Field F. Willingham, MD, MPH

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Role

Gastroenterology
Specialty

Esophageal Cancer Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Pancreatic Cancer Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Colorectal Cancer
Research Program

Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics
Practicing Since

2008

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Background

Board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Field F. Willingham, MD, MPH, specializes in interventional and advanced endoscopy. Dr. Willingham began practicing with Emory Healthcare in 2009. His practice often involves endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic mucosal resection, radio frequency ablation, cryoablation, and minimally-invasive, hybrid endoscopic surgery. His group manages, diagnoses, stages and, in specialized cases, treats a wide variety of gastrointestinal malignancies.

Dr. Willingham is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He serves as director of endoscopy in Emory University's Division of Digestive Disease.

Titles & Roles

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Emory University School of Medicine
Director of Endoscopy, Division of Digestive Disease

Emory University School of Medicine

Education & Training

Education

Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2009
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2008
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Residency, MD, Internal Medicine, 2005
Baylor College of Medicine
Internship, MD, Internal Medicine, 2002
Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2001
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Board Certifications

Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008
Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2004

Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians
American Gastrointestinal Association
American College of Gastroenterology
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Research

Publications

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Pancreatic fluid collections in 3 dimensions: seeing is revealing. Gastrointestinal endoscopy	FF Willingham	02/01/2026
Prospective cohort study of palliative treatment of esophageal cancer with liquid nitrogen spray cryotherapy. Gastrointestinal endoscopy	CC Cotton, S Eluri, V Kaul, NR Sharma, SR Gordon, T Kachaamy, G Smallfield, J Samarasena, A Trindade, FF Willingham, E Zolotarevsky, J Barber, S Kothari, KJ Chang, P Benias, MJ McKinley, AK Juneja, NJ Shaheen	01/16/2026
Minor Papillotomy for Treatment of Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis With Pancreas Divisum JAMA	GA Coté, V Durkalski-Mauldin, EL Fogel, DC Moffatt, AY Wang, LF Lara, PR Tarnasky, JL Buxbaum, SC Dai, S Jonnalagadda, FF Willingham, A Ross, RN Keswani, S Inamdar, TH Kothari, TB Gardner, PA Jamidar, S Gaddam, DK Pleskow, JJ Easler, BJ Elmunzer, JG Coneys, JS Mallery, DS Strand, GI Papachristou, A Slivka, P Kedia, AB Sahakian, A Kouanda, A Phan, A Williams, DK Andersen, J Serrano, D Yadav, H Nitchie, A Waters, CM Posadas, AJ Manabat, SK Harris, C Santos, T Muniraj, CJ Bennett, R Chhabra, K Stello, C Gabbert, K McGrath, KE Fasanella, K Wood, T Tomko, S Sherman, S Winslow, J Roesgen, Z Jacob, A Rassmann, L Underwood-Jacobs, C DiBella, MZ Ullah, K Lopez, W Baldeon, U Okafor, L Roberts, D Alpine, M Ivekovic, A Vazquez, M Galicia, SE Schmidt, PJ Doughty, C Shaw, J Meza, RC Buerlein, DS Uppal, A Podboy, R Torrance	01/14/2026
Impact of ERCP on Long-term Pain Medication Needs in Chronic Pancreatitis Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Pancreas	C Brooks, R Das, IK Emelogu, K Easley, F Willingham, S Chawla	12/22/2025
Association of pancreatic steatosis with Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatohepatitis using magnetic resonance imaging Pancreatology	R Das, AH Davarpanah, P Sharma, S Keilin, PA Reshamwala, R Subramanian, F Willingham, S Chawla	10/15/2025
Spray Cryotherapy Esophageal Consortium Consensus Recommendations for Liquid Nitrogen Spray Cryotherapy in Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer Using a Modified Delphi Process The American Journal of Gastroenterology	T Shah, Z Ansari, A Ahmad, W Coyle, BB Greenwald, T Kachaamy, S Kothari, N Sharma, G Smallfield, S Thakkar, F Tsai, H Zhang, S Friedland, N Fukami, S Mok, A Sedarat, M Smith, J Vargo, P Vashi, F Willingham, A Turshudzhyan, V Kaul	08/26/2025
