March 6, 2023

Students and Residents Shine at the Academic Surgical Congress

The 18th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, which is the joint meeting of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and the Society of University Surgeons (SUS), was held February 7-9, 2023, in Houston. McGovern Medical School has a strong history of…


March 1, 2023

Nirav C. Thosani, MD, MHA

Dr. Nirav Thosani earned his medical degree from N.H.L. Municipal Medical College in Ahmedabad, India. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston, followed by an advanced fellowship…


March 1, 2023

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…



March 1, 2023

Vaibhav Wadhwa, MD


March 1, 2023

R. Tomás DaVee, MD, MSCI, FASGE

Dr. DaVee is an associate professor of medicine in the Department of Surgery, Division of Elective General Surgery, Interventional Gastroenterology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. He earned his medical degree from The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine,…


March 1, 2023

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…


March 1, 2023

Shahrooz Rashtak, MD


March 1, 2023

Asha C. Kuruvila, MD


February 24, 2023

Family Keeps the Faith During Baby’s Cleft Lip Repair

Matthew Greives, MD, talked to FOX 26 News about the successful results of a device used to prepare a 1-year-old patient with a cleft lip and palate for reconstructive surgery. The patient’s mother also spoke about her experience on FOX…


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