About Us

Who we are and what we do

The Division of Gastroenterology offers a complete range of diagnostic, therapeutic, and management services for adult patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases. We specialize in colon cancer screening and prevention and in the evaluation of abdominal pain, intestinal bleeding, irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea and constipation, inflammatory bowel diseases, heartburn/acid reflux, peptic ulcer disease, and disorders of the pancreas, liver, and biliary tract. Our services include both inpatient and outpatient consultative evaluation and a broad range of routine and advanced endoscopic procedures.

State-of-the-art tertiary referral facilities and diagnostic and therapeutic technologies are used to define whether problems are present and to treat them when necessary. Our highly skilled team of gastroenterologists, nurses, and technicians is devoted to providing superb care utilizing the very latest knowledge and techniques.

Services provided

• Upper Endoscopy (diagnostic and therapeutic)
• Colonoscopy & Polypectomy
• Endoscopic mucosal resection for large polyps
• Gastrostomy feeding tube placement (PEG)
• Esophageal manometry & whole-gut motility
• Ambulatory esophageal pH (acid) monitoring
• Wireless capsule endoscopy
• Breath hydrogen testing
• Stricture dilation
• Esophageal impedance and planimetry (Endoflip™)

Advanced endoscopy procedures

• ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), including
  • • sphincterotomy
    • stone extraction and destruction, including laser lithotripsy
    • stent placement/cancer palliation
      
    • stricture dilation
    • Spyglass™ cholangioscopy and pancreatoscopy
• EUS (endoscopic ultrasound), including
  • • pancreatic pseidocyst drainage
    • biopsy/fine needle aspirate
    • celiac plexus block (neurolysis)
• Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
• Ablation of Barrett’s esophagus
• POEM procedure for achalasia
• Endoscopic bariatric (weight loss) procedures

For information on how to refer a patient or make an appointment to be seen by a Gastroenterology Division faculty member, see Referrals & Appointments Info 

Academic Location:
UT Health San Antonio
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MC 7878
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: 210-567-4880
Fax: 210-567-1976

Gastroenterology Clinical Locations:

Advanced Interventional Gastroenterology – Mays Cancer Center 
7979 Wurzbach Road, Zeller Building 6^th floor
Phone: 210-450-9800
Fax: 210-450-4967

Multispecialty and Research Hospital (MSRH)
8311 Ewing Halsell Drive, San Antonio, TX
Phone: 210-450-9800
Fax: 210-450-4967

Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC)
8300 Floyd Curl Dr.
Phone: 210-450-9880
Fax: 210-450-6016

UT Health Gateway
8435 Wurzbach Rd
Phone: 210-450-9880
Fax: 210-450-6016

UT Health DeZavala
4306 De Zavala Rd, Bldg 1
Phone: 210-450-9880
Fax: 210-450-6016

UT Health Kyle Seale Parkway
7946 N. Loop 1604 W., 2nd Floor
Phone: 210-567-9110
Fax: 210-450-2159

Robert B. Green Campus (downtown San Antonio)
903 W. Martin
Phone: 210-358-9887
Fax: 210-358-5888

University Hospital (Medical Center)
4502 Medical Dr.
Phone: 210-358-4000
Fax: 210-358-0757