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…
Feeding tube study points to low bleeding risk despite uninterrupted antithrombotic therapy
Bleeding risks of patients who underwent endoscopic feeding tube placement without stopping antithrombotic therapy was found to be minimal following a retrospective study led by the McGovern Medical School’s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. The research, “Bleeding Risk and…