Wasseem Skef, MD
Wasseem Skef, MD, is a gastroenterologist at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He previously served on the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine and Loma Linda University Medical Center. Dr. Skef has built comprehensive esophageal programs…
Shahrooz Rashtak, MD
Bharat Puchakayala, MD
Dr. Bharat Kumar Puchakayala (Dr Kumar), inspired by his physician father, earned his medical degree from the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. Thereafter, pursuing higher education and training, he completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the esteemed…
Kumar Pallav, MD
Dr. Kumar Pallav is a distinguished physician with a rich and diverse background. Throughout his career, Dr Pallav has shown an unwavering commitment to patient care, research, and education. Dr. Pallav earned his medical diploma at Kasturba Medical College in…
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…
Asha C. Kuruvila, MD
Mairin Joseph-Talreja, MD
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…
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…
Temini Ajayi, MD, MPH
Dr. Ajayi is an assistant professor in the Interventional Gastroenterology and Endoluminal Surgery section. He earned his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine, following his completion of a Molecular and Cellular Biology degree and a Master of Public…