Management of the Disconnected Pancreatic Duct in Pancreatic Necrosis Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	CM Wilcox, JY Bang, A Asombang, C Bennett, Y Bi, W Blogowski, J Buxbaum, V Chandrasekhara, WS Chin, D Conwell, GA Coté, TB Gardner, P Garg, N Guda, R Hawes, YG Hernandez-Barco, E Jonica, P Kedia, T Kowalski, V Kumbhari, L Lee, J Machicado, SH Mardini, D Morgan, T Muniraj, U Navaneethan, VM Oza, PJ Parekh, S Pawa, R Puri, A Rastogi, DN Reddy, M Saumoy, M Sawhney, SS Vege, R Talukdar, P Tarnasky, F Tellez-Avila, S Thakkar, N Thiruvengadam, E Vivian, I Waxman, FF Willingham, S Varadarajulu	07/17/2025
Thirty-day hospital admission following high-risk outpatient ERCP: incidence and analysis of risk factors based on a secondary analysis of the Stent Versus Indomethacin trial dataset Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	P Yachimski, J Zhang, GA Coté, SA Edmundowicz, S Wani, R Shah, JY Bang, S Varadarajulu, VK Singh, M Khashab, RS Kwon, JM Scheiman, FF Willingham, SA Keilin, GI Papachristou, A Chak, A Slivka, D Mullady, V Kushnir, J Buxbaum, R Keswani, TB Gardner, N Forbes, A Rastogi, A Ross, J Law, YI Chen, A Barkun, ZL Smith, J Serrano, B Petersen, AY Wang, JR Saltzman, RL Spitzer, C Ordiah, C Spino, LD Foster, V Durkalski-Mauldin, BJ Elmunzer	02/04/2025
Impact of difficult biliary cannulation on post-ERCP pancreatitis: secondary analysis of the stent versus indomethacin trial dataset Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	S Han, J Zhang, V Durkalski-Mauldin, LD Foster, J Serrano, GA Coté, JY Bang, S Varadarajulu, VK Singh, M Khashab, RS Kwon, JM Scheiman, FF Willingham, SA Keilin, JR Groce, PJ Lee, SG Krishna, A Chak, A Slivka, D Mullady, V Kushnir, J Buxbaum, R Keswani, TB Gardner, S Wani, SA Edmundowicz, RJ Shah, N Forbes, A Rastogi, A Ross, J Law, P Yachimski, YI Chen, A Barkun, ZL Smith, BT Petersen, AY Wang, JR Saltzman, RL Spitzer, C Spino, BJ Elmunzer, GI Papachristou	10/09/2024
Sphincterotomy for biliary sphincter of Oddi disorder and idiopathic acute recurrent pancreatitis: the RESPOnD longitudinal cohort Gut	GA Coté, BJ Elmunzer, H Nitchie, RS Kwon, F Willingham, S Wani, V Kushnir, A Chak, V Singh, GI Papachristou, A Slivka, M Freeman, S Gaddam, P Jamidar, P Tarnasky, S Varadarajulu, LD Foster, P Cotton	09/07/2024
Technical Factors Associated With the Benefit of Prophylactic Pancreatic Stent Placement During High-Risk Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Secondary Analysis of the SVI Trial Data Set The American Journal of Gastroenterology	BJ Elmunzer, J Zhang, GA Coté, SA Edmundowicz, S Wani, R Shah, JY Bang, S Varadarajulu, VK Singh, M Khashab, RS Kwon, JM Scheiman, FF Willingham, SA Keilin, GI Papachristou, A Chak, A Slivka, D Mullady, V Kushnir, J Buxbaum, R Keswani, TB Gardner, N Forbes, A Rastogi, A Ross, J Law, P Yachimski, YI Chen, A Barkun, ZL Smith, J Serrano, B Petersen, AY Wang, JR Saltzman, RL Spitzer, C Ordiah, C Spino, LD Foster, V Durkalski-Mauldin	08/27/2024
Indomethacin with or without prophylactic pancreatic stent placement to prevent pancreatitis after ERCP: a randomised non-inferiority trial The Lancet	BJ Elmunzer, LD Foster, J Serrano, GA Coté, SA Edmundowicz, S Wani, R Shah, JY Bang, S Varadarajulu, VK Singh, M Khashab, RS Kwon, JM Scheiman, FF Willingham, SA Keilin, GI Papachristou, A Chak, A Slivka, D Mullady, V Kushnir, J Buxbaum, R Keswani, TB Gardner, N Forbes, A Rastogi, A Ross, J Law, P Yachimski, YI Chen, A Barkun, ZL Smith, B Petersen, AY Wang, JR Saltzman, RL Spitzer, C Ordiah, C Spino, V Durkalski-Mauldin, BJ Elmunzer, LD Foster, J Serrano, GA Coté, SA Edmundowicz, S Wani, R Shah, R Shah, JY Bang, S Varadarajulu, VK Singh, M Khashab, RS Kwon, JM Scheiman, FF Willingham, SA Keilin, GI Papachristou, A Chak, A Slivka, D Mullady, V Kushnir, J Buxbaum, R Keswani, TB Gardner, N Forbes, A Rastogi, A Ross, J Law, J Law, P Yachimski, Y Chen, A Barkun, ZL Smith, B Petersen, AY Wang, JR Saltzman, RL Spitzer, C Ordiah, C Spino, PD Higgins, E Forster, RA Moran, B Brauer, EJ Wamsteker, Q Cai, E Qayed, R Groce, SG Krishna, A Faulx, B Glessing, M Rabinovitz, G Lang, A Aadam, S Komanduri, J Adler, S Gordon, R Mohamed, M Olyaee, A Wood-Williams, EKD Brewbaker, A Thornhill, M Gould, K Clasen, J Olsen, VC Simon, A Kamal, SL Volk, AA Merchant, A Lahooti, N Furey, G Anderson, T Hollander, A Vazquez, TY Li, SM Hadley, M Chau, R Mendoza, T Tangwongchai, CL Koza, O Geraci, L Nunez, AM Waters, V Durkalski-Mauldin	01/11/2024
