Innovative gastric procedure at UT Physicians gives patient a new lease on life
Tyrone Dallas can now lay his head on a pillow and have a good night’s rest — something so ordinary, but he doesn’t take it for granted. Before meeting Pritesh Mutha, MD, gastroenterologist with UT Physicians, Dallas couldn’t do a lot of…
UTHealth Houston study on repeated radiofrequency ablation in combination with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer supported with $3.3M HHS grant
A combination strategy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer will be studied at UTHealth Houston through a $3.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The…
ASGE Appoints Thosani Chair of Standards of Practice Committee
Nirav C. Thosani, MD, MHA, has been appointed as the Chair of the Standards of Practice Committee for the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) for a term of three years. Dr. Thosani is a professor in the Department of…
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…
A potential signaling axis between RON kinase receptor and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha in pancreatic cancer
A novel signaling axis between RON receptor tyrosine kinase and HIF-1alpha in pancreatic and triple negative breast cancers. Read more…
Women in Medicine
In celebration of Women in Medicine Month, ASGE asked women at all stages of their career in medicine, why they selected medicine and gastroenterology as their profession. Here is what they had to say and read about our very own…