
Overview
Tarek Sawas is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Sawas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Macroamylasemia. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Cholangitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 74 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
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- PPO
- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1801 Inwood Rd, Ste 102, Dallas, TX 75390
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sawas 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.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Thomas Kerr is a Gastroenterologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Kerr is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Macroamylasemia. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Ascites, Hepatitis C, and Liver Transplant.
UT Southwestern - Digestive And Liver Diseases At Texas Health Dallas
Maria Rita Lepe-Suastegui, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in liver transplantation; autoimmune liver disease; liver disease in young adults; fatty liver disease; and health care disparities in liver disease among minority populations, particularly Latino patients.Dr. Lepe-Suastegui earned her medical degree at Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Finch University of Health Sciences in North Chicago, Illinois, and a fellowship in digestive and liver diseases at the University of Illinois Chicago.Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology, and internal medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022.Dr. Lepe-Suastegui serves on the American Liver Foundation's Medical Advisory Committee. She’s a member of numerous professional associations, including the National Hispanic Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, and the North Texas Latin American Physicians Association.She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles related to her areas of expertise and is fluent in Spanish. Dr. Lepe is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Macroamylasemia. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Esophageal Varices, Hepatitis, Enlarged Liver, and Endoscopy.
Office
Lafaine Grant is a Gastroenterologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Grant is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Macroamylasemia. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Sawas isElite. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Distinguished
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Sawas isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Sawas isDistinguished. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- CholangitisDr. Sawas isDistinguished. Learn about Cholangitis.
- CholestasisDr. Sawas isDistinguished. Learn about Cholestasis.
- EndoscopyDr. Sawas isDistinguished. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Esophageal CancerDr. Sawas isDistinguished. Learn about Esophageal Cancer.
- Advanced
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Sawas isAdvanced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Sawas isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- Childhood VolvulusDr. Sawas isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Volvulus.
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)
- CholecystitisDr. Sawas isAdvanced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Sawas isAdvanced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Experienced
- Accessory PancreasDr. Sawas isExperienced. Learn about Accessory Pancreas.
- AchalasiaDr. Sawas isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Sawas isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Ampullary CancerDr. Sawas isExperienced. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Sawas isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- AscitesDr. Sawas isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.