Preoperative Nasobiliary Drainage as a Predictor of Response Before Surgical Fistula Creation in Joubert Syndrome With Refractory Cholestatic Pruritis ACG Case Reports Journal	M Biermann, PR Sundar, H Veeramachaneni, F Willingham	10/01/2023
Radiofrequency ablation for the management of symptomatic pancreatic insulinomas VideoGIE	MR Biermann, P Sundar, H Veeramachaneni, S Chawla, V Patel, J Orr, S Keilin, FF Willingham	08/19/2023
Radiofrequency ablation for the management of pancreatic mass lesions Current Opinion in Gastroenterology	AA Merchant, AM Goebel, FF Willingham	04/25/2023
Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Transluminal Gallbladder Drainage in Patients With Acute Cholecystitis Annals of Surgery	SS Irani, NR Sharma, AC Storm, RJ Shah, P Chahal, FF Willingham, L Swanstrom, TH Baron, E Shlomovitz, RA Kozarek, JA Peetermans, E McMullen, E Ho, SW van der Merwe	12/20/2022
Gastric submucosal mass lesions Current Opinion in Gastroenterology	N Desai, A Monsrud, FF Willingham	09/27/2022
Laparoscopic-Assisted Pancreatic Necrosectomy: Technique and Initial Outcomes The American Surgeon	NL Eng, CA Fitzgerald, JG Fisher, WC Small, FF Willingham, JR Galloway, DA Kooby, CI Haack	05/16/2022
Epidemiology of early esophageal adenocarcinoma Clinical Endoscopy	TP Hang, Z Spiritos, AM Gamboa, Z Chen, S Force, V Patel, S Chawla, S Keilin, NF Saba, B El-Rayes, Q Cai, FF Willingham	02/11/2022
Epidemiology and Characteristics of Chronic Pancreatitis—Do the East and West Meet? Gastro Hep Advances	N Desai, T Kaura, M Singh, FF Willingham, S Rana, S Chawla	01/01/2022
Combined Drainage and Protocolized Necrosectomy Through a Coaxial Lumen-apposing Metal Stent for Pancreatic Walled-off Necrosis Annals of Surgery	BKA Dayyeh, V Chandrasekhara, RJ Shah, JJ Easler, AC Storm, M Topazian, MJ Levy, JA Martin, BT Petersen, N Takahashi, S Edmundowicz, H Hammad, MS Wagh, S Wani, J DeWitt, B Bick, M Gromski, M Al Haddad, S Sherman, AA Merchant, JA Peetermans, O Gjata, E McMullen, FF Willingham	11/04/2021
Lymph node involvement in gastric adenocarcinoma Surgical Endoscopy	R Nustas, AA Messallam, T Gillespie, S Keilin, S Chawla, V Patel, Q Cai, FF Willingham	08/31/2021
Strategies to Minimize Late Effects From Pelvic Radiotherapy American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book	A Dohm, J Sanchez, E Stotsky-Himelfarb, FF Willingham, S Hoffe	05/19/2021
Electrocautery-enhanced Lumen-apposing Metal Stents in the Management of Symptomatic Pancreatic Fluid Collections Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology	J Nieto, P Mekaroonkamol, R Shah, MA Khashab, DE Loren, I Waxman, SA Edmundowicz, FF Willingham	04/23/2021
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis With Skeletal Muscle Invasion as an Early Manifestation of Metastatic Gastric Cancer ACG Case Reports Journal	NS Shetty, A Calhoun, D Sunjaya, A Greer, FF Willingham	04/01/2021
Management of Long-Term Toxicity From Pelvic Radiation Therapy American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book	RM Dalsania, KP Shah, E Stotsky-Himelfarb, S Hoffe, FF Willingham	04/01/2021
Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Sphincter of Oddi Disorders Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	GA Coté, H Nitchie, BJ Elmunzer, RS Kwon, FF Willingham, S Wani, D Mullady, A Chak, V Singh, A Slivka, S Varadarajulu, M Freeman, S Gaddam, P Jamidar, P Tarnasky, L Foster, PB Cotton	03/12/2021
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Pancreas	R Shah, R Mulki, V Lamm, N Kapil, V Patel, S Chawla, Q Cai, FF Willingham, S Keilin	03/01/2021
