Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Physicians

Bincy P. Abraham, MD, is an assistant professor of Medicine in the section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Abraham earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston. Her extensive postdoctoral training includes an internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology, all at UTMB. During her fellowship, Dr. Abraham received specialized training in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and earned a master's degree in clinical investigation at UTMB. She has also completed a National Visiting Fellow Inflammatory Bowel Disease Rotation Program through the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Abraham specializes in inflammatory bowel disease with special emphasis on adolescent transition from pediatric to adult care, as well as women's issues and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in pregnant women. Dr. Abraham is also interested in general gut disorders and endoscopic procedures, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy, including colorectal cancer screening.

Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH, is professor of Medicine and chief of the section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine. He also serves as GI section chief at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center and chief of the Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes program at BCM. Dr. El-Serag earned his medical degree with honors from Al-Arab Medical University in Benghazi, Libya, and a master of Public Health degree from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. His postgraduate training includes an internship in surgery at University Hospital, Benghazi, Libya, an internship in medicine at St. Michael's Medical Center, Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ, and a residency in internal medicine at Yale University. He completed fellowship training in clinical gastroenterology at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque. A board-certified internist with subspecialty certification in gastroenterology, Dr. El-Serag's clinical and translational research focus parallels his clinical interests and includes Barrett's esophagus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), chronic liver disease, and liver cancer.

F. Blaine Hollinger, MD, is professor of Medicine, virology and epidemiology. He specializes in liver disease, viral hepatitis and blood-borne viruses. Dr. Hollinger earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City. He completed internal medicine residencies at the University of California at San Francisco, the University of Washington, and the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Jason Hou, MD, is an assistant professor of Medicine in the section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Hou earned his medical degree from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. He completed residency training in internal medicine, as well as a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Hou sees patients at Baylor Clinic and also serves as the director of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterns Affairs Medical Center. In addition to general gastroenterology, his clinical interests include care of patients with IBD including: ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and microscopic colitis, celiac disease, and chronic diarrhea.

Khozema B. Hussain, MD

Prasun K. Jalal, MD

Kalpesh K. Patel, MD, assistant professor, is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Dr. Patel earned his medical degree from Columbia University - College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. His training includes an internship and residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City where he also completed a fellowship in gastroenterology. His clinical interests include interventional endoscopy - ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound w/FNA, endoscopic mucosal resection, enteral stenting, EUS guided drainage procedures, endoscopic management of GI malignancies, and management of biliary and pancreatic disorders.

Waqar A. Qureshi, MD, FACP, FACG, professor of Medicine and Chief of Endoscopy, is board certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians (F.A.C.P.) and the American College of Gastroenterology (F.A.C.G.). Dr. Qureshi earned his medical degree from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London University, UK. He completed his residency in internal medicine in Rochester, New York, followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Arkansas Medical School in Little Rock. He completed additional advanced endoscopy training in Dublin, Ireland. Dr. Qureshi's clinical expertise includes hemorrhoids treatment (banding and infrared coagulation), colorectal cancer screening, pancreaticobiliary disease, ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography), biliary manometry, and therapeutic and general endoscopy..

Jim T. Schwartz, MD, associate professor of Medicine, is board certified in internal medicine. He specializes in inflammatory bowel disease and geriatric gastroenterology. Dr. Schwartz earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, followed by an internship in internal medicine at Charity Hospital, Tulane Division, New Orleans, LA. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, then returned to Baylor College of Medicine for a fellowship in gastroenterology.

Joseph H. Sellin, MD, is a professor of Medicine in the section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Before joining BCM, Dr. Sellin served on the faculty of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Dr. Sellin received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY. His postdoctoral training includes an internship and residency in internal medicine at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. Dr. Sellin also completed a research fellowship in gastroenterology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Chicago in Illinois. Dr. Sellin is board certified in internal medicine-gastroenterology. His honors include being named Physician of the Year by the Gulf Coast Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, and being listed among the Texas Super Doctors and Best Doctors in America®. Dr. Sellin's clinical specialties include inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, chronic diarrhea and novel therapies for IBD.

Yasser H. Shaib, MD, MPH, is assistant professor of Medicine in the section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine. He also serves as chief of Therapeutic Endoscopy in the digestive diseases section of the Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Shaib earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut, followed by an internship and residency in internal medicine at New York Medical College. He completed fellowship training in clinical gastroenterology and advanced endoscopy at the University of New Mexico, where he also earned a Master of Public Health (MPH). Dr. Shaib is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. His clinical and research interests include advanced interventional gastrointestinal endoscopy including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic management of gastrointestinal malignancies and the epidemiology, screening, and surveillance of gastrointestinal cancers.

Harold T. Shelby, MD, is an assistant professor of Medicine in the section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Shelby earned his medical degree from Howard University in Washington, DC. His training includes a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Dr. Shelby is board certified in internal medicine and specializes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, functional bowel disorders, celiac disease, and acute and chronic diarrheal disorders. His endoscopic interests include upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and pancreatobiliary endoscopy.

Gagan K. Sood, MD

Marcelo F. Vela, MD, MSCR, associate professor of Medicine, is the director of the gastrointestinal motility program at Baylor Clinic and the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center. He is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Dr. Vela is a nationally recognized specialist in esophageal diseases, swallowing disorders, and gastrointestinal motility. He is an expert in esophageal testing including high resolution manometry, pH-metry, and impedance studies. He received his medical degree from Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala City, Guatemala. His extensive training includes an internal medicine residency and a clinical research fellowship at MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine in Philadelphia, a gastroenterology fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio, and a National Institutes of Health clinical research scholarship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Dr. Vela's clinical and research interests include GERD (both acid and non-acid reflux), Barrett's esophagus, achalasia and other swallowing disorders, esophageal spasm, and non-cardiac chest pain. He also has clinical expertise in stomach disorders including gastroparesis and non-ulcer dyspepsia. Dr. Vela will be performing high-resolution manometry, pH metry and impedance studies as well as endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures.

Stacie A. F. Vela, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Dr. Vela received her medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus and completed her clinical training at the Cleveland Clinic. She completed residencies in internal medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University and the Medical University of South Carolina where she also completed a fellowship in gastroenterology with endoscopic ultrasound training. Dr. Vela has special expertise in endoscopic ultrasound, general and advanced endoscopy, and colonoscopy. Her interests include pancreatic disorders, and endoscopic management of gastrointestinal malignancies.

John M. Vierling, MD, FACP, is professor of Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, chief of Hepatology, and director of Baylor Liver Health. He also serves as director of Advanced Liver Therapies at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. Dr. Vierling is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (F.A.C.P.). He graduated from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of California - San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Vierling specializes in acute liver failure, viral hepatitis, genetic and metabolic diseases, alcoholic and non-alcoholic liver disease, and liver transplantation.

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