Ross Buerlein:
My name is Ross Buerlein, and I'm a doctor at the University of Virginia. I do interventional or advanced endoscopy in the division of gastroenterology. We often deal with patients who have issues in their bile ducts or their pancreas duct so it can be things like gallstones that have dropped into their bile duct and have become blocked. We have patients who have pancreatitis. We help diagnose and manage patients with pancreatic cancer, and we remove large colon polyps that otherwise might require surgery to fix.

I very much enjoy helping, sit down with patients and helping them understand the nuances of the procedure, be on their team and help them understand if that's a procedure that's right for them. Interventional endoscopy for me is a perfect blend of internal medicine, where you have the opportunity to take a step back and see the patient as a whole, but also the procedural aspects where you can review radiological images and do the procedures where you can diagnose and fix a problem for a patient.

At the University of Virginia, we're very fortunate to have state-of-the-art endoscopy facilities, radiology facilities, and a really world renowned team. But you're not just seeing me. You're seeing an entire team of experts who will work tirelessly for your case.