Meera B. Avila, MD
Houston native Dr. Meera Avila earned her undergraduate degree at Washington University in St. Louis and her medical degree at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, where she also completed a residency and fellowship in gastroenterology. Board-certified in both internal…
For your health: Understanding heartburn signs, symptoms and treatments
From Thanksgiving feasts to holiday parties and events, it’s easy to overindulge during the busy holiday season. But if feeling bad after eating certain foods is becoming the norm for you – there is something you can do to find…
How to Tell if You Have a Sensitive Stomach
Plus, exactly what a “sensitive stomach” is, and the best foods and treatments to help. MOST OF US have had an occasional unsettled stomach. But if you feel like you’ve got a particularly sensitive stomach—cramping, queasiness, or other gastrointestinal (GI)…
G-POEM endoscopic procedure transforms patient’s life
Gastroparesis was robbing Valerie Hemlin of her ability to eat, walk, and even think. Thanks to a G-POEM surgery performed by gastroenterologist Pritesh Mutha, MD, with UT Physicians, Valerie is back to living a quality life. Watch her life-changing story!
Change in diet frees patient of chronic acid reflux
Forty-nine-year-old Brian Blackburne of Houston suffered from chronic digestive problems for so long that antacid medicine became a staple of his diet. “All my life I’ve never had a great stomach. I’ve had acid reflux from the time I was…
Jennifer M. Bailey, MA, PhD
Dr. Bailey-Lundberg commenced her interest in translational science at the National Institutes of Health in the laboratory of Dr. Steven Jacobson. After working at the NIH, she performed her doctoral studies in Biochemistry and Cancer Research at the NCI-designated Eppley…
Patricia A. Raff
R. Tomás DaVee, MD, MSCI, FASGE
Dr. DaVee is a specialist in Interventional Gastroenterology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, and the inaugural director of the esophagology section. Prior to his medical career, he served as an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army, Artillery, and…
Monisha H. Shah, MD
Pritesh R. Mutha, MD
Dr. Pritesh Mutha is a board-certified interventional gastroenterologist and associate professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. He is also the Director of the Third Space Endoscopy program for the Center for Interventional Gastroenterology (iGUT) at UTHealth Houston, a…