Digestive Manifestations in Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	BJ Elmunzer, RL Spitzer, LD Foster, AA Merchant, EF Howard, VA Patel, MK West, E Qayed, R Nustas, A Zakaria, MS Piper, JR Taylor, L Jaza, N Forbes, M Chau, LF Lara, GI Papachristou, ML Volk, LG Hilson, S Zhou, VM Kushnir, AM Lenyo, CG McLeod, S Amin, GN Kuftinec, D Yadav, C Fox, JM Kolb, S Pawa, R Pawa, A Canakis, C Huang, LH Jamil, AM Aneese, BK Glamour, ZL Smith, KA Hanley, J Wood, HK Patel, JN Shah, E Agarunov, A Sethi, EL Fogel, G McNulty, A Haseeb, JA Trieu, RE Dixon, JY Yang, RB Mendelsohn, D Calo, OC Aroniadis, JF LaComb, JM Scheiman, BG Sauer, DT Dang, CR Piraka, ED Shah, H Pohl, WM Tierney, S Mitchell, A Condon, A Lenhart, KS Dua, VS Kanagala, A Kamal, VK Singh, MI Pinto-Sanchez, JM Hutchinson, RS Kwon, SJ Korsnes, H Singh, Z Solati, FF Willingham, PS Yachimski, DL Conwell, E Mosier, M Azab, A Patel, J Buxbaum, S Wani, A Chak, AE Hosmer, RN Keswani, CJ DiMaio, MS Bronze, R Muthusamy, MI Canto, VM Gjeorgjievski, Z Imam, F Odish, AI Edhi, M Orosey, A Tiwari, S Patwardhan, NG Brown, AA Patel, CO Ordiah, IP Sloan, L Cruz, CL Koza, U Okafor, T Hollander, N Furey, O Reykhart, NH Zbib, JA Damianos, J Esteban, N Hajidiacos, M Saul, M Mays, G Anderson, K Wood, L Mathews, G Diakova, M Caisse, L Wakefield, H Nitchie, AK Waljee, W Tang, Y Zhang, J Zhu, AR Deshpande, DC Rockey, TB Alford, V Durkalski	10/01/2020
Eflornithine plus Sulindac for Prevention of Progression in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis New England Journal of Medicine	CA Burke, E Dekker, P Lynch, NJ Samadder, F Balaguer, R Hüneburg, J Burn, A Castells, S Gallinger, R Lim, EM Stoffel, S Gupta, A Henderson, FG Kallenberg, P Kanth, VH Roos, GG Ginsberg, FA Sinicrope, CP Strassburg, E Van Cutsem, J Church, F Lalloo, FF Willingham, PE Wise, WM Grady, M Ford, JM Weiss, R Gryfe, AK Rustgi, S Syngal, A Cohen	09/09/2020
Development and initial validation of an instrument for video-based assessment of technical skill in ERCP Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	BJ Elmunzer, CM Walsh, G Guiton, J Serrano, A Chak, S Edmundowicz, RS Kwon, D Mullady, GI Papachristou, G Elta, TH Baron, P Yachimski, EL Fogel, PV Draganov, JR Taylor, J Scheiman, VK Singh, S Varadarajulu, FF Willingham, GA Cote, PB Cotton, V Simon, R Spitzer, R Keswani, S Wani	07/30/2020
Correction to: Rectal indomethacin alone versus indomethacin and prophylactic pancreatic stent placement for preventing pancreatitis after ERCP: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Trials	BJ Elmunzer, J Serrano, A Chak, SA Edmundowicz, GI Papachristou, JM Scheiman, VK Singh, S Varadarajulu, JJ Vargo, FF Willingham, TH Baron, GA Coté, J Romagnuolo, A Wood-Williams, EK Depue, RL Spitzer, C Spino, LD Foster, V Durkalski	06/03/2020
An Unsuccessful Randomized Trial of Percutaneous vs Endoscopic Drainage of Suspected Malignant Hilar Obstruction Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	BJ Elmunzer, ZL Smith, P Tarnasky, AY Wang, P Yachimski, F Banovac, JM Buscaglia, J Buxbaum, A Chak, B Chong, GA Coté, PV Draganov, K Dua, V Durkalski, BS Geller, LH Jamil, RN Keswani, MA Khashab, R Law, SK Lo, S McCarthy, JB Selby, VK Singh, JR Taylor, FF Willingham, RL Spitzer, LD Foster	05/23/2020
Outcomes of a single-step endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic-fluid collections using an electrocautery-enhanced coaxial lumen-apposing, self-expanding metal stent with and without fluoroscopy Gastroenterology report	B Olaiya, P Mekaroonkamol, BW Li, J Massaad, CT Vachaparambil, J Xu, V Lamm, H Luo, SS Shen, HM Chen, S Keilin, FF Willingham, Q Cai	04/16/2020
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic walled-off necrosis using 20-mm versus 15-mm lumen-apposing metal stents: an international, multicenter, case-matched study Endoscopy	N Parsa, JM Nieto, P Powers, S Mitsuhashi, A Abdelqader, G Hadzinakos, AA Anderloni, A Fugazza, TW James, A Arlt, M Ellrichmann, JR Aparicio, AJ Trindade, TK Stevens, P Chahal, SL Shah, AA Messallam, G Lang, MP Fejleh, PC Benias, DV Sejpal, J Jones, FF Mir, M Aghaie Meybodi, Y Ichkhanian, K Vosoughi, AA Novikov, SS Irani, R Pawa, AM Ahmed, A Sedarat, W Hsueh, J Hampe, RZ Sharaiha, TM Berzin, FF Willingham, VM Kushnir, OI Brewer Gutierrez, S Ngamruengphong, MT Huggett, TH Baron, A Repici, DG Adler, JT Nasr, TE Kowalski, V Kumbhari, VK Singh, MA Khashab	01/30/2020
Retrospective Multicenter Matched Controlled Comparison of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Pediatric Patients Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition	R Shah, RZ Cohen, P Mekaroonkamol, A Taylor, AJ Freeman, C Fritzen, C Sauer, S Chawla, S Keilin, Q Cai, J Nieto, FF Willingham	01/15/2020
Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Presenting With Esophageal Manifestations: A Case Series The American Journal of Gastroenterology	T DeGrazia, R Eisenstadt, FF Willingham, R Feldman	09/09/2019
