Posts by Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, MD
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No Unique Microbiome Detected in Pancreatic Cyst Fluid
Mass General researchers and colleagues investigated claims that pancreatic cyst fluid harbors a distinct microbiome, but they didn't uncover one difference from the microbiome signature of negative controls, supporting the traditional view of the pancreas as a sterile environment.
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Video: Performing a Middle Pancreatectomy
In the video, Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, MD, performs a middle pancreatectomy—an uncommon surgical procedure to treat patients with pre-cancerous, benign or low-grade malignant pancreatic tumors—and answers questions about the procedure, which was first performed in the U.S. in 1998 by Mass General surgeons.
Biography
Dr. Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo is a gastrointestinal surgeon specialized in pancreatic and biliary diseases.
Dr. Fernandez-del Castillo is the director of the Pancreas and Biliary Surgery Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and clinical co-director of the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers at the Mass General Cancer Center, as well as professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. He is a widely recognized expert in pancreatic and biliary surgery, and has authored over 350 publications on pancreatic cancer, cystic tumors of the pancreas, Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN), neuroendocrine pancreatic tumors, acute and chronic pancreatitis. For several years he has performed the largest number of pancreatic resections in New England. He serves in the editorial board many journals, including Annals of Surgery and Pancreatology, and is a past president of the American Pancreatic Association.
Mass General Cancer Center
An integral part of one of the world’s most distinguished academic medical centers, the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center is among the leading cancer care providers in the United States.
