Daniel Polter, M.D.
Specialty: Gastroenterology
- Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Wadsworth Veterans Hospital, Los Angeles
- Residency: Internal Medicine, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas
- M.D.: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas
- B.S.: Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin
Currently
- In practice more than 35 years
- Member, Board of Directors, Digestive Health Associates of Texas, P.A.
- Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical School
Former Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern, 1966
- Chief, Gastroenterology Service, VA Hospital, Dallas, 1966-1969
- Clinical Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern, 1970
- Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern, 1975
- Chairman, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Baylor University Medical Center, 1983-1990
- Chairman, Liver Transplantation Selection Committee, Baylor University Medical Center, 1985-1993
- President, Baylor University Medical Center Staff, 1990-1991
- Chairman, Medical Board, Baylor University Medical Center, 1991-1992
- Chief, Gastroenterology, Baylor University Medical Center, 1971-2003
Professional Affiliations
- American Medical Association
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
- American College of Gastroenterology
- Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
- Dallas County Medical Society
- Texas Medical Association
Honors
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Honorary Medical Society
- Fellow, American College of Physicians, 1973
- Clinician of the Year, American Gastroenterology Association, 1997
- Best Doctors in Dallas 2001, D Magazine
- Best Doctors in Dallas 2002, D Magazine
- Best Doctors in Dallas 2003, D Magazine
- Best Doctors in Dallas 2004, D Magazine
- Best Doctors in Dallas 2005, D Magazine
- Best Doctors in Dallas 2009, D Magazine
Areas of Clinical Interest
- Esophageal Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Liver Disease
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