Gastroenterology combines the cognitive challenges of being an Internist with the manual, technical challenges of surgery in one specialty that encompasses a significant amount of anatomy, pathology and physiology. I'm honored to share my specialty with Verywell readers.
Jay Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a partner with Digestive Health Associates of Texas (DHAT) and is also a member of DHAT’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He serves as medical director of the GI Lab at Texas Health Harris Methodist HEB Hospital in Bedford, Texas.
Dr. Yepuri completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in digestive and liver diseases at Parkland Hospital/The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He is board-certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Yepuri received his bachelor's degree at the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
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