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 and clinical co-director of the GI cancer center at the MGH, 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.
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Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-5644
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Dr. Fernandez-del Castillo has laboratory and clinical research focused on pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis, models of pancreatic cancer, molecular genetics of pancreatic cancer and cystic neoplasms of the pancreas, and neuroendocrine tumors.
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Clearly, this doctor and his staff were by far the leaders in their field and the best doctors that I have ever been treated by.
I was thrilled that Dr. Fernandez, who is an international expert on IPMNs, was willing to see me and to talk to me in detail about my unusual health situation, period.
It was a great experience.
I don't speak too much English, but I like Dr. Fernandez Castillo. That's not the first time I've been to see him, and I like him.
very nice place
He was knowledgeable and complete
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Once the tumor was discovered, it was impressive how quickly I was able to get in with someone who specialized in brain tumors. He was easy to speak with, he was detailed in explanation of the surgery needed and risks. When he said we would need to book another consult with an ENT surgeon, it impressed us that someone called from that office to ... Read More
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