Dr. Prakash Gatta
Overview
Dr. Prakash Gatta’s passion for advancing automation in surgery through robotics and digitally enhanced surgical care led him to a career in 2007 as a board-certified general surgeon with fellowship training in foregut/esophageal, gastrointestinal and minimally invasive surgery. Since that time, he has held numerous clinical faculty positions, including within the University of Cincinnati and the University of Washington, and served on several committees in exploration of new frontiers in minimally invasive GI surgery.For the American Foregut Society, Dr. Gatta acted as chair of the Robotics & Co-Chair of the Advocacy Committees. He has also served on the Digital Surgery, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Committees for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons as well as the co-inventor of a single port laparoscopic access tool used to promote less invasive GI surgeries.Dr. Gatta earned his medical degree in Mumbai, India, before setting down roots in the United States. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, where he served as chief resident of his class. He completed his esophageal, gastrointestinal and minimally invasive surgery fellowship at The Oregon Clinic in Portland under the mentorship of Dr. Lee Swanstrom an internationally recognized Esophageal Surgeon.Beyond the technological aspects of surgery, Dr. Gatta's areas of clinical focus include Oncology of the upper foregut (Esophageal & Gastric Cancer), the treatment of GERD, hiatal/paraesophageal hernia and Esophageal motility disorders such as Achalasia.When not with his patients, he provides charity care locally and internationally in India. In his free time he enjoys traveling with his family, cycling, painting and cheering on his Seattle Seahawks. Dr. Gatta is fluent in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Arabic.
Dr. Gatta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroparesis. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Endoscopy, and Hernia Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- EPO
- PPO
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1325 Pennsylvania Ave, Ste 560, Fort Worth, TX 76104
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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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Gatta isDistinguished. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- HerniaDr. Gatta isDistinguished. Learn about Hernia.
- Hiatal HerniaDr. Gatta isDistinguished. Learn about Hiatal Hernia.
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- AchalasiaDr. Gatta isAdvanced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Esophageal PerforationDr. Gatta isAdvanced. Learn about Esophageal Perforation.
- Gastrointestinal FistulaDr. Gatta isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Fistula.
- Experienced
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Gatta isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Gatta isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Donnai-Barrow SyndromeDr. Gatta isExperienced. Learn about Donnai-Barrow Syndrome.
- EndoscopyDr. Gatta isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Epidural LipomatosisDr. Gatta isExperienced. Learn about Epidural Lipomatosis.
- EsophagitisDr. Gatta isExperienced. Learn about Esophagitis.