Emmanuel Coronel, M.D.
Department of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Division of Internal Medicine
About Dr. Emmanuel Coronel
Gastroenterologist and Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopist at MD Anderson Cancer Center. After completing medical school, Dr. Coronel was a Post Doctoral Fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School. His research was focused on pancreatic diseases and the development of clinical research teaching programs across Latin America. He is the founder and co-director of the International Research Initiative which is a comprehensive educational program designed for individuals who want to pursue rigorous clinical or basic science research careers. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital and his Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Chicago where he served as a Chief Fellow from 2015-2016. Dr. Coronel pursued an Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center where he now serves as faculty and is the Associate Center Medical Director of Endoscopy. He has multiple peer-reviewed publications, awards and serves as a reviewer for multiple medical journals including Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Video GIE.
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Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepat,& Nutr, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Associate Clinical Medical Director, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Endoscopy Center, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Patient Experience Officer, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Endoscopy Center, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2008 | University of Cuenca, School of Medicine, Cuenca, ECU, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-2018 | Clinical Fellowship, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2014-2017 | Clinical Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 2011-2014 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL |
| 2010-2011 | Research Fellowship, Pancreatic Diseases, Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA |
Board Certifications
| 2018 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology |
| 2014 | American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) |
Experience & Service
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
International Committee Member, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Chicago, IL, 2019 - Present
Research and Planning Committee for the Pan American Congress of Endoscopy and World Endoscopy Congress - ENDO 2020, Interamerican Society for Digestive Endoscopy, N/A, 2018 - Present
Trainee Committee Member, Collaborative Alliance for Pancreatic Education and Research, N/A, 2017 - Present
Chief Gastroenterology Fellow, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2015 - 2016
Co-Founder, Program Co-Director, International Research Initiative, Boston, MA, 2010 - Present
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Coronel E, Singh BS, Cazacu IM, Moningi S, Romero L, Taniguchi C, Herman JM, Bhutani MS. EUS-guided placement of fiducial markers for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. VideoGIE 4(9):403-406, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31517161.
- Lee JH, Emelogu I, Kukreja K, Ali FS, Nogueras-Gonzalez G, Lum P, Coronel E, Ross W, Raju GS, Lynch P, Thirumurthi S, Stroehlein J, Wang Y, You YN, Weston B. Safety and efficacy of metal stents for malignant colonic obstruction in patients treated with bevacizumab. Gastrointest Endosc 90(1):116-124, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30797835.
- Sãftoiu A, Bhutani MS, Itoi T, Arcidiacono PG, Bories E, Cazacu IM, Constantin A, Coronel E, Dietrich CF, Duda DG, Garcia JI, Hocke M, Ignee A, Jenssen C, Jinga M, Khor C, Oppong KW, Pereira S, Petrone MC, Santo E, Seicean A, Seo DW, Siyu S, Vilmann P, Waxman I, Yeaton P. Changes in tumor vascularity depicted by contrast-enhanced EUS as a predictor of prognosis and treatment efficacy in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer (PEACE): A study protocol. Endosc Ultrasound 8(4):235-240, 2019. PMID: 31249159.
- Abu-Sbeih H, Ali FS, Coronel E, Chen HC, Wang X, Lum P, Shuttlesworth G, Bhutani MS, Raju GS, Lee JH, Stroehlein JR, Ross WA, Wang Y. Safety of endoscopy in cancer patients with thrombocytopenia and neutropenia. Gastrointest Endosc 89(5):937-949.e2, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30550744.
- Coronel E, Cazacu IM, Sakuraba A, Luzuriaga Chavez AA, Uberoi A, Geng Y, Tomizawa Y, Saftoiu A, Shin EJ, Taniguchi CM, Koong AC, Herman JM, Bhutani MS. EUS-guided fiducial placement for GI malignancies: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastrointest Endosc 89(4):659-670.e18, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30445001.
- Abu-Sbeih H, Tang T, Lu Y, Thirumurthi S, Altan M, Jazaeri AA, Dadu R, Coronel E, Wang Y. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced pancreatic injury. J Immunother Cancer 7(1):31, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30728076.
- Kupfer SS, Lubner S, Coronel E, Pickhardt PJ, Tipping M, Graffy P, Keenan E, Ross E, Li T, Weinberg DS. Adherence to postresection colorectal cancer surveillance at National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Cancer Med 7(11):5351-5358, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30338661.
- Coronel E, Sakuraba A, Bhutani M, et. al.,. Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fiducial Placement in Gastrointestinal Malignancies. A Systematic Review and Metanalysis. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2018.
- Coronel E, Patel J, Lee JH. Endoscopic Management and Outcomes of Ampullary Lesions. A 5-Year Tertiary Care Center Experience. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 87(6):AB200-AB201, 2018.
