Physicians Information

ROBERT ARKUS, MD

7500 BEECHNUT
SUITE # 210
HOUSTON, TX 77074
713-995-0404
713-995-0465

Born:

December 7, 1943; Bayonne, New Jersey

Undergraduate education:

Rutgers State University, June 9, 1965; BA – Biology/Science (pre Med).

Medical School:

Thomas Jefferson Medical College, June 1969; MD Degree Resident Internal Medicine

Internship:

Philadelphia General Hospital, June 20, 1969- June 19, 1970: IM

Resident:

Philadelphia General Hospital, July 1, 1970 – June 30, 1972; IM

Fellowship:

Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, July 1, 1972 – June 30, 1973; Gastroenterology

Faculty Appointments:

1. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1970-1973
2. Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, N.M. 1974-1975
3. University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas 1977-Present

Memberships:

Harris County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, Houston, Gastroenterology Society, Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Foundation, American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology, Southern Medical Association.

Military Service:

USAF 1973 1975 USAF Hospital Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, New Mexico Flight Surgeon, Chief of Internal Medicine, Chief of Hospital Services. Faculty P.A. Training Program.

Office:

1975-Present: Private Practice Houston, Texas

Hospitals:

Bellaire Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Southwest, West Houston Medical Center, Twelve Oaks Hospital, St Luke’s Hospital and Physicians Endoscopy Center.

Physician Advisor Utilization Review and Case management

ROBERT DAVIS, MD

Gastroenterology Consultants Southwest, LLP
1111 Highway 6, Suite 105
Sugar Land, TX 77478
281-491-9779 main
281-491-3551 fax

Dr. Robert Davis was born in Joliet, Illinois. Within his first year, his family moved to Richland, Washington. At the age of 8 his family moved to Aiken, South Carolina. After high school in Aiken, Dr. Davis attended Duke University on an athletic scholarship, completing his pre-med requirements with a major in chemistry with a minor in English. He then attended the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and completed his Internal Medicine training at the Medical College of Georgia.

Dr. Davis volunteered for the Air Force during the Viet Nam conflict and as a Medical Officer was assigned to duty in a the Tactical Air Command Base at Bergstrom Air Force Base outside of Austin, Texas. Following that duty and finding Texas a welcome and challenging environment, he accepted a Gastroenterology Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in the Medical Center in Houston.

After completion of the Fellowship, Dr. Davis has remained on the Baylor College of Medicine faculty, first as a full time Instructor, and now as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in Gastroenterology. Since 1977, Dr. Davis has contributed his time at Ben Taub Hospital in the teaching of the Fellows in Gastroenterology at Baylor and since 1979 to the teaching of the Family Practice Residents in the program of Family Practice at Memorial Herman Southwest Hospital.

Dr. Davis has been certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Gastroenterology. Dr. Davis is a member of numerous medical societies, including the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Texas Medical Association, The American Liver Foundation, Ileitis/Colitis Foundation Harris County Medical Advisory Board, and the Harris County Medical Society. Dr. Davis has served as President of the Harris County Gastroenterological Association (now the Texas Gulfcoast GE Society), and as President of the Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.

Dr. Davis is a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology and of the American College of Physicians. He has been honored to be listed in THE BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA: CENTRAL REGION 1996-1997; HOUSTON'S TOP DOCTORS 1998; THE BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA: 1998; 2001-2002; and in CONSUMERS' RESEARCH COUNCIL AMERICA'S TOP PHYSICIANS 2003.

Dr. Davis is in private practice with Dr. Keith Fiman and Dr. Guillermo Trabanino as GASTROENTOLOGY CONSULTANTS SOUTHWEST. www.gastrosw.com

ERNST DORSCH, MD

915 Gessner Suite 850
Houston, TX 77024
713-461-1026
713-461-4358
www.gidocs.com

Born:

01/25/1943, Pittsburgh, PA

Medical School:

Albany Medical College, Albany NY, MD Degree 09/1968-05/1971

Internship:

Baylor Affiliated Hospitals, Houston Texas 07/1971-06/1972

Fellowship:

Baylor Affiliated Hospitals, Houston Texas 07/1972-06/1974

Military Service:

US Army, Fort Bragg, N.C. 07/1976-07/1978

Hospitals:

Memorial Hermann, Memorial City, Memorial Hermann Continuing Care Hospital and Physicians Endoscopy Center.

