Digestive and Liver Diseases Faculty
Division Chief
![Dr. Ezra Burstein](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/burstein-ezra-square.jpg)
Division Chief and Professor
- Berta M. and Cecil O. Patterson Chair in Gastroenterology
- Program Director, T-32 Fellowship Program
- Medical School: Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University
- Residency: Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern
- Fellowship: Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Hospitals & Health Centers
- Graduate School: Molecular Genetics, University of Groningen
Division Faculty
A
![Dr. Ariel Aday](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/aday-ariel-square.jpg)
![Dr. Amisha Ahuja](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/ahuja-amisha-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Amin Amin](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/amin-amin-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
B
![Dr. Divya Bhatt](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/bhatt-divya-square.jpg)
![Dr. Indira Bhavsar-Burke](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/bhavsar-burke-indira-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
- Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
![Dr. Moheb Boktor](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/boktor-moheb-square.jpg)
Associate Professor
- Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program and Accelerated IBD Track
![Dr. Jeffrey D. Browning](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/browning-jeffrey-square.jpg)
Professor
- Chairman, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Allied Health
C
![Dr. Lisa Casey](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/casey-lisa-square.jpg)
Associate Professor
![photo of Dr. Thomas Cotter](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/cotter-thomas-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Jennifer A. Cuthbert](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/cuthbert-jennifer-square.jpg)
Professor
D
![Dr. Kerry Dunbar](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/dunbar-kerry-square.jpg)
Professor
- Section Chief, Dallas VA Medical Center
- Associate Program Director, Residency Program
E
![Dr. Daniel Ellis](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/ellis-daniel-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Benjamin Elsbernd](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/elsbernd-benjamin-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
- Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
- Practice Site: Dallas VA Medical Center
![Dr. Luke Engelking](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/engelking-luke-square.jpg)
![Dr. Ngozi Enwerem](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/enwerem-ngozi-square.jpg)
![Dr. Magdalena Espinoza](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/espinoza-magdalena-square.jpg)
F
![Dr. Greg Fitz](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/fitz-greg-square.jpg)
Professor
- Office of the President and Internal Medicine
- Special Assistant to the President
![Dr. David Fudman](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/fudman-david-square.jpg)
G
![Dr. Sravanya Gavini](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/gavini-sravanya-square.jpg)
![Dr. Markus Goldschmeidt](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/goldschmiedt-markus-square.jpg)
![Dr. Lafaine Grant](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/grant-lafaine-square.jpg)
Associate Professor
- Clinical Director of Hepatology at Parkland Memorial Hospital
![Dr. Linsheng Guo](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/guo-linsheng-square.jpg)
H
![Dr. Frank Herlong](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/herlong-homer-square.jpg)
Professor
![Dr. Jay Horton](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/horton-jay-square.jpg)
![Dr. Yujin Hoshida](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/hoshida-yujin-square.jpg)
Professor
- Director, Translational Research of the HCC Program
I
![Dr. Rodney Infante](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/infante-rodney-square.jpg)
![Dr. Gerald Isbell](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/isbell-gerald-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
K
![Dr. Mahesh Kathania](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/kathania-mahesh-square.jpg)
Instructor
![Dr. Thomas A. Kerr](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/kerr-thomas-square.jpg)
Associate Professor
- Medical Director, Hepatology Clinics
- Director of Outreach Programs
![Dr. Xiao-Fei Kong](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/kong-xiao-fei-square.jpg)
![Dr. Maddie Kubiliun](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/kubiliun-maddie-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Nisa Kubiliun](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/kubiliun-nisa-square.jpg)
Associate Professor
- Clinical Chief, Digestive & Liver Diseases
- Medical Director, Endoscopy Services at University Hospitals
- Medical Co-Director, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center Genetic Counseling Program
![Dr. Vincent Kuo](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/kuo-vincent-square.jpg)
L
![Dr. Maria R. Lepe-Suastegui](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/lepe-suastegui-maria-square.jpg)
![Dr. Xi Li](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/li-xi-square.jpg)
Instructor
![Dr. Sarah Lieber](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/lieber-sarah-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Ernesto Llano](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/llano-ernesto-square.jpg)
Instructor
![Dr. Amy Lo](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/lo-amy-square.jpg)
Clinical Assistant Professor
- Associate Medical Director of Endoscopy Medical Services at Clements University Hospital
![Dr. Jeremy Louissaint, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/louissaint-jeremy-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
M