- Coronel E, Lee JH, Weston B. Efficacy of Self Expandable Metal Stents in Extrinsic Malignant Colonic Obstruction. A 10-Year Tertiary Care Center Experi-ence. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 87(6):AB386, 2018.
- Coronel E, Kukreja K, Lee JH. Diagnostic Value of EUS-FNA for Metastatic Lesions to the Pancreas. A 10-Year Tertiary Care Center Experience. Gastroin-testinal Endoscopy,. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 87(6):AB445-AB446, 2018.
- Coronel E, Kukreja K, Lee JH. Characterization and Predictors of Disease Progression in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Diagnosed By EUS-FNA: A 10-Year Tertiary Care Center Experience. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 87(6):AB461, 2018.
- Coronel E, Kukreja K, Lee JH. The Single Session: Feasibility and Outcomes of Combined EUS-FNA and ERCP Procedures. A 5-Year Tertiary Care Center Experience. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 87(6):AB596-AB597, 2018.
- Coronel E, Kukreja K, Lee JH. Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Who Underwent Surgery After EUS FNA Diagnosis of Neoplastic Solid Pancreatic Lesions (NSPL). A 5-Year Tertiary Care Center Experience. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 87(6):AB428, 2018.
- Abu-Sbeih H, Coronel E, Chen HC. Safety of Endoscopic Procedures in Cancer Patients with Thrombocytopenia: A Tertiary Care Cancer Center Experience. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 87(6):AB92-AB93, 2018.
- Abu-Sbeih H, Coronel E, Chen HC. Safety of Endoscopic Procedures in Cancer Patients with Neutropenia: A Five-Year Cancer Center Experience. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 87(6):AB128, 2018.
- Kukreja K, Coronel E, Lee JH. The Diagnostic Value of EUS-FNA and Outcomes in Patients with Rare Pancreatic Malignancies. A 10-Year Tertiary Care Center Experience. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 87(6):AB444–AB445, 2018.
- DaVee T, Coronel E, Papafragkakis C, Thaiudom S, Lanke G, Chakinala RC, Nogueras González GM, Bhutani MS, Ross WA, Weston BR, Lee JH. Pancreatic Cancer Screening in High-Risk Individuals with Germline Genetic Mutations. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 18(6):S0016-5107, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29309780.
- Lee JH, Emelogu I, Coronel E. Are SEMS (Self-Expanding Metal Stents) a Safe and Successful Bridge to Surgery or Definitive Therapy for Malignant Colo-rectal Obstruction (MCO), Particularly in Patients Treated with Bevacizumab, a VEGF Inhibitor? A Tertiary Cancer Center Experience. Gastroenterology 154(6):S1268-S1269, 2018.
- Kupfer S, Lubner S, Coronel E. Adherence to Post-Resection Colorectal Cancer Surveillance at National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers”. Cancer, 2018.
- Coronel E, Arora VM, Reddy KG. Expanding the Scope of High-Value Practice Beyond Guideline-Based Care-Reply. JAMA Intern Med 1(178):430-431, 2018. PMID: 29507987.
- Coronel E, Chapman CG Matthews J, Siddiqui UD. Endoscopic ultrasound guided gastroenterostomy for the treatment of gastric outlet obstruction in severe chronic pancreatitis. Endoscopy 50(3):285-287, 2018.
- Tomizawa Y, Konda VJA, Coronel E, Chapman CG, Siddiqui UD. Efficacy, Durability, and Safety of Complete Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Barrett Esophagus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol 52(3):210-216, 2018. PMID: 28134635.
- Coronel E, Chapman CG, Matthews J, Siddiqui UD. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy for the treatment of gastroduodenal obstruction in severe chronic pancreatitis. Endoscopy 50(3):285-287, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29245160.
- Shibuya H, Ikehara H, Coronel E, Gotoda T, Itoi T. Endoscopic treatment of large impacted pancreatic ductal stone using digital pancreatoscopy and electrohydraulic lithotripsy. VideoGIE 3(3):91-93, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29916481.
- Coronel E, Bassi N, Donahue-Rolfe S, Byrne E, Sokol S, Reddy G, Arora VM. Evaluation of a Trainee-Led Project to Reduce Inappropriate Proton Pump Inhibitor Infusion in Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Skip the Drips. JAMA Intern Med 177(11):1687-1689, 2017. PMID: 29052711.
- Coronel E, Bassi, N, Rolphe-Donohue S, Arora V, Reddy KG. Skip the Drips”: An Initiative to Promote the Appropriate Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. JAMA Intern Med, 2017.
