Best Digestive System Doctors In Dallas Near Me

4worldlovers: I choose to specialize in gastroenterology as this specialty blends the needs for diagnostic reasoning with procedural interventions across a broad variety of symptoms and disorders.

I have an interest in colon cancer screenings, heartburn, Barrett’s esophagus and inflammatory bowel disease.

Undergrad: University of Texas at Austin, Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine, Residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Gastroenterology: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.

Board Certified in Gastroenterology. I am a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

What do you and your family enjoy doing in your spare time?

My kids, wife and I enjoy spending time together and traveling.

Do you have any special honors or recognitions in your medical career that you would like to share?

I have been named annually to D Magazine “Best Doctors” in Dallas since 2001. In 2002, I was appointed as Chief of Gastroenterology at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Since 2006, I have been annually named a Texas Monthly Super Doctor. I received the Presbyterian Hospital House Staff Annual Robert L. North, M.D. Teaching Award for 2002-2003. In December 2012, I was presented the Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Medicine award by the Greater Dallas Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. I served on the Texas Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy as a Councilor from 2013-2015. I serve on the Governing Board of the American Gastroenterological Association as Clinical Practice Councillor from 2015-2017, as well as on the Board of Directors for the American Board of Internal Medicine from 2016-2018.

4worldlovers:
The digestive and liver disease specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center aim to help patients feel “normal” again and reduce hospital admissions and complications. We offer a multi-disciplinary approach to diseases and work closely with the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center and surgery, oncology, and radiology teams.

Patients who see a specialist early in the course of their disease have the best chance of successfully managing their disease and resuming an active lifestyle.

Our specialists treat a variety of digestive and liver diseases, including:

All new patients must complete the Digestive and Liver New Patient Package.

Please review the Initial Visit Checklist to ensure you bring what's needed to your first appointment, including your driver's license, current insurance card, completed questionnaire, and any additional paperwork you received in the mail. Medical records and a list of current medications are also important, so please bring those.

If it’s necessary to cancel your appointment, please notify the Patient and Physician Referral Service at 214-645-8300 or the clinic at least 48 hours in advance so we can accommodate others waiting to schedule an appointment.

4worldlovers:
These non-surgical procedures can safely examine a person’s digestive tract. We will screen you for digestive diseases and ways to improve your general health.

Digestive health issues, also know as gastritis, affects 8 out of 1,000 people, and early intervention can easily prevent long term chronic issues and pain. This is why it’s recommended that men and women over 50 schedule an endoscopic procedure to check for digestive health issues before they become serious problems.

Aside from being referred by your primary care doctor, you can also go directly to a gastroenterologist when you need a colon cancer screening, or you feel the following symptoms: