Andrejs E. Avots-Avotins, M.D., Ph.D.

Primary Office

Temple Clinic
254-724-2511

Visiting Office

Waco Clinic
254-761-4444

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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