Gastroenterology Faculty
Michael B. Fallon, M.D.
Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Professor of Medicine
Dan and Lillie Sterling Professor of Gastroenterology
Chief of Service, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Memorial Hermann Hospital Medical Center
Transplant Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist
Texas Medical Center Clinic Location:
Texas Liver Center
UT Professional Building
6410 Fannin, Suite 370
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713.704.6800 or 800.985.4837
Fax: 713.704.6616
Educational History:
M.D. Degree: University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, Virginia
Internal Medicine residency:
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
Digestive Disease Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Dr. Fallon is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology.
He is licensed to practice in Texas, Connecticut, and Alabama.
Sankar Suresh Alagugurusamy, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterologist
LBJ Hospital Clinic Location:
LBJ General Hospital - Medicine Clinic
5656 Kelley
Houston, TX 77026
Educational History:
M.D. Degree: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Internal Medicine Residency: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas
Hepatology Fellowship: St. Luke’s Center for Liver Disease, Houston, Texas
Gastroenterology Fellowship: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Alagugurusamy is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and board eligible for Gastroenterology.
Andrew W. DuPont, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Clinical Investigation in Gastroenterology
Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Gastroenterologist
Texas Medical Center Clinic Location:
Digestive Disease Center (DDC)
UT Professional Building
6414 Fannin, Suite G 125
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713.704.5910
Fax: 713.704.5939
Educational History:
M.D. Degree: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Alabama in Birmingham
Gastroenterology Fellowship:University of Alabama in Birmingham
Dr. DuPont is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
In addition to authoring several textbook chapters, Dr. DuPont has published studies evaluating cost-effectiveness of treatment strategies for various gastrointestinal disorders. He has research interests in inflammatory bowel disease, enteric infections, and cost-effectiveness analyses. His clinical interests include inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and general gastrointestinal disorders.
Marilyn S. Edwards, Ph.D.
Professor of Nutrition
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, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterologist
Texas Medical Center Clinic Location:
Digestive Disease Center (DDC)
UT Professional Building
6414 Fannin, Suite G 125
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713.704.5910
Fax: 713.704.5939
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
Rajan Kochar, M.D., M.A.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Texas Medical Center Clinic Location:
Texas Liver Center
UT Professional Building
6410 Fannin, Suite 370
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713.704.6800 or 800.985.4837
Fax: 713.704.6616
Curriculum Vitae
Educational History:
M.D. Degree: University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
MA: Masters in Public Health: University of Massachusetts at Amhert, MA
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Dr. Kochar is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine.
Frank J. Lukens, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Training
Program Director - Gastroenterology Fellowship
Gastroenterologist and Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopist
Texas Medical Center Clinic Location:
Digestive Disease Center (DDC)
UT Professional Building
6414 Fannin, Suite G 125
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713.704.5910
Fax: 713.704.5939
Curriculum Vitae
Educational History:
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 Center, Portland, ME
Dr. Lukens is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
Interests: Therapeutic endoscopy / ERCP, hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases
Victor I. Machicao, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of Liver Transplantation
Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist
Texas Medical Center Clinic Location:
Texas Liver Center
UT Professional Building
6410 Fannin, Suite 370
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713.704.6800 or 800.985.4837
Fax: 713.704.6616
Curriculum Vitae
Educational History:
M.D. Degree: Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University School of Medicine, Lima Peru
Internal Medicine Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Gastroenterology Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Hepatology and Liver Transplantation: Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Dr. Machicao is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
Moises Ilan Nevah Rubin, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Texas Medical Center Clinic Location:
Texas Liver Center
UT Professional Building
6410 Fannin, Suite 370
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713.704.6800 or 800.985.4837
Fax: 713.704.6616
LBJ General Hospital Clinic Location:
LBJ General Hospital - Hepatitis C Clinic
5656 Kelley
Houston, TX 77026
Educational History:
M.D. Degree: University of Panama Medical School, Panama, Republic of Panama
Internal Medicine Residency: St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
Dr. Nevah is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine.
Dr. Nevah's research interest is Hepatitis C treatment.
Larry D. Scott, M.D., M.A.
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Gastroenterology Services, LBJ General Hospital
Gastroenterologist
LBJ General Hospital - Clinic Location:
LBJ General Hospital - Medicine Clinic
5656 Kelley
Houston, TX 77026
Texas Medical Center Clinic Location:
Digestive Disease Center (DDC)
UT Professional Building
6414 Fannin, Suite G 125
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713.704.5910
Fax: 713.704.5939
Curriculum Vitae
Educational History:
M.D. Degree: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
M.A.: (Bioethics) Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Internal Medicine Residency: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Gastroenterology Fellowship: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Dr. Scott is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
David S. Wolf, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Gastroenterology Out-Patient Clinical Program
Associate Program Director - Gastroenterology Fellowship
Gastroenterologist
Texas Medical Center Clinic Location:
Digestive Disease Center (DDC)
UT Professional Building
6414 Fannin, Suite G 125
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713.704.5910
Fax: 713.704.5939
Bellaire Community Clinic Location:
UT Health Center
6700 West Loop South,
Suite 500
Bellaire, Texas 77401
Tel: 713.572.8122
Fax: 713.572.0753
Curriculum Vitae
Educational History:
M.D. Degree: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas
Internal Medicine Residency: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas - Chief Resident 2005-2006
Gastroenterology Fellowship: Medical Degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas - Chief Clinical Fellow: 2008-2009
Dr. Wolf is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and board eligible for Gastroenterology.
Junlan Zhang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine - Research
Dr. Zhang’s research focuses on mechanisms of pulmonary vascular abnormalities in experimental HPS induced by biliary cirrhosis. She is particularly interested in vascular endothelial cell, intravascular monocyte and their interaction in HPS. The ongoing project involves exploring the role of gaseous vasodilators (nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide) in intrapulmonary vasodilatation, and the contribution of monocyte in lung vascular endothelial cell proliferation/angiogenesis in experimental HPS.
Curriculum Vitae
Educational History:
M.D. Degree: Hebei Medical College, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
M.S. : Hebei Medical College, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
Ph.D.: Hebei Medical College, Basic Institute of Medical Sciences, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
