Louis Chaptini, MD
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Yale School of Medicine
Department of Medicine (Digestive Diseases), PO Box 208019
New Haven, CT 06520-8019
United States
About
Titles
Assistant Professor Adjunct
Biography
I graduated from St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon in 1998, then completed my training in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical school. I joined the Digestive Diseases section at Yale in 2012, worked as full time faculty until August 2015. I have two areas of interests, screening for colon cancer and functional bowel diseases. As general gastroenterologist, I treat patients with a wide range of digestive symptoms including reflux, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome. I currently work at Yale on a part time basis, mainly attending on the inpatient gastroenterology service.
Appointments
Digestive Diseases
Assistant Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Digestive Diseases
- Gastroenterology
- Gastroenterology Hospitalist Program
- Internal Medicine
- Metabolic Health & Weight Loss Program
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Fellowship
- UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical school (2005)
- Residency
- UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical school (2002)
- MD
- St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon (1999)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Loren Laine, MD
Basile Njei, MD, MPH, PhD
Publications
2019
- Louis Chaptini and Steven Peikin Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult, 72, 1192-1209.e5, 2019Chapters
2017
Challenges Faced by US-Trained Gastroenterologists When Pursuing a Medical Career Outside of the USA
Chaptini L. Challenges Faced by US-Trained Gastroenterologists When Pursuing a Medical Career Outside of the USA. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2017, 62: 3266-3268. PMID: 29064012, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-017-4809-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2016
Strongyloidiasis Presenting as Epigastric Pain
Shah S, Chaptini L, Parikh ND. Strongyloidiasis Presenting as Epigastric Pain. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2016, 111: 1678. PMID: 27924100, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2016.435.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesPhysiology of Weight Regulation
Chaptini L, Peikin S. Physiology of Weight Regulation. 2016, 1-4. DOI: 10.1002/9781119127437.ch102.ChaptersCitationsConceptsCentral nervous systemWeight regulationMain peripheral organsPathogenesis of obesityPeripheral organsFood intakeGastrointestinal systemObesity epidemicMultiple organsNervous systemEnergy intakeMajor deleterious effectsEnergy homeostasisTherapeutic agentsEnergy expenditurePublic healthCentral signalsDeleterious effectsIntakeOrgansPrimary formCurrent understandingObesityPathogenesisPhysiologySloughing Esophagitis: An Atypical Cause of Food Impaction
Shah SA, Cho M, Chaptini L, Parikh N. Sloughing Esophagitis: An Atypical Cause of Food Impaction. ACG Case Reports Journal 2016, 3: e85. PMID: 27807547, PMCID: PMC5062645, DOI: 10.14309/crj.2016.58.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCitationsDiagnosis of sessile serrated adenomas/polyps with image-enhanced endoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Parikh ND, Chaptini L, Njei B, Laine L. Diagnosis of sessile serrated adenomas/polyps with image-enhanced endoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Endoscopy 2016, 48: 731-739. PMID: 27223636, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-107592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsImage-enhanced endoscopyWhite light endoscopyNarrow-band imagingNon-neoplastic lesionsSSA/PsAdenomas/polypsFlexible spectral imaging color enhancementSystematic reviewCorresponding histologic diagnosesSSA/P detection rateSessile serrated adenomas/polypsSerrated adenomas/polypsNon-neoplastic tissuesAppearance of polypsSSA/PNBI studiesPrimary outcomeHistologic diagnosisInclusion criteriaEndoscopic diagnosisHyperplastic polypsSSA/P.Autofluorescence imagingHead comparisonBand imagingObesity: Treatment and Complications
Chaptini L, Peikin S. Obesity: Treatment and Complications. 2016, 491-494. DOI: 10.1002/9781118512104.ch62.ChaptersSchistosomiasis as a Solitary Sigmoid Nodule
Parikh ND, Gurung A, Chaptini L. Schistosomiasis as a Solitary Sigmoid Nodule. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2016, 111: 173. PMID: 26882938, PMCID: PMC4829392, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2015.214.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2015
Obesity: Treatment and Complications
Chaptini L, Peikin S. Obesity: Treatment and Complications. 2015, 2230-2241. DOI: 10.1002/9781118512074.ch115.ChaptersConceptsRisk factorsLow physical activity levelsDifferent gastrointestinal diseasesObstructive sleep apneaAbsence of obesityDevelopment of obesityPhysical activity levelsCross-sectional studyMajor health problemMultiple etiologic factorsReflux symptomsInfectious etiologySleep apneaEtiologic factorsAntiobesity drugsGastrointestinal diseasesFood intakePhysical activitySedentary behaviorObesityHealth problemsWeight gainActivity levelsPatientsDiseaseCan I Improve My Adenoma Detection Rate?
Chaptini L, Laine L. Can I Improve My Adenoma Detection Rate? Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2015, 49: 270-281. PMID: 25647725, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000293.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetric
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
honor Howard M. Spiro, MD Digestive Diseases Fellowship Teaching Award
Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of MedicineDetails06/15/2015United States
Clinical Care
Overview
Louis Chaptini, MD, is a general gastroenterologist who treats patients with common gastrointestinal (GI) conditions including reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhea, and ulcers.
He currently works as a GI hospitalist, which means he treats hospitalized patients with GI conditions. These conditions range from GI bleeding and abdominal pain to inflammatory bowel disease and liver diseases.
Dr. Chaptini received the Howard M. Spiro, MD, Digestive Diseases Fellowship Teaching Award from Yale School of Medicine in 2015. He says he enjoys teaching trainees who rotate in the hospital as part of the gastroenterology inpatient service.
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- April 09, 2015
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Yale School of Medicine
Department of Medicine (Digestive Diseases), PO Box 208019
New Haven, CT 06520-8019
United States
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