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Why choose digestive and liver disease at UT Southwestern Medical Center?

Digestive Disease Clinic. at Outpatient Building 1801 Inwood Road, 6th Floor, Suite 102. Dallas, Texas 75390 214-645-0595 Directions. to Digestive Disease Clinic.

What is the gastroenterology fellowship at UT Southwestern?

Sep 01, 2021 · UT Southwestern Pediatric Group at Plano 7609 Preston Road Plano, Texas 75024 469-497-2500 Directions Parking Info 2 Clinics at this location Pediatric Digestive Diseases Pediatric General Surgery University Hospital Kidney and Liver Transplant Clinic at Professional Office Building 2 5939 Harry Hines Blvd., 7th Floor, Suite 700

What is the digestive and Liver Diseases Clinic?

5939 Harry Hines Blvd., 7th Floor, Suite 700. Dallas, Texas 75390 (Directions) 214-645-1919. Appointment. New Patient Appointment or 214-645-1919. Appointment. New Patient Appointment or 214-645-1919. Explore Kidney & Liver Disease Clinic - Hepatology (Liver) Kidney & Liver Disease Clinic - Hepatology (Liver)

What is included in the digestive and liver new patient package?

214-645-0348. Email. Rehana Mohammed. Grants and Contracts Specialist support to Drs. Maddie Kubiliun, William Lee, Marlyn Mayo. 214-645-5611. Email. Darlene Pope. Sr. Administrative Assistant II support to Drs. Luke Engelking, Suraj Patel, Venuprasad Poojary. 214-648-8190.

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What is autoimmune hepatitis?

Autoimmune hepatitis: A chronic disease that occurs when the immune system attacks the liver. UT Southwestern’s Marlyn Mayo, M.D., is one of the foremost experts in the country on autoimmune hepatitis. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A disease characterized by the buildup of fat in the liver tissue.

What is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A disease characterized by the buildup of fat in the liver tissue. This is the most common type of chronic liver disease. UT Southwestern liver specialists have active clinical trials for these patients. Hemochromatosis: A disorder in which the body absorbs and stores too much iron.

What is the only pediatric liver center in North Texas?

UT Southwestern Pediatric Group’s Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Program offers the only Pediatric Liver Center in North Texas with experts in liver diseases that are unique to children and adolescents. We provide state-of-the-art expertise and technology to diagnose and treat pediatric liver diseases such as biliary atresia, metabolic liver disease, and genetic associated liver disorders.

What is UT Southwestern?

UT Southwestern specialists provide the latest therapies, including immunosuppressant medications and advanced procedures, to treat liver diseases. Our integrated, multidisciplinary team of experts works together to provide an unparalleled level of seamless, patient-focused care.

Why does my liver scar?

Scarring can result from any chronic liver disease and not just from excessive alcohol intake. As the liver loses function , complications can occur such as swelling, jaundice, confusion, kidney damage, low oxygen levels in the blood, bleeding from varicose veins, elevated pressures in the heart, and/or liver cancer.

What is the term for the scarring of the liver?

When the scarring is extensive, the condition is called cirrhosis. Liver cirrhosis can lead to the organ losing its ability to function, or it can cause primary liver cancer to develop.

Who is Marlyn Mayo?

Marlyn Mayo, M.D., is one of the foremost experts in the U.S. on primary biliary cholangitis. Primary sclerosing cholangitis: A chronic disease in which inflammation causes scarring within the liver’s bile ducts. Marlyn Mayo, M.D., is currently performing novel clinical trials on this condition.

What is the division of gastroenterology?

The Division is one of the top academic gastroenterology and hepatology units in the Country. As with other Divisions in the Department of Internal Medicine, its core missions include excellence in patient care, promoting education, and advancing our understanding and treatment of digestive and liver diseases through research.

Who was the first gastroenterologist?

In 1962, John Fordtran, M.D., joined the Department as its first gastroenterologist and the founding member of the Gastroenterology Division, which he led until 1979. Dr. John Dietschy, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Joseph Goldstein.

What is the Division of Clinical Research?

The clinical research activities include clinical trials , outcomes research, health care utilization, and research on the natural history and treatment of digestive and liver diseases.

Who is Joseph Goldstein?

Joseph Goldstein, M.D., co-recipient with Dr. Brown of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, was introduced to scholarly research as a summer student with Dr. Combes. The Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases was formed in 1998 by the merger of the Gastroenterology Division and the Liver Unit, and has been led by John Dietschy, M.D.

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Ariel Aday, M.D.#N#Assistant Professor#N#Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program

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Jeffrey D. Browning, M.D.#N#Professor#N#School of Health Professions and Internal Medicine#N#Chairman, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Allied Health

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Yiu-Ting "Timothy" Chiu, M.D.#N#Faculty Associate#N#Clinical Center at Texas Health Frisco

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Kerry Dunbar, M.D., Ph.D.#N#Associate Professor#N#Dallas VA Medical Center#N#Associate Program Director, Residency Program#N#Section Chief, Dallas VA Medical Center

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Luke Engelking, M.D., Ph.D.#N#Associate Professor#N#Internal Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, and Molecular Genetics#N#Research Lab

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J. Gregory Fitz, M.D.#N#Professor#N#Office of the President and Internal Medicine#N#Special Assistant to the President

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William V. Harford, M.D.#N#Professor#N#Dallas VA Medical Center#N#Director of Endoscopy, Dallas VA Medical Center

Excellence in Care

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Our faculty provides ambulatory care to patients with digestive or liver disorders in a number of settings. These include the Digestive and Liver Diseases Clinics at our main campus, and our satellite location in Las Colinas, and Frisco. Our hepatology programs include the Liver Diseases Clinic, the Liver Transplantation program an…
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Educational Programs

  • The Division is involved in medical education along the continuum that begins in medical school and continues after subspecialty training. Faculty members of the Division play a key role in a variety of courses at the medical school level and during residency training in Internal Medicine. Most importantly, the Division supports a robust fellowship programintegrated among several k…
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Leader in Research

  • Physicians and scientists within the Division explore diverse clinical and basicscience topics focused on the digestive organs. The clinical research activities include clinical trials, outcomes research, health care utilization, and research on the natural history and treatment of digestive and liver diseases. Divisional faculty leads several NIH-funded basic laboratories, which interact …
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Division History

  • The history of the Division begins in 1957 with the recruitment of Burton Combes, M.D., to the Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Combes would form the Liver unit which he led for many years. In 1962, John Fordtran, M.D., joined the Department as its first gastroenterologist and the founding member of the Gastroenterology Division, which he led until 1979. John Dietschy, M.D.…
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