Barriers to thyroid cancer screening with ultrasound in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis The Laryngoscope	C Nagy, Z Kelly, S Keilin, F Willingham, A Chen	03/07/2019
Phase IB Study of Induction Chemotherapy With XELOX, Followed by Radiation Therapy, Carboplatin, and Everolimus in Patients With Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer American Journal of Clinical Oncology	NF Saba, S Force, C Staley, F Fernandez, F Willingham, A Pickens, K Cardona, Z Chen, L Goff, D Cardin, E Lambright, J Nesbitt, A Krasinskas, K Higgins, RD Harvey, T Owonikoko, SS Ramalingam, DM Shin, JJ Beitler, BF El-Rayes, S Salaria, W El-Rifai, J Landry, AB Chakravarthy	02/21/2019
Role of pancreatoscopy in management of pancreatic disease: A systematic review World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	T Kaura, FF Willingham, S Chawla	02/16/2019
The evolution of EUS-guided cystogastrostomy for pancreatic fluid collections VideoGIE	AA Messallam, S Keilin, Q Cai, FF Willingham	01/09/2019
Racial Disparities, Outcomes, and Surgical Utilization among Hispanics with Esophageal Cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program Database Analysis Oncology	DR Gupta, Y Liu, R Jiang, S Walid, K Higgins, J Landry, M McDonald, FF Willingham, BF El-Rayes, NF Saba	01/01/2019
The Management of Chronic Pancreatitis Medical Clinics of North America	V Patel, F Willingham	11/20/2018
Percutaneous transhepatic vs. endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage for suspected malignant hilar obstruction: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Trials	F Al-Kawas, H Aslanian, J Baillie, F Banovac, JM Buscaglia, J Buxbaum, A Chak, B Chong, GA Coté, PV Draganov, K Dua, V Durkalski, BJ Elmunzer, LD Foster, TB Gardner, BS Geller, P Jamidar, LH Jamil, RN Keswani, MA Khashab, GD Lang, R Law, D Lichtenstein, SK Lo, S McCarthy, S Melo, D Mullady, J Nieto, J Bayne Selby, VK Singh, RL Spitzer, B Strife, P Tarnaksy, JR Taylor, J Tokar, AY Wang, A Williams, F Willingham, P Yachimski	02/14/2018
Outcomes and quality of life assessment after per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) performed in the endoscopy unit with trainees Surgical Endoscopy	S Dacha, L Wang, X Li, Y Jiang, G Philips, SA Keilin, FF Willingham, Q Cai	01/29/2018
Incidence, Survival, and Predictors of Lymph Node Involvement in Early-Stage Gastric Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma in the US Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	SK Pokala, C Zhang, Z Chen, AM Gamboa, SL Cristofaro, SA Keilin, Q Cai, FF Willingham	01/08/2018
Lymph node metastasis in early gastric adenocarcinoma in the United States of America Endoscopy	SK Pokala, C Zhang, Z Chen, AM Gamboa, SL Cristofaro, SA Keilin, Q Cai, FF Willingham	12/11/2017
Endoscopic Resection for Early-Stage Esophageal Cancer, Are We There for Squamous As Well? Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology	R Shah, FF Willingham	12/01/2017
Fluoroscopic gastric peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy (G-POEM) in patients with a failed gastric electrical stimulator Gastroenterology report	A Koul, S Dacha, P Mekaroonkamol, X Li, L Li, N Shahnavaz, S Keilin, FF Willingham, J Christie, Q Cai	11/25/2017
EMR is superior to rectal suction biopsy for analysis of enteric ganglia in constipation and dysmotility Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	K Barshop, FF Willingham, WR Brugge, LR Zukerberg, B Kuo	09/08/2017
Safety and efficacy of coaxial lumen-apposing metal stents in the management of refractory gastrointestinal luminal strictures: a multicenter study Endoscopy International Open	F Bazerbachi, JD Heffley, BK Abu Dayyeh, J Nieto, EJ Vargas, T Sawas, R Zaghlol, NS Buttar, MD Topazian, LM Wong Kee Song, M Levy, S Keilin, Q Cai, FF Willingham	09/01/2017
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with or without surgery for patients with resectable esophageal cancer: An analysis of the National Cancer Data Base Cancer	KB Naik, Y Liu, M Goodman, TW Gillespie, A Pickens, SD Force, CE Steuer, TK Owonikoko, SS Ramalingam, K Higgins, JJ Beitler, DM Shin, FF Willingham, B El-Rayes, JC Landry, FG Fernandez, NF Saba	05/02/2017
Long -Term Survival in Stage IV Esophageal Adenocarcinoma with Chemoradiation and Serial Endoscopic Cryoablation Clinical Endoscopy	Z Spiritos, P Mekaroonkamol, BF El-Rayes, SD Force, SA Keilin, Q Cai, FF Willingham	04/24/2017