- Coronel E, Aronsohn A, Gelrud A, Siddiqui UD. The incredible shrinking waistline: lumen-apposing metal stent treatment of massive ascites. VideoGIE 2(8):197-198, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29905289.
- Czul F, Coronel E, Donet JA. Updates in Chronic Pancreatitis. Rev Gastroenterol Peru 37(2):146-155, 2017.
- Czul F, Coronel E, Donet JA. Update on chronic pancreatitis: review article. Rev Gastroenterol Peru 37(2):146-155, 2017. PMID: 28731995.
- Coronel E, DaVee T, Lee JH. Advances in endotherapy in chronic pancreatitis. Gastrointestinal Intervention 6(1):25-31, 2017.
- Coronel E, Siddiqui UD. Endoscopic ultrasound guided gastroenterostomy for the treatment of gastric outlet obstruction. Practical Endoscopy 41(4), 2017.
- Jones B, Alpert L, Reddy G, Coronel E. Case of Hepatic Involvement of T-cell Large Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia in a Patient Previously Diagnosed with Felty's Syndrome and Non-alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis. American Journal of Gastroenterology:S1347, 2017.
- Coronel E, Waxman I. State-of-the-Art Endoscopic Procedures for Pancreatic Cancer. Future Oncol 12(17):2037-2047, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27339021.
- Coronel E, Bassi, N, Sokol S, Byrne, E, Arora V, Reddy KG. Skip the Drips”: An Initiative to Promote the Appropriate Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors in Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Gastroenterology 151(1):197-198, 2016.
- Coronel E, Kupfer S, Lubner S. Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Surveillance Guidelines at 3 United States Academic Cancer Centers. Gastroenterology 150(4):S766-767, 2016.
- Coronel E, Waxman I, Siddiqui UD, Gelrud A. Outcomes of Endoscopic and Hybrid Therapy of Pancreatic Pseudocyst and Walled off Necrosis. a Single Tertiary Care Cen-ter Experience. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 83(5):AB241, 2016.
- Pabla B, Coronel E, Gelrud A. Development of Exocrine and Endocrine Insufficiency Following Minimally Invasive Drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocyst and Walled off Necrosis in Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis. A Single Center Experience. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 83(5):AB279, 2016.
- Coronel E, Singh A, Sakuraba A. The Moonsault Maneuver, Retroflexed Ileocecal Valve Insertion. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 83(3):663, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26432941.
- Coronel E, Fregni F. Clinical Research in Latin America: Scientific Production in High Impact Clinical Research Journals from 2000 to 2010. International Journal of Clinical Trials 2(2), 2015.
- Coronel E, Micic D, Rubin DT. Patchy Colitis and Interstitial Lung Disease. Gastroenterology 148(1):26-27, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25450070.
- Tchekmedyian AJ, Coronel E, Czul F. "Leopard skin sign": the use of narrow-band imaging with magnification endoscopy in celiac disease. Rev Gastroenterol Peru 34(4):321-4, 2014. PMID: 25594756.
- Coronel E, Czul F, Gelrud A. Endoscopic management of the complications of pancreatitis. Rev Gastroenterol Peru 33(3):237-45, 2013. PMID: 24108377.
- Coronel E, Anez-Bustillos L, Fregni F. Training Future Scientists – Enhancing Research Capabilities in Developing Nations. International Journal of Medical Students 1(2):64-65, 2013.
- Coronel E, Sclair SN, Abramson S, Jativa D, Casillas VJ, Martin P, Madrazo B. Pancreatic Cystic Lesions in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease. Gastroenterology 144(5):S797, 2013.
- Martin CR, Zaman MM, Ketwaroo GA, Bhutta AQ, Coronel E, Popov Y, Schuppan D, Freedman SD. CFTR Dysfunction Predisposes to Fibrotic Liver Disease in a Murine Model. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 303(4):474-481, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22679000.
- Martin CR, Dasilva DA, Cluette-Brown JE, Dimonda C, Hamill A, Bhutta AQ, Coronel E, Wilschanski M, Stephens AJ, Driscoll DF, Bistrian BR, Ware JH, Zaman MM, Freedman SD. Decreased postnatal docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acid blood levels in premature infants are associated with neonatal morbidities. The Journal of Pediatrics 159(5):743-749, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21658712.
- Coronel E, Fregni F, Halstead D. Clinical Research in Latin America: Obstacles and Opportunities. Clinical Investigation 1(7):911-913, 2011.
- Mohanty AK, Coronel E, Elijah D. H. pylori and Gastric Mucosal Injury in Asymptomatic Patients - a Retrospective Analysis. American Journal or Gastroenterology 101(S1):S42, 2008.