Gene D. LeSage, MD

DAN AND LILLIE STERLING PROFESSOR IN CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY & NUTRITION

PROGRAM DIRECTOR, UT GASTROENTEROLOGY FELLOWSHIP, DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY AND NUTRITION

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

 M.D. Degree: University of Missouri at Kansas City.
Residency and Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine,  Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology

Dr. LeSage completed additional research training with a National Institute of Health (NIH) sponsored training grant at the Mayo Clinic. Thereafter, he became Director of Hepatology at Scott and White Clinic and Texas A & M University College of Medicine. Dr. LeSage is responsible for building both clinical and research programs in Hepatology for Scott and White Clinic/ Texas A & M University College of Medicine. Dr. LeSage joined UTHHSC May 2002, as Director of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Research Interest: Cholangiocytes, transport, and bile duct injury.

 

Rafael C. Botero MD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE

MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF HEPATOLOGY AND LIVER TRANSPLANT PROGRAM

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

M.D. Degree: University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
Residency and Fellowship: Internal Medicine, Hepatology
University of Miami, Miami, FL
Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine

Dr. Botero organized and developed the Hepatology and Liver Transplant Program at Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota, Bogota, Colombia from 1984 to 2000 and, prior to returning to the US in 2002, he became the Medical Director of The Cardio-Infantil Foundation in Bogota, Colombia. Dr. Botero was Professor of Medicine at University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, prior to his present position. He joined UTHHSC in July 2003, as Director of Hepatology and Medical Director of The Liver Transplant Program and Texas Liver Center.

Research Interests: Viral hepatitis, TIPS, Acute Liver Failure and Liver Transplantation.

 

Cinda H. Clark, PhD, RN, CNS-M-S

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE

ADVANCE PRACTICE NURSE

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Cinda H. Clark, Ph.D., RN, CNS-M-S was first to earn a Doctor of Science in Nursing degree from The University of Texas at Houston School of Nursing. Dr. Clark received her RN degree from Carlow College in Pittsburgh, PA, where she worked as an intensive care/coronary care staff nurse, critical care nursing instructor, clinical research nurse, and faculty/clinical instructor. Currently, her practice and research is primarily with hepatitis C patients.

 

Marilyn S. Edwards, PhD

PROFESSOR OF NUTRITION

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Marilyn S. Edwards, PhD - Professor of Nutrition, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition - UTHHSC; Ph.D. - Human Nutrition - Colorado State University. Board Certification - American Board of Nutrition.

Research Interests: Clinical Nutrition studies; lipid disorders in humans and animal models of human disease; metabolic feeding studies in malnourished patient populations.

 

Michael Gagliardi, MD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

M.D. Degree: Creighton University Medical School, Omaha, Nebraska The Sisters of Charity Hospital; Internship, Buffalo, NY
Residency: State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 
Resident in Medicine (Gastroenterology) State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 

Interests: Colon Cancer, Motility and GERD

 

Yolanda L. Hamilton, MD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

MD: University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 
Residency: Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., Howard University Hospital, Washington, D.C., Research Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Howard University, Washington, D.C., Fellowship in Gastroenterology Howard University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

Interests: Colon Cancer, GERD, and  Motility

 

Frank J. Lukens, M.D

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Frank J. Lukens, M.D. - Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Training, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science at Houston. M.D. Degree: Francisco Marroquin University, Guatemala. Internal Medicine Residency: University of Missouri – Columbia. Gastroenterology Fellowship: Mayo Clinic – Jacksonville, FL. Advanced Interventional Endoscopy (ERCP) Fellowship: Maine Medical Canter, Portland, ME. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
Interests: Therapeutic endoscopy/ERCP, hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases

 

Anand Madan, MD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

M.D. Degree: Punjabi University Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India. Internal Medicine Residency: Mercy Hospital and medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Gastroenterology Fellowship: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

Interests: GERD, Colon Cancer and Clinical Motility

 

Xuefeng Xia, MD

INSTRUCTOR OF MEDICINE

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Xuefeng Xia, MD, - Instructor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, UTHHSC, M.D. Degree: Hengyang Medical College. Fellowship Training: Baylor College of Medicine.

Research Interest: Signaling pathways regulating cholangiocytes development and function.