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Andrejs E. Avots-Avotins, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman, Scott & White Board of Directors
Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Education
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, M.D., 1984
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, Ph.D., 1980
- University of Texas at Austin, TX, B.A., 1976
Specialty Training
- Gastroenterology Fellowship, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1987-1989
- Internal Medicine Residency, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1984-1987
Scott & White Appointment
July 17, 1989
Board Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine, (ABIM)
- Gastroenterology, (ABIM)
Publications and Research
- Patel P, Forjuoh SN, Avots-Avotins AE, Patel T.
Identifying opportunities for improved colorectal cancer screening in primary care.
Preventive Medicine 2004; 39[2]:239-246. - Sears DM, Avots-Avotins AE, Culp K, Gavin MW.
Frequency and clinical outcome of capsule retention during capsule endoscopy for GI bleeding of obscure origin.
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2004; 60[5]:822-827. - Avots-Avotins AE.
Any screening beneficial.
Texas Medicine 2001; 97[4]:9. - Erickson RA, Sayage-Rabie L, Avots-Avotins AE.
Clinical utility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration.
Acta Cytologica 1997; 41[6]:1647-1653. - Frazee RC, Roberts JW, Symmonds RE, Jr., Hendricks JC, Snyder S, Smith R, Custer MD, III, Stoltenberg P, Avots-Avotins AE.
Combined laparoscopic and endoscopic management of cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis.
American Journal of Surgery 1993; 166[6]:702-705.
Patient Care Emphasis
Colorectal Cancer Screening, Capsule Endoscopy (Camera Pill), Therapeutic Endoscopy
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