Dr. Anna Tavakkoli
Overview
Anna Tavakkoli, M.D., M.Sc., is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases and Director of Bariatric Endoscopy at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She also holds a dual appointment in the Department of Population and Data Sciences at UT Southwestern.Originally from Lansing, Michigan, Dr. Tavakkoli earned her medical degree at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She then earned a master's degree in health and healthcare delivery at the University of Michigan. She completed internal medicine residency training at Columbia University. She then completed advanced training through fellowships in gastroenterology and advanced endoscopy at the University of Michigan.Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in gastroenterology, Dr. Tavakkoli joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2018.Dr. Tavakkoli’s clinical interests include benign and malignant pancreaticobiliary diseases, endoscopic suturing, and endoscopic bariatric therapies. Her clinical expertise includes endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), transoral outlet reduction (TORe) for weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, and revisional endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty after sleeve gastrectomy.Dr. Tavakkoli is also active in clinical research with a focus on disparities in gastrointestinal malignancies, quality improvement of ERCP, and outcomes after ESG and TORe.She is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, where she also serves as a committee member. In addition, she is an ad-hoc reviewer for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gastroenterology, and VideoGIE.
Dr. Tavakkoli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Bile Duct Stricture, Cholestasis, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 42 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Esophageal Cancer.
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Locations
1801 Inwood Rd, Ste 102, Dallas, TX 75390
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Tavakkoli has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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UT Southwestern - Digestive Disease Clinic
Tarek Sawas is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Sawas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Cholangitis, Esophageal Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.
Healthtexas Provider Network
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Tavakkoli isDistinguished. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Tavakkoli isDistinguished. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Advanced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Tavakkoli isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Tavakkoli isAdvanced. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Tavakkoli isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- CholangitisDr. Tavakkoli isAdvanced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Tavakkoli isAdvanced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- CholestasisDr. Tavakkoli isAdvanced. Learn about Cholestasis.
- Experienced
- Accessory PancreasDr. Tavakkoli isExperienced. Learn about Accessory Pancreas.
- AchalasiaDr. Tavakkoli isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Ampullary CancerDr. Tavakkoli isExperienced. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous PolyposisDr. Tavakkoli isExperienced. Learn about Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Tavakkoli isExperienced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Tavakkoli isExperienced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.