Office:

8830 LONG POINT
SUITE #708
HOUSTON, TX 77055
713-467-4432

GERALD FANAROF, MD

12121 Richmond
SUITE # 111
HOUSTON, TX 77082
281-589-1960
281-589-1961

Born:

August 25, 1943, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa

Medical School:

University of Witwatersrand

Internship:

January, 1969-July 1969, Johannesburg, South Africa, IM
July, 1969- December, 1969, Johannesburg, South Africa, Obstetrics
January, 1970-June, 1970, Johannesburg, South Africa, Senior Intern Gynecology
July, 1970-November, 1970, Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, Senior Intern Pediatrics

Fellowship:

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas 1976-1978

Memberships:

Harris County Medical Society, Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, American College of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine of South Africa, Houston Gastroenterological Society, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians.

Office:

12121 Richmond
Suite # 111
Houston, TX 77082
281-589-1960

Hospitals:

Memorial Hermann Southwest, West Houston Medical Center, the Specialty Hospital and Physicians Endoscopy Center.

Medical Records Utilization Committee 1/87-12/88

Board of Trustees 1/90-1/91

Quality Assurance Board 1/92-12/92

Medical Executive Committee 1/93-12/94, 1/97-12/98

Chief, Gastroenterology Section 1987-1988

KEITH H. FIMAN, MD

Gastroenterology Consultants Southwest, LLP
1111 Highway 6, Suite 105
Sugar Land, TX 77478
281-491-9779 main
281-491-3551 fax

Dr. Fiman attended college and medical school at Boston University, graduating from with honors in 1986. He was elected to membership in both Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Societies. He then decided to leave the cold weather behind, and moved to Texas for the remainder of his training. His completed his internship, Internal Medicine residency, and three-year Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He has been board-certified in Internal Medicine since 1989, and became board-certified in Gastroenterology in 1993. He has maintained his certification continuously since 1993, obtaining a ten-year recertification in 2003.

Dr. Fiman served in the United States Naval Reserve from 1983 to 1992, and then was on active duty status in the Navy from 1992 to 1995, when he served as the Chief of Gastroenterology at Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida. During this time, he was also an instructor in the Gastroenterology section of the University of Florida Medical School, Jacksonville campus.

Since 1992, Dr. Fiman has been in private practice in Gastroenterology in the Houston and Sugar Land areas. He is also a Clinical Instructor in Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine. He has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology, and is the 2004 President of the Texas Gulf Coast Gastroenterological Society. Dr. Fiman's interests in Gastroenterology include colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diseases of the bile ducts and gall bladder, and endoscopy.

Dr. Fiman feels that patient education is one of his most important jobs, and believes strongly that open and frank discussion with his patients is the best way to ensure that they receive the high-quality care that they deserve. Outside of his medical practice, Dr. Fiman spends his time enjoying travel, sports, music, and reading.

IRA FLAX, MD

915 Gessner Suite 850
Houston, TX 77024
713-461-1026
713-461-4358
www.gidocs.com

Born:

04/19/1950, Alexandria, VA

Medical School:

Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia MD Degree, 1970-1974

Internship:

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, IM June 1974-July 1975

Resident:

Boylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas, July 1975 – June, 1977

Office:

915 Gessner Suite 850
Houston, TX 77024
713-461-1026

Hospitals:

Memorial Hermann Memorial City, Physicians Endoscopy Center.