The efficacy of rapid on-site evaluation during endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of pancreatic masses Gastroenterology report	A Koul, AC Baxi, R Shang, X Meng, L Li, SA Keilin, FF Willingham, Q Cai	04/11/2017
Outcomes and quality-of-life assessment after gastric per-oral endoscopic pyloromyotomy (with video) Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	S Dacha, P Mekaroonkamol, L Li, N Shahnavaz, S Sakaria, S Keilin, F Willingham, J Christie, Q Cai	02/02/2017
The Evolving Role of Pathology in New Developments, Classification, Terminology, and Diagnosis of Pancreatobiliary Neoplasms Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine	MD Reid, MM Lewis, FF Willingham, NV Adsay	01/05/2017
The effect of solid pancreatic mass lesions on pancreatic duct diameter at endoscopic ultrasound. Endoscopic ultrasound	AC Baxi, Q Jiang, J Hao, Z Yang, K Woods, S Keilin, FF Willingham, Q Cai	01/01/2017
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Improving Prevention and Survivorship American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book	DPS Sohal, FF Willingham, M Falconi, KL Raphael, S Crippa	01/01/2017
Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Esophagus: An NCDB-Based Investigation on Comparative Features and Overall Survival in a Rare Tumor Oncology	M Evans, Y Liu, C Chen, C Steuer, R Cassidy, J Landry, K Higgins, JJ Beitler, F Willingham, TK Owonikoko, SS Ramalingam, DM Shin, NK Jegadeesh, B El-Rayes, F Fernandez, AM Krasinskas, T Gillespie, NF Saba	01/01/2017
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with ampullary biopsyvsERCP alone: a matched-pairs controlled evaluation of outcomes and complications Gastroenterology report	S Dacha, S Chawla, JE Lee, SA Keilin, Q Cai, FF Willingham	12/15/2016
Pancreatic Insufficiency Secondary to Tobacco Exposure Pancreas	KL Raphael, S Chawla, S Kim, CG Keith, DR Propp, ZN Chen, KE Woods, SA Keilin, Q Cai, FF Willingham	11/12/2016
A 15-year experience with gastric neuroendocrine tumors: Does type make a difference? Journal of Surgical Oncology	LM Postlewait, GG Baptiste, CG Ethun, N Le, K Cardona, MC Russell, FF Willingham, DA Kooby, CA Staley, SK Maithel	07/08/2016
Hereditary pancreatitis: current perspectives Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology	KL Raphael, FF Willingham	07/01/2016
Treatment allocation in patients with early‐stage esophageal adenocarcinoma: Prevalence and predictors of lymph node involvement Cancer	AM Gamboa, S Kim, SD Force, CA Staley, KE Woods, DA Kooby, SK Maithel, JA Luke, KM Shaffer, S Dacha, NF Saba, SA Keilin, Q Cai, BF El-Rayes, Z Chen, FF Willingham	05/03/2016
Concurrent myotomy and tunneling after establishment of a half tunnel instead of myotomy after establishment of a full tunnel: a more efficient method of peroral endoscopic myotomy Endoscopy International Open	GM Philips, S Dacha, SA Keilin, FF Willingham, Q Cai	03/30/2016
Rectal indomethacin alone versus indomethacin and prophylactic pancreatic stent placement for preventing pancreatitis after ERCP: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Trials	BJ Elmunzer, J Serrano, A Chak, SA Edmundowicz, GI Papachristou, JM Scheiman, VK Singh, S Varadarajulu, JJ Vargo, FF Willingham, TH Baron, GA Coté, J Romagnuolo, A Wood-Williams, EK Depue, RL Spitzer, C Spino, LD Foster, V Durkalski	03/03/2016
EUS Needle Identification Comparison and Evaluation study (with videos) Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	SJ Tang, AS Vilmann, A Saftoiu, W Wang, CT Streba, PP Fink, M Griswold, R Wu, CF Dietrich, C Jenssen, M Hocke, M Kantowski, J Pohl, P Fockens, JT Annema, EH van der Heijden, RF Havre, KD Pham, R Kunda, PH Deprez, J Mariana, E Vazquez-Sequeiros, A Larghi, E Buscarini, P Fusaroli, M Lahav, R Puri, PK Garg, M Sharma, F Maluf-Filho, A Sahai, WR Brugge, LS Lee, HR Aslanian, AY Wang, VM Shami, A Markowitz, AA Siddiqui, G Mishra, JM Scheiman, G Isenberg, UD Siddiqui, RJ Shah, J Buxbaum, RR Watson, FF Willingham, MS Bhutani, MJ Levy, C Harris, MB Wallace, CP Nolsøe, T Lorentzen, N Bang, SM Sørensen, OH Gilja, M D'Onofrio, F Piscaglia, N Gritzmann, M Radzina, ZA Sparchez, PS Sidhu, S Freeman, TC McCowan, CR de Araujo, A Patel, MA Ali, G Campbell, E Chen, P Vilmann	02/09/2016
