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Sergio Sánchez-Luna, MD, Gastroenterology, Birmingham, AL

SergioASánchez-LunaMD(He/Him)

Gastroenterology Birmingham, AL

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Pancreas Disease, Bariatric Medicine

Interventional Endoscopist & Assistant Professor of Medicine at The University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine

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  • Office

    377 Boshell Diabetes Building
    1808 7th Avenue
    Birmingham, AL 35233
    Phone+1 205-975-3217
    Fax+1 205-975-6201

Summary

  • Dr. Sánchez-Luna is an Interventional and metabolic Endoscopist and Assistant Professor Of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine. He is one of the very few interventional endoscopists in the United States to have undergone formal training in bariatric and metabolic endoscopy via the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) endoscopic training award and to be triple-board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Obesity Medicine.

    He has a clinical interest in endoscopic surgery as applied to bariatric/metabolic endoscopy (including intragastric balloon placement, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, and revisional therapies for weight regain such as transoral outlet reduction -TORe-), natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery -including peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for the treatment of achalasia, gastroparesis, and Zenker's diverticulum-, postsurgical complications, pancreaticobiliary disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (via transoral incisionless fundoplication -TIF- and other antireflux endoscopic therapies), and use of a full-thickness resection device (FRTD) for tumors of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract.

    Some of the unique procedures he performs include endoscopic-ultrasound (EUS)-guided gastric access for temporary endoscopy (GATE) via lumen-apposing metal stents to facilitate interventions such as an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and other luminal interventions, EUS-guided gallbladder & bile duct drainage (hepaticogastrostomy, choledochoduodenostomy, and rendez-vous approaches), EUS-guided gastroenterostomy in patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction or afferent limb syndrome, and EUS-guided portal pressure gradient (EUS-PPG) measurement.

Education & Training

  • Allegheny General Hospital
    Allegheny General HospitalInterventional Endoscopy, 2020 - 2021
  • University of New Mexico School of Medicine
    University of New Mexico School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2017 - 2020
  • University of New Mexico School of Medicine
    University of New Mexico School of MedicineFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2017 - 2020
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2017
  • Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
    Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 2013, M.D., Summa Cum Laude
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical SchoolBariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy Visiting Research Fellow
  • Hospital das Clínicas - University of São Paulo School of Medicine
    Hospital das Clínicas - University of São Paulo School of MedicineBariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy Training Award by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2021 - 2024
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2020 - 2022
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2017 - 2020
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2014 - 2017
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
  • American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed