Biography
Dr. John Cello is a renowned expert in gastrointestinal disorders and bariatric medicine. He is the medical director of the Bariatric Surgery Center at UCSF Medical Center and director of Medical Education in Gastroenterology at San Francisco General Hospital. He cares for patients with gastrointestinal disorders at both San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF. He is board certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology.
Cello earned a medical degree at Harvard University with high honors and completed a residency in internal medicine at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston and a fellowship in gastroenterology at UCSF. His research addresses new treatments for gastrointestinal disorders, including bleeding and morbid obesity. He has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Educator Award from both the American Gastroenterology Association and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is a fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association and a member the American College of Physicians, California Academy of Medicine, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Western Society for Clinical Investigation. He is a professor of medicine and surgery at UCSF.
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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Harvard University | M.D. | School of Medicine | 1969 |
University of California, San Francisco | Residency | School of Medicine - Gastroenterology |
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine - General
American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology - Subspecialty
Clinical Expertise
Bariatric Surgery
Obesity
Clinical Trials
- Related Conditions: Pancreatitis| Start Date: | End Date:
- GERD Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (NCT02476474)Related Conditions: Obesity| Start Date: | End Date:
- Related Conditions: Obesity, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery| Start Date: | End Date:
- Endoscopic Gastric Plication for Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Patients Prior to Incisional Hernia Repair (NCT02078934)Related Conditions: Obesity, Weight Loss, Hernia| Start Date: | End Date:
- Glucagon Use in Colonoscopies (NCT02078726)Related Conditions: Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Tumor| Start Date: | End Date:
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Plus Weight Watchers vs. Weight Watchers Alone in Underserved Minority Women (NCT01929850)Related Conditions: Obesity, Bariatric Surgery| Start Date:
In the News
Grants and Funding
- General Clinical Research Center | NIH | 1974-10-01 - 2007-11-30 | Role: Co-Investigator
Publications
- Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in an Academic General Surgical Program: Implications for Acute Care Surgeons.| | PubMed
- Intraoperative lidocaine infusion and 24-hour postoperative opioid consumption in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery.| | PubMed
- Ampullary stenosis and choledocholithiasis post Roux-En-Y gastric bypass: challenges of biliary access and intervention.| | PubMed
- Endoscopic Magnetic Compression Anastomosis For Small Bowel Bypass in a High Operative Risk Setting.| | PubMed
- Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (WRAP-IPF): a multicentre, randomised, controlled phase 2 trial.| | PubMed
- Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary access versus precut papillotomy in patients with failed biliary cannulation: a retrospective study.| | PubMed
- Morbid obesity-the new pandemic: medical and surgical management, and implications for the practicing gastroenterologist.| | PubMed
- Prevalence of gastric cancer versus colorectal cancer in Asians with a positive fecal occult blood test.| | PubMed
- Cost-effective treatment of patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis and possible common bile duct stones.| | PubMed
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with pancreatic trauma.| | PubMed