Salih Samo, M.D., MSci

Professional Background

My expertise and clinical interest are in esophageal and foregut disorders including esophageal motility disorders (e.g., achalasia), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Barrett's esophagus (BE), eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and other esophageal/swallowing disorders. Additionally, I perform advanced foregut procedures including peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia, gastric POEM (G-POEM) for gastroparesis, transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) for reflux, and ablation of Barrett's esophagus.

• MD, Medicine, University of Aleppo-Syria, Aleppo, Syria
• MS, Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI), Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science Institute-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Internal Medicine, Saint Francis Hospital Evanston Program, Evanston, IL
• Clinical Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Research

Overview

The main focus of my clinical research is in esophageal motility disorders such as achalasia and esophageal spasm, physiologic motility testing including esophageal manometry, functional lumen imaging probe (EndoFLIP), Barrett's esophagus and reflux testing. My current ongoing research is to understand the underlying potential mechanism for achalasia development post COVID-19 and impact of cancer history on progression of Barrett's esophagus. Additionally, assessing the outcome of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia and transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) for reflux is an active focus of my research.