ROBERT HERMAN, MD

915 Gessner Suite 850
Houston, TX 77024
713-461-1026
713-461-4358
www.gidocs.com

Born:

May 9th, 1947, Orange, New Jersey

Medical School:

Tufts University School of Medicine, September 1968 to June 1972; MD Degree

Internship:

UCLA Medical Center, June 24, 1972- June 23, 1973: IM

Resident:

UCLA Medical Center, July 1, 1973 – June 30, 1975; IM

Military Service:

USAF 1975-1977 USAF Maxwell, Alabama

Office:

915 Gessner Suite 850
Houston, TX 77024
713-461-1026

Hospitals:

Memorial Hermann, Memorial City, Spring Branch Hospital and Physicians Endoscopy Center.

MARC KUDISCH, MD

DIGESTIVE HEALTH GROUP of the GULF COAST
6699 CHIMNEY ROCK, SUITE 103
HOUSTON, TX 77081
WWW.GIHOUSTON.ORG
713-777-9995
713-777-0100 FAX

Born:

May 31, 1952; Argentina

Medical School:

University or Rome, Italy, July 1995; MD Degree

Internship:

St Vincent’s Medical Center of Richmond, Staten Island, NY, October, 1986- June, 1987: IM

Resident:

St Francis Medical Center, Pittsburg PA, July 1987 – June, 1990; IM

Fellow:

UTMB Galveston, TX July 1990 – June, 1991: Gastroenterology

Languages:

Spanish, Italian

Hospitals:

Memorial Hermann Southwest, Methodist Sugar land Hospital, El Campo Memorial Hospital and Physicians Endoscopy Center.

PETER LANG, MD

HILLCROFT MEDICAL CLINIC ASSOCIATION
2500 FONDREN, SUITE 250
HOUSTON, TX 77063
713-781-4600

Born:

November 23, 1968 - Saigon, Vietnam

Medical School:

Northwestern University School of Medicine - MD Degree

Internship And Residency:

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX: June 1994 - June 1997, Internal Medicine

Fellowship:

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX: July 1997 - June 2000: Gastroenterology

Office:

Hillcroft Medical Clinic Association
2500 Fondren, Suite 2505
Houston, TX 77063
713-781-4600

Languages:

Vietnamese

Hospitals:

Physicians Endoscopy Center, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital

NASRULLAH MANJI, MD

15200 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY
SUITE# 385
HOUSTON, TX 77478
281-491-9387
281-491-9391

Born:

March 26, 1956, India

Undergraduate education:

D.J. Science College, Karachi, Pakistan, 1971-1973, ISC

Medical School:

Dow Medical School, University of Karachi, 1973-1989, M.B., B.S.

Internship:

Civil Hospital/Karachi, Karachi India, January, 1981- July, 1982

Resident:

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, September, 1982 – June, 1983

Resident:

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, July, 1983 – June, 1985

Fellowship:

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, July, 1985 – June, 1987

Fellowship:

Nutrition Hyperalimentation Fellow, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1987 – July, 1989

Academic Appointments:

1. Visiting Fellow, Harvard Medical School, 1982-1983
2. Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School, 1983-1987
3. Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, 1987-1989
4. Instructor in Medicine, New England Deaconess Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1990-1992
5. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, 1990-1992

Office:

15200 Southwest Freeway
Suite# 385
Houston, TX 77478
281-491-9387

Hospitals:

West Houston Medical Center, Fort Bend Hospital, Poly Ryan, Methodist Sugar Land and Physicians Endoscopy Center.

Hospital Appointments:

• Medical Officer, Brockton VA Medical Center
• Physician, Urgent Care Services, Harvard Community Health Plan
• Attending Physician in Medicine, Brockton VA Medical Center
• Authorized Assistant, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston
• Chief, Gastroenterology Division, VA Medical Center, Manchester, NH
• Chief, Department of Medicine, Fort Bend Hospital, 1998-2000.
• Chief, Department of Medicine, West Houston Medical Center, 2002-2004.
• Chief, Gastroenterology Section, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, 2002-2004.

Member, Medical Advisory Committee, United Health Care, 1997-2003.

Voted Houston’s Best – H Magazine 2004

PAUL MAUK, MD

Digestive & Liver Specialists, PA
915 Gessner Rd, Suite 850
Houston, TX 77024
713-461-1026
713-461-8195 FAX
www.gidocs.com

Born:

December 6, 1953, Houston, Texas

Medical School:

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1976–1980: MD Degree

Internship:

Baylor College of Medicine, St. Luke’s Hospital, Ben Taub Program, Houston, TX, 1980–1981: Internal Medicine

Residency:

Baylor College of Medicine, Affiliated Hospitals Program, Houston, TX,1981–1983: Internal Medicine

Fellowship:

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,1983–1985: Gastroenterology

Certifications:

• Board Certified in Internal Medicine, 1983
• Board Certified in Gastroenterology, 1985
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support American Heart Association Certified, 2006

Office:

Digestive & Liver Specialists, PA
915 Gessner Rd, Suite 850
Houston, TX 77024
713-461-1026
713-461-8195 FAX

Languages:

English

Hospitals:

Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital, Physicians Endoscopy Center

Dr. Mauk is a graduate of Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine. After receiving his doctorate degree he proceeded with specialty training in Internal Medicine followed by subspecialty training in Gastroenterology. He is American Board Certified in both fields. His practice is currently limited to Gastroenterology. This area of medicine allows for daily use of intellectual problem solving skill, performance of sophisticated, modern endoscopic procedures and stimulating direct patient contact.

Dr. Mauk’s accomplishments include performance in many roles including Baylor College of Medicine Clinical Faculty, Chief of Staff, Chairman of the Department of Gastroenterology, Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Chairman of Endoscopy, Chairman of Special Procedures, Harris County Medical Society Branch President and many others.

He is a member of multiple professional societies as outlined below. Dr. Mauk is published in his field and he is routinely contacted for his expert opinion as well as for speaking engagements.

A family oriented person; Dr. Mauk is married and has two children. When not taking care of patients, he enjoys spending as much time as possible with his family.

Dr. Mauk has received multiple Physician Recognition Awards from the American Medical Association. The combination of exceptional training, experience, and comfortable educational beside manner has resulted in a loyal, appreciative and ever increasing patient population.

THUAN NGUYEN, MD

4126 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY
SUITE #1230
HOUSTON, TX 77027
713-621-0590
713-621-0592

Born:

February 1, 1965, Vietnam

Medical School:

University of Texas Medical School at Houston, May 1991; MD Degree Resident Internal Medicine

Internship:

University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine, June, 1991- June, 1992: IM

Resident:

University of California Irvine, July 1993 – June 1995; IM

Fellowship:

State University of New York; Gastroenterology

Office:

4126 Southwest Freeway
Suite #1230
Houston, TX 77027
713-621-590

Hospitals:

Memorial Hermann Southwest and Physicians Endoscopy Center.

AYYAM RAGHUTHAMAN, MD

7737 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY
SUITE # 915A
HOUSTON, TX 77074
713-777-6111
713-777-4436

Dr. Raghuthaman received his medical degree in 1967 from Madras Medical College in Chennai, India. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Raghuthaman worked as an Assistant in Medicine in the Madras Medical Service. He then moved to Birmingham, England where he served as a Senior House Officer at East Birmingham Hospital. Dr. Raghuthaman then went on to Wakefield where he continued his role as a Senior House Officer in Neurology and Internal Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the Northeastern Ohio School of Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. He completed a two year teaching and research fellowship at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, which consisted of a year at Memorial Hermann Hospital and a year at the MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute.

Since 1978, Dr. Raghuthaman has been in private practice in Gastroenterology in the Houston. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Raghuthaman has served on numerous committees at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital. In 1988, he was the director of Quality Review for the GI Section and in 1989 served as a member of the Board of Directors and Utilization Review of the Memorial Physicians of Houston. He also served as the chairman of the Credentials Committee. From 1995-1999, Dr. Raghuthaman served as Secretary, Treasurer, Chief-of-Staff Elect and served as the Chief of Joint Quality Review at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital. The following year, Dr. Raghuthaman served as Chief-of-Staff at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital.