![Dr. Ravikanth Maddipati](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/maddipati-ravikanth-square.jpg)
![Dr. Willis Maddrey](/departments/internal-medicine/assets/maddrey-willis-square.jpg)
Professor Emeritus
![Dr. Marlyn Mayo](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/mayo-marlyn-square.jpg)
![Dr. Christian Mayorga](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/mayorga-chrisian-square.jpg)
Associate Professor
- Associate Clinical Chief, Digestive and Liver Diseases
- Senior Medical Director, Medical Specialty Services at Parkland Memorial Hospital
- Medical Director, Endoscopy Laboratory at Parkland Memorial Hospital
![Dr. Khurram Mazhar](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/mazher-khurram-square.jpg)
![Dr. Mack Mitchell](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/mitchell-mack-square.jpg)
![Dr. Rozina Mithani](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/mithani-rozina-square.jpg)
Associate Professor
![Dr. Arjumand Mufti](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/mufti-arjmand-square.jpg)
N
![Dr. Ayaz Najafov](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/najafov-ayaz-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Diane Nguyen](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/nguyen-diane-square.jpg)
Clinical Assistant Professor
![Dr. Josephine Ni](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/ni-josephine-square.jpg)
O
![Dr. Jacqueline O'Leary](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/o-leary-jacqueline-square.jpg)
![photo of Dr. John Okwara](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/okwara-john-square.jpg)
P
![Dr. Neha Patel](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/patel-neha-square.jpg)
Associate Professor
![Dr. Suraj Patel](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/patel-suraj-square.jpg)
![Dr. Mark Pedersen](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/pedersen-mark-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
- Co-director of MS2 GI/Nutrition Course
- Director of Living Related Liver Transplant Program
![Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/podolsky-daniel-square.jpg)
![Dr. Venuprasad Poojary](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/poojary-venuprasad-square.jpg)
R
![Dr. Rekha Reddy](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/reddy-rekha-square.jpg)
![Dr. Hans-Christian Reinecker](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/reinecker-hans-christian-square.jpg)
![Dr. Nicole Rich](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/rich-nicole-square.jpg)
S
![Dr. Savreet Sarkaria](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/sarkaria-savreet-square.jpg)
![Dr. Tarak Sawas](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/sawas-tarek-square.jpg)
![Dr. Dawn Sears](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/sears-dawn-square.jpg)
Clinical Professor
![Dr. Shawn Shah](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/shah-shawn-square.jpg)
![Dr. Ashutosh Shukla](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/shukla-ashutosh-square.jpg)
Instructor
![Dr. Amit Singal](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/singal-amit-square.jpg)
Professor
- Associate Division Chief, Digestive and Liver Diseases
- Chief, Hepatology
- Medical Director, Parkland Memorial Hospital Heptocellular Carcinoma
- CCSG Program Leader (Population Sciences and Cancer Control)
![Dr. Amika Singla](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/singla-amika-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Ioana Smith](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/smith-ioana-square.jpg)
![Dr. Mingjun Song](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/song-mingjun-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Praveen Srungaram](/departments/internal-medicine/assets/default-square.jpg)
Clinical Assistant Professor
![Dr. Greta Szabo](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/szebo-greta-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
T
![Dr. Anna Tabakkoli](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/tavakkoli-anna-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Dwain Thiele](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/thiele-dwain-square.jpg)
Professor
- Vice Provost and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Initiatives
![Dr. Maria Tian](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/tian-chenlu-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Thomas Tielleman](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/tielleman-thomas-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Shannan Tujios](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/tujios-shannan-square.jpg)
![Dr. Emre Turer](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/turer-emre-square.jpg)
V
![Dr. Dutch Vanderveldt](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/vanderveldt-square.jpg)
Hendrikus "Dutch" Vanderveldt, M.D.
Associate Professor
- Health System Medical Director for Frisco Medical Center
![Dr. Lisa VanWagner](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/vanwagner-lisa-square.jpg)
![Dr. Roopa Vemulapalli](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/vemulapalli-roopa-square.jpg)
W
![Dr. Howard J. Weiner](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/weiner-howard-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Jennifer Wells](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/digestive-liver-diseases/assets/wells-jennifer-square.jpg)
Y
![Dr. Jinhai Yu](/departments/internal-medicine/assets/default-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
Volunteer Teaching Faculty
Son Do, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Hesham Elgouhari, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Omar Haq, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Rajeev Jain, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Abdullah Mubarak, M.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Caitlin Murphy, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Ruben Ramirez-Vegas, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Kai Xia, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor