Press & media
Press & media
Resources for journalists covering Dr. Chris Thompson — a ready-to-quote bio, his headshot, a downloadable fact sheet, and a direct line for interview requests.
Press bio
Harvard Professor, Inventor of ESG Stomach Tightening, Everself Co-founder
Dr. Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc, is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and, at Brigham and Women's Hospital, serves as Director of Endoscopy and Co-director of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness. Widely regarded as the father of bariatric endoscopy, he invented Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) Stomach Tightening, performing the world's first cases with the current technology in 2012; the procedure was approved by the FDA in 2021 and is now performed worldwide. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications (H-index 83) and is a co-founder of Everself.
Headshots
Dr. Christopher C. Thompson
Please credit as “Courtesy of Everself.” High-resolution files (print and web) are available in the press kit.
Fact sheet
The key facts, at a glance. A formatted PDF version is on the way.
- Role
- Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Endoscopy and Co-director, Center for Weight Management and Wellness, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Invention
- Inventor of ESG (Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty) Stomach Tightening
- First ESG cases
- 2012 — world's first, with the current technology
- FDA approval
- ESG cleared by the FDA in 2021
- Publications
- 300+ peer-reviewed publications
- H-index
- 83 (Google Scholar)
- Procedures performed
- 6,000+ endoscopic weight-loss procedures
- Recognition
- ASGE Distinguished Endoscopic Research Mentoring Award
Credibility markers
Harvard
Professor of Medicine, HMS
Inventor of ESG
First cases performed, 2012
300+
Peer-reviewed publications · H-index 83
6,000+
Endoscopic weight-loss procedures
Interview requests
For interviews, expert commentary, and other media inquiries, email our communications team. We aim to respond within two business days.
press@everself.comMedia inquiries are handled by the Everself communications team, not by Dr. Thompson directly.