London (United Kingdom)
- Residency: University of London (United Kingdom)
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Attending Physician
- Professor of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Education
- Medical School: University of London (United Kingdom)
- Fellowship: University of London (United Kingdom)
- Residency: University of London (United Kingdom)
Titles & Positions
- Attending Physician
- Professor of Medicine
Board Certifications
- gastroenterology
- internal medicine
- obesity
Languages Spoken
- english
In the News
3 in 4 women say weight loss is important to their health
NY Post•August 6, 2025
NYP Articles & Features
Predicting Diabetes Remission Following Weight Loss Surgery
Advances•October 08, 2024
Research
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Pancreatic Duct Drainage Using a Cystotome in a Patient with Post-Whipple Anatomy.
July 13, 2026Diabetic Status, Advanced Age, and Hispanic Ethnicity Predict Poorer Weight Loss in Patients With Obesity Receiving Semaglutide.
June 04, 2026Short-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair with Consecutive Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.
June 03, 2026