Dr. Sharaiha is the chief of endoscopy at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is also the director of interventional and therapeutic endoscopy. She is a pioneer in the field of bariatric endoscopy and an expert advanced endoscopist in pancreaticobiliary disease. She is board certified in gastroenterology, internal medicine and obesity in both the US and the UK, and she is an advanced fellowship trained interventional gastroenterologist. Dr. Sharaiha received her medical degree from the University of London (St. George’s Hospital). She completed her internal medicine residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Campus and her fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Campus, where she received a master’s degree in patient-oriented research (biostatistics). Dr. Sharaiha completed her fellowship training in gastroenterology at Columbia University Medical Center and her advanced endoscopy fellowship at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.
Dr. Sharaiha’s research is primarily focused on interventional endoscopy. A major focus of her research is on endoscopic treatment options for obesity, as well as ablation therapies for malignancy and treatment of pancreatic fluid collections. Dr. Sharaiha has published more than 200 peer reviewed articles, reviews and book chapters. She is also grant funded and participates in numerous FDA and device-initiated trials. Her objectives are to develop and understand the new endoscopic techniques for reducing the obesity epidemic and the safety and efficacy of these techniques and their impact on comorbidities. Dr. Sharaiha is a member of multiple national and international societies.