Dr. Raghuthaman's interests in Gastroenterology include diagnosis of colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diseases of the bile ducts and gall bladder. Dr. Raghuthaman believes that patients should be actively involved in the healing process. He encourages open and frank discussions with his patients so that they will be well informed to make important decisions that face them.

SREELATHA REDDY, MD

Houston Gastrointestinal & Liver Clinic, PA
7737 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY
SUITE 968
HOUSTON, TX 77074
713-773-1800
713-773-1809

Born:

December 23, 1968; India

Medical School:

University of Health Sciences, India, 1986 – 1992; MBBS

Internship:

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1994 – 1995: Internal Medicine

Residency:

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1995 – 1997: Internal Medicine

Fellowship:

University of Texas – MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1997 – 2000: Gastroenterology

Certifications:

• Board Certified in Internal Medicine, 2001
• Board Certified in Gastroenterology, 2002

Office:

Houston Gastrointestinal & Liver Clinic, PA
7737 Southwest Freeway, Suite # 968
Houston, TX 77074
713-773-1800

Languages:

English, Spanish

Hospitals:

Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Memorial Hermann Fort Bend Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital, Methodist Sugar Land & Physicians Endoscopy Center

M. RADWAN AL SABBAGH, MD

6410 FANNIN
SUITE # 1260
HOUSTON, TX 77030
713-794-0400
713-794-0141

Medical School:

Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria, MD Degree

Internship:

Hahneman University Affiliated Program-VA medical center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Internal Medicine-PGY I

Residency:

McKeesport Hospital, McKeesport, PA – PGY II, III

Fellowship:

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Clinical Nutrition, University of Texas/M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Gastroenterology an liver disease

Languages:

English, Arabic

Hospitals:

Memorial Hermann and Physicians Endoscopy Center, St. Luke’s Hospital

Clinical Interest:

• Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including biliary and pancreatic
• Colon cancer screening
• Biliary diseases
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Liver diseases
• Reflux
• Peptic ulcers

Office:

Spring Branch Office
8830 Long Point #207
Houston, TX 77055

J.G. TRABANINO, MD

Gastroenterology Consultants Southwest, LLP
1111 Highway 6, Suite 105
Sugar Land, TX 77478
281-491-9779 main
281-491-3551 fax

Born:

September 10, 1944, San Salvador, El Salvador

Medical School:

Universidad Nacional De El Salvador, August 1967-May 1971; MD Degree

Internship/Residency:

University of Rochester, NY, Jan. 1972- Jan. 1975; IM

Fellowship:

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas, July 1975 – June 1977

Office:

Gastroenterology Consultants Southwest, LLP
1111 Highway 6, Suite 105
Sugar Land, TX 77478
281-491-9779 main
281-491-3551 fax

Hospitals:

Memorial Hermann Southwest, Methodist Health Center Sugar Land, Memorial Hermann Memorial City, and Physicians Endoscopy Center.

GEORGE WHALEN, MD

7737 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY
SUITE #860
HOUSTON, TX 77074
713-988-7188
713-988-8589

Born:

July 30, 1933, Milwaukee, WI

Medical School:

Medical College of Wisconsin, Sept. 1955-June 1959; MD Degree

Internship:

Milwaukee City General Hospital, Froeder Hospital, July 1959- June, 1960

Resident:

Milwaukee City General Hospital, Froeder Hospital, July 1960- June, 1963

Military Service:

Navy 1967-1969, Taipei

Office:

7737 Southwest Freeway
Suite #860
Houston, TX 77074
713-988-7188

Hospitals:

Memorial Hermann Southwest, St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital and Physicians Endoscopy Center.

1969-1971 Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin.

1971-1975 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin.

1975-1979 Professor and Director, Gastroenterology Division The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX

1976-1979 Acting Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX

1979-1998 Clinical Professor of medicine and Gastroenterology. The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX