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
Reem Z. Sharaiha, MD, MSc, is Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and Chief of Endoscopy at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she also directs the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship and the Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy program. She is an advanced endoscopist whose practice centers on pancreaticobiliary disease, endoscopic ultrasound-guided therapy, endoscopic resection, and endoscopic treatment of obesity and metabolic disease. She built one of the first endobariatric programs in the United States and founded its fellowship, and she trains the next generation of advanced endoscopists as fellowship program director.
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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