Christopher Stanke, MD

Education

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
Fellowship, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2017 

University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2014 

The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
Medical Degree, 2011 

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis.
Bachelor of Science, Molecular Biology, 2007 

Why Gastroenterology?

I chose gastroenterology due to it giving me the ability to help people improve digestive health, ease digestive pain and suffering, improve wellness, enhance, as well as extend life by treating digestive tract diseases. Food and meals are intimately woven into our culture, our holidays, our families; where sharing food often means community and hospitality. In being a gastroenterologist, I can help improve a patient's issue so they can return to their families and enjoy food and health again. Gastroenterology has a very tangible reward for me, in that, when a patient heals and becomes better, that patient actually feels better: they no longer have pain, no longer have nausea, no longer have bowel dysfunction, can eat their favorite foods. I enjoy that gastroenterology lets me have lifelong and longitudinal relationships with patients. I can meet them when they are ill in the hospital, and care for them, and continue to care for them as they improve, and then continue treating them in the outpatient setting, from age 18 up to old age. Gastroenterology also lets me help patients prevent and avoid colorectal cancer, one of the nation's most common and most deadly cancers, but also a very preventable cancer by going through screening colonoscopy.

Areas of Interest

• C. Difficile Infections
• Celiac Disease
• Crohn's Disease
• Colon Cancer Prevention and Screening
• Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• GERD
• General Gastroenterology
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Stomach Ulcers
• Ulcerative Colitis

Languages

• English

Memberships

• American Gastroenterological Association 
  American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Personal Life

Originally from Wisconsin, Dr. Stanke enjoys cycling, tennis, cooking, barbecuing, and playing board and card games. He also enjoys traveling and learning new languages before visiting new countries. A food enthusiast, he especially enjoys barbecue and dumplings from around the world, as well as Spanish, Italian, and Asian cuisine. He and his wife, Kimberly, share a love of cooking, board games, and their two pets—Bucky, a West Highland Terrier-Bichon Frise mix, and Margo, a cat. He is also a fan of the Wisconsin Badgers and loves the Foo Fighters.