Scientific Advisory Board

Manoel Galvao Neto, MD

David Cummings

Gastroenterologist, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Dr. Galvao is a clinical associate professor at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, and Affiliate Professor of Surgery at ABC College of Medicine in Canto Andrew in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Galvao will earn his PhD at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, in 2018 for his thesis on endoscopic treatment of sleeve gastrectomy leaks.
Dr. Galvao is a board-certified specialist in digestive surgery, gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy with a vast understanding of bariatric endoscopy. He holds multiple positions focused on aiding in the understanding and improvement of quality patient care through bariatric endoscopy.

“Since my first-in-human EndoBarrier implant in 2005, I have seen the health benefit it offers to patients in need of an alternative treatment,” said Galvao. “I truly believe EndoBarrier fills the existing type 2 diabetes treatment gap.”

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