Christopher J. Schmoyer, MD

Gastroenterology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Digestive and Liver Health Center University City
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
  • Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

336 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
easy to schedule an appointment and also the quality of care.
Anonymous
May 2026
overall good
Anonymous
April 2026
he was very thorough and had a calming approach.
Anonymous
April 2026
he is responsive.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Schmoyer is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Christopher Schmoyer Lactose Intolerance , American College of Gastroenterology. https://gi.org/topics/lactose-intolerance/: 2026

Kang H, Schmoyer CJ, Weiss A, Lewis JD. Meta-analysis of the Therapeutic Impact of Cannabinoids in Inflammatory Bowel Disease , Inflamm Bowel Dis, 31(2): 2025,450-60

Bickford, David; Schmoyer, Christopher; Tse, Chung Sang Duodenal-Acquired Intestinal Lymphangiectasia After Lymph Node Excision and Inferior Vena Cava Injury in an 18-Year-Old Woman , ACG Case Reports, 12(2): 2025

Schmoyer CJ, Sun K, Zack J, Kumar P, Shivashankar R. Adverse Events and Compliance Among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Treated With Home- vs Office-Based Biologic Infusions , Inflamm Bowel Dis, 30(9): 2024,1529-35

Mukherjee S, Kumar VCS, Weiss A, Schmoyer CJ, Nandi N. Evaluating AI-Language Models in Providing Answers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Pregnancy: A Comparative Analysis of GPT4, BARD, and LLAMA , Gastroenterology, 166(5): 2024,S1159

Agnihotri A, Chalikonda D, Scanlon D, Shinn B, Nahar R, Cao C, Manski S, Pang A, Schmoyer CJ, Pop A, Haberstroh W, Hong I, Loren D, Kowalski T, Kumar A, Chiang A, Schlachterman A. A Novel Through-the Scope Steerable Grasper for Dynamic Traction Reduces Dissection Time and Technical Demand in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Novice Endoscopists compared with Clip-and-Line Traction Method: An ex vivo Randomized Study. , IGIE, 1(1): 2022,3-10

Scott Manski, Christopher J. Schmoyer, Alice Pang, Joshua Lieberman, Micaela Gernhardt, Elizabeth Conn, Neveda Murugesan, Alexandra Leto, Ryan Erwin, Taylor Kavanagh, Mitchell Conn The Safety of the Re-Opening of an Academic Medical Center Outpatient Endoscopy Unit During the COVID-19 Pandemic , Gastroenterology Research, 15(4): 2022,200-206

Schmoyer CJ, Sun K, Zack J, Shivashankar R Outcomes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Treated with Home- versus Office-Based Biologic Infusions , Digestive Disease Week, San Diego CA: 2022

Garrido D, Habig G, Schmoyer C, Katz L Hematemesis from a Large Gastric AVM: An Uncommon Presentation of HHT , American College of Gastroenterology, 116(3): 2021,S968

Schmoyer CJ, Saidman J, Bohl JL, Bierly CL, Kuemmerle JF, Bickston SJ The Pathogenesis and Clinical Management of Stricturing Crohn Disease , Inflamm Bowel Dis, 27(11): 2021,1839-53