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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Services
We provide expert, comprehensive treatment for a wide range of digestive and liver diseases and disorders, including:
Our Services
- Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer
- Celiac disease
- Functional bowel disease (dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome and constipation)
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis)
- Liver and biliary diseases
- Pancreas disease
- Peptic ulcer disease (and Helicobacter pylori-related disease)
Our Physicians
- Bincy P. Abraham, MD
- Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH
- F. Blaine Hollinger, MD
- Jason Hou, MD
- Khozema B. Hussain, MD
- Prasun K. Jalal, MD
- Waqar A. Qureshi, MD, FACP, FACG
- Jim T. Schwartz, MD
- Joseph H. Sellin, MD
- Yasser H. Shaib, MD, MPH
- Harold T. Shelby, MD
- Gagan K. Sood, MD
- Marcelo F. Vela, MD, MSCR
- Stacie A. F. Vela, MD
- John M. Vierling, MD, FACP
Our Procedures
We offer expertise in a wide variety of procedures using the latest technologies, including:
- Ablation therapy for Barrett's esophagus: radiofrequency (BARRX), cryoablation and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
- Banding for esophageal varices
- Colonoscopy with endoscopic mucosal resection
- Colonoscopy with possibility of narrow band imaging
- Colorectal cancer screening using open-access endoscopy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with possibility of sphincter of Oddi manometry
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with possibility of fine needle aspiration (FNA)
- Enteroscopy
- Esophagastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with possibility of narrow band imaging
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Hemorrhoid treatment - banding and infrared coagulation (IRC)
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement and removal
- Video capsule endoscopy
Hours & Phone Numbers
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m - 5 p.m
- Thursday 9:30 a.m - 5 p.m
- To schedule an appointment,
- call: 713.798.0950
- Visit the Gastroenterology & Hepatology website.

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