Endoscopic mucosal ablation and over-the-scope clipping for fistula closure Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	MP Clermont, FG Fernandez, FF Willingham	08/15/2015
Endoscopic Management of Early Esophageal Cancer Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology	JA Barnes, FF Willingham	06/30/2015
Endoscopic Management of Gastrointestinal Leaks and Fistulae Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	FF Willingham, JM Buscaglia	02/16/2015
Endoscopic Management of Pain in Pancreatic Cancer PubMed	P Mekaroonkamol, FF Willingham, S Chawla	01/26/2015
Triple modality testing by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology	A Nanda, JM Brown, SH Berger, MM Lewis, EG Barr Fritcher, GJ Gores, SA Keilin, KE Woods, Q Cai, FF Willingham	01/07/2015
Hybrid Push-Pull Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Full Thickness Resection for the Minimally Invasive Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Pilot Clinical Study Gastroenterology Research and Practice	FF Willingham, P Reynolds, M Lewis, A Ross, SK Maithel, FG Rocha	01/01/2015
Increased Incidence of Benign Pancreatic Pathology following Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Presumed Malignancy over 10 Years despite Increased Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy	SS Yarandi, T Runge, L Wang, Z Liu, Y Jiang, S Chawla, KE Woods, S Keilin, FF Willingham, H Xu, Q Cai	06/05/2014
Cannulation time is a more accurate measure of cannulation difficulty in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography than the number of attempts Gastroenterology report	C Tian, A Gamboa, B Chaudhury, FF Willingham, S Keilin, Q Cai	08/24/2013
Antiangiogenic effects of ganetespib in colorectal cancer mediated through inhibition of HIF-1α and STAT-3 Angiogenesis	GP Nagaraju, W Park, J Wen, H Mahaseth, J Landry, AB Farris, F Willingham, PS Sullivan, DA Proia, I El-Hariry, L Taliaferro-Smith, R Diaz, BF El-Rayes	07/09/2013
Health resource utilization and multidisciplinary impact of endoscopic ultrasonography in a tertiary referral medical center Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology	JB Sodikoff, SS Garud, SA Keilin, SJ Bharmal, MM Lewis, Q Cai, FF Willingham	02/26/2013
Hereditary pancreatitis for the endoscopist Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology	MR Patel, AL Eppolito, FF Willingham	01/03/2013
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. Endoscopy	SS Garud, FF Willingham	09/01/2012
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. Gastrointestinal endoscopy	SS Garud, FF Willingham	09/01/2012
Increased diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspirates with flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry Diagnostic Cytopathology	JB Sodikoff, HL Johnson, MM Lewis, SS Garud, SJ Bharmal, SA Keilin, MT Siddiqui, Q Cai, FF Willingham	07/26/2012
Mycophenolate mofetil for maintenance of remission in steroid-dependent autoimmune pancreatitis. World journal of gastroenterology	JB Sodikoff, SA Keilin, Q Cai, SJ Bharmal, MM Lewis, GS Raju, FF Willingham	05/14/2012
Human hybrid endoscopic and laparoscopic management of mass lesions of the foregut (with video) Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	FF Willingham, SS Garud, SS Davis, MM Lewis, SK Maithel, DA Kooby	01/30/2012
Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery in Humans: A Review Minimally Invasive Surgery	MP Clark, ES Qayed, DA Kooby, SK Maithel, FF Willingham	01/01/2012
Molecular Analysis of Cyst Fluid Aspiration in the Diagnosis and Risk Assessment of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas Clinical and Translational Science	SS Garud, FF Willingham	12/08/2011
Hypergastrinemia, Type 1 Gastric Carcinoid Tumors: Diagnosis and Management Journal of Clinical Oncology	OY Hung, SK Maithel, FF Willingham, AB Farris, JS Kauh	07/12/2011
An unusual cause of upper GI bleeding. Diagnosis: Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation. Gastroenterology	E Qayed, FF Willingham	07/01/2011
Advances in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography cannulation. World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy	E Qayed, AL Reid, FF Willingham, S Keilin, Q Cai	04/16/2010
Review: Diagnosis and management of Barrett’s esophagus for the endoscopist Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology	SS Garud, S Keilin, Q Cai, FF Willingham	04/16/2010

