Overview
Prasun K. Jalal, M.D is Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Abdominal Transplantation of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery and in the Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Jalal is board certified in gastroenterology, internal medicine and transplant hepatology. Dr. Jalal earned his medical degree from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. His extensive training includes training in gastroenterology and hepatology at St. James Hospital in Leeds, England. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York and in transplant hepatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. Dr. Jalal's clinical interests include viral hepatitis, liver transplant, liver cancer and autoimmune hepatitis.
Dr. Jalal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Esophageal Varices, Hepatitis A, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 67 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Esophageal Varices.
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- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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Locations
6620 Main St, Ste 1450, Houston, TX 77030
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Jalal 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
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Liver Specialists Of Texas PLLC
Dr. Joseph S. Galati is an expert in liver disease, with over 33 years of experience and leadership in the field of liver disease and liver transplantation. A leader in clinical care, research, and education, Dr. Galati has been at the forefront of liver disease care for over three decades.Dr. Galati is native of Long Island, New York. He received his undergraduate degree at Syracuse University and attended St. George's University School of Medicine.Following medical school, Dr. Galati was an Intern and Resident in Internal Medicine at State University of New York Health Science Center-Brooklyn (formerly Downstate Medical Center)/Kings County Hospital Center, one of the premier teaching hospitals in the country. He remained an additional year in the department to assume responsibilities as the Chief Medical Resident in the Department of Medicine. Wanting to pursue further training and expertise in Liver Disease/Transplant Medicine, Dr. Galati left New York City for Omaha, Nebraska. He performed his fellowship training in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Transplant Hepatology at University of Nebraska Medical Center. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a world renowned liver program, and today remains one of the finest in the country. During Dr. Galati’s training there, he participated in a number of research studies looking at the gastrointestinal complications of liver disease and cirrhosis. Dr. Galati is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Hepatitis C, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
UT Physicians
Victor Machicao is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Machicao is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Tmh Physician Associates PLLC
Saurabh Chandan is a Gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Chandan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Polyps, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- CirrhosisDr. Jalal isDistinguished. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Enlarged LiverDr. Jalal isDistinguished. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- Esophageal VaricesDr. Jalal isDistinguished. Learn about Esophageal Varices.
- HepatitisDr. Jalal isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Hepatitis ADr. Jalal isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis A.
- Hepatitis CDr. Jalal isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis C.
- Advanced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Jalal isAdvanced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- AscitesDr. Jalal isAdvanced. Learn about Ascites.
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Jalal isAdvanced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Jalal isAdvanced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.
- CholangitisDr. Jalal isAdvanced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- Congenital Hepatic FibrosisDr. Jalal isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis.
- Experienced
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Jalal isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- Caroli DiseaseDr. Jalal isExperienced. Learn about Caroli Disease.
- ColonoscopyDr. Jalal isExperienced. Learn about Colonoscopy.
- EndoscopyDr. Jalal isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Jalal isExperienced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- Hepatic Cystic HamartomaDr. Jalal isExperienced. Learn about Hepatic Cystic Hamartoma.