UTHealth Houston researchers redefine how to assess reflux disease
Researchers from UTHealth Houston have helped develop a new classification system designed to bring greater consistency and precision to how physicians evaluate one of the body’s most important barriers against acid reflux. The work, led by Nirav Thosani, MD, MHA, professor…
Thosani Featured in National Pancreas Foundation Educational Webinar
Nirav Thosani, MD, MHA, professor of internal medicine, division director of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, and the Atilla Ertan, MD, Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology at UTHealth Houston, recently recorded an educational webinar for the National Pancreas Foundation titled Radiofrequency Ablation…
Thosani Delivers Keynote Lecture at Henry Ford Health Symposium
Nirav Thosani, MD, MHA, professor of internal medicine, division director of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, and the Atilla Ertan, MD, Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology at UTHealth Houston, delivered a keynote lecture at the 9th Annual Gastroenterology and Hepatology Symposium hosted…
Thosani & Wadhwa Named Among Top 1% of GI Surgeons Nationally
We are thrilled to announce that two of our distinguished surgeons, Nirav C. Thosani, MD, MHA, Atilla Ertan, MD, Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology and Professor, along with Vaibhav Wadhwa, MD, Assistant Professor, have been recognized among the top 1% of…
Leaning into hope: Pancreatic cancer survivor grateful for clinical trial
After experiencing persistent back pain, Kim Charlton was shocked to learn she had pancreatic cancer—a diagnosis that upended her plans for retirement abroad. Seeking treatment at UTHealth Houston, she became part of a groundbreaking clinical trial led by Dr. Nirav…