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One star One star One star One star One star	11/14/2025	Dr. Field is best doctor I ever have. Very knowledgeable and care and kind to patient
One star One star One star One star One star	11/13/2025	Dr. Wilingham is an outstanding doctor. I totally trust him fir my care and during my procedures such as previous ERCP as well as coming up with a monitoring & management plan. I travel 2 hours to Emory for care; but again It Is so worth It for his care. At my appointment he mentioned he is leaving in June 2026. I was saddened to hear. He will be missed and Emory is losing a great physician; however wishing him the best in his next segment of life.
One star One star One star One star One star	10/30/2025	Good
One star One star One star One star One star	09/26/2025	As a registered nurse for 50 plus years and a patient of Dr Willingham's for approximately six or seven years, any words I use to describe the confidence I feel related to his knowledge and medical practice, pale in comparison to his authenticity, professionalism, knowledge and kindness.
One star One star One star One star One star	08/15/2025	Field was great.
One star One star One star One star One star	07/14/2025	Dr. Willingham is knowledgeable, professional, thoughtful and thorough.
One star One star One star One star One star	07/12/2025	Dr Willingham listens well and takes the time needed
One star One star One star One star One star	06/13/2025	Very good
One star One star One star One star One star	04/29/2025	Dr. Willingham is always concerned about my welfare and how things can be improved by medications healthy diet, etc.
One star One star One star One star One star	02/13/2025	Attentive, and caring. Prescribed new med got my complaint. Waiting for med to arrive from pharmacy
One star One star One star One star One star	01/23/2025	Great.
One star One star One star One star One star	11/21/2024	Dr. Willingham is hands down one of the most attentive and compassionate Doctor I've ever met. He listens to any concerns and is truly interested in the health of his patients. I can see why it's a long wait to get an appointment. Clearly, I'm not the only one that feels that way.
One star One star One star One star One star	10/31/2024	Very thorough. I brought in outside records and did a great job reviewing the records and addressing my 4 concerns. I drive 2hours to get there and he made it easy to do my blood labs same day following appointment. I had my next surgery scheduled prior to leaving office. Follow up via my chart for labs was prompt. Excellent doctor and also a great resident doctor (student).
One star One star One star One star One star	09/07/2024	Both Dr. Willingham and Resident were easy to talk with, attentive and thoroughly and gently probing, exposing and exploring other possible problems and potential treatments.
One star One star One star One star One star	08/29/2024	Excellent care.
One star One star One star One star One star	04/15/2024	Dr. Willingham is a very good listener.