Specialty: Gastroenterology
“My primary goal is to provide sophisticated Gastroenterology care in an efficient and caring environment."
- Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellowship: Gastroenterology, V.A. Hospital, Phoenix
- Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
- M.D.: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
- B.A.: Biology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Currently
- Private practice since 1984
- Member, Board of Directors, Digestive Health Associates of Texas
- Chairman, Finance Committee, Digestive Health Associates of Texas
- Member, Credentials, American College of Gastroenterology
- Chairman, Board of Governors, American College of Gastroenterology
- Treasurer, past President, Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
- Chairman, Legislative Affairs Committee, Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
- Member, Board of Trustees, American College of Gastroenterology
- Secretary, American College of Gastroenterology
Former Appointments
- Endoscopic Lab Director, Valley Baptist Center, 1988-1990
- Chief of Medicine, Valley Baptist Center, 1990-1991
- Member, Medical Board, Valley Baptist Center, 1990-1991
- Member, Board of Councilors, TSGE, 1990-1992
- Vice President, TSGE, 1992-1994
- President, TSGE, 1994-1996
- Chairman, Practice Management Committee, American College of Gastroenterology, 2000-2002
- Vice Chair & Chairman, Board of Governors, American College of Gastroenterology, 2000-2004
Professional Affiliations
- American Medical Association
- American Gastroenterology Association
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
- American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
Honors
- UTMB at Galveston, Mu Delta Honorary Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1979
- William L. Marr Award in Medicine, 1979
- Marcel Patterson Award for Excellence in the State of Texas, 2006
Areas of Clinical Interest
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Pancreato-biliary problems of the GI tract
- Gastrointestinal bleeding problems
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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