Overview
Gagan K. Sood, M.D is Associate 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. Sood is board certified in gastroenterology, internal medicine and transplant hepatology. Dr. Sood earned his medical degree from Himachal Pradesh Medical University in Himachal Pradesh, India. His extensive training includes an internship in internal medicine at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and advanced liver transplant fellowship at University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Sood's clinical interests include hepatocellular carcinoma, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
Dr. Sood is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Visceromegaly. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
6620 Main St, Ste 1450, Houston, TX 77030
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sood 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.
Baylor St. Luke's Liver Center
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 Visceromegaly. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Esophageal Varices, Hepatitis A, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
Baylor College Of Medicine - Transplant Surgery
Dr. Rise Stribling is responsible for the care of liver transplant patients at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. In addition to overseeing pre- and post-transplant end-stage liver disease patients, she is responsible for managing their long-term care and providing education before and after their surgical procedure. Dr. Stribling is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Visceromegaly. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Autoimmune Hepatitis, and Liver Transplant.
Tmh Physician Associates PLLC
David Victor is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Victor is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Visceromegaly. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Enlarged Liver, Visceromegaly, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Enlarged LiverDr. Sood isDistinguished. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- HepatitisDr. Sood isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis.
- VisceromegalyDr. Sood isDistinguished. Learn about Visceromegaly.
- Advanced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Sood isAdvanced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- AscitesDr. Sood isAdvanced. Learn about Ascites.
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Sood isAdvanced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.
- CirrhosisDr. Sood isAdvanced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Sood isAdvanced. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- Hepatitis CDr. Sood isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis C.
- Experienced
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Sood isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Caroli DiseaseDr. Sood isExperienced. Learn about Caroli Disease.
- CholangitisDr. Sood isExperienced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- Congenital Hepatic FibrosisDr. Sood isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis.
- Esophageal VaricesDr. Sood isExperienced. Learn about Esophageal Varices.
- HepatectomyDr. Sood isExperienced. Learn about Hepatectomy.