Positions

Professor of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Abdominal Transplant & Liver Disease (Clinic)

Baylor Clinic
6620 Main Street, Suite 1450
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-1400

Education

MBBS from Indira Gandhi Medical College

01/1982 - Shimla, India

Certifications

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Gastroenterology

American Board of Internal Medicine

Transplant Hepatology

American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy ( EGD )
• Transplant Hepatology

Professional Statement

Gagan K. Sood, M.D is Associate Professor of Medicine and 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, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Portal Hypertension, Cirrhosis, Hepatic Porphyria, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Selected Publications

• Singal AK, Singh A, Jaganmohan S, Guturu P, Mummadi R, Kuo YF, Sood GK "Antiviral therapy reduces risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis.." Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.. 2010 Feb;8(2):192-9. Pubmed PMID: 19879972
• Chalasani N, Baluyut A, Ismail A, Zaman A, Sood G, Ghalib R, McCashland TM, Reddy KR, Zervos X, Anbari MA, Hoen H "Cholangiocarcinoma in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: a multicenter case-control study.." Hepatology. 2000 Jan;31(1):41466. Pubmed PMID: 10613720
• Sood GK, Sarin SK, Mahaptra J, Broor SL "Comparative efficacy of psychometric tests in detection of subclinical hepatic encephalopathy in nonalcoholic cirrhotics: search for a rational approach.." Am. J. Gastroenterol.. 1989 Feb;84(2):156-9. Pubmed PMID: 2916526
• Mehndiratta MM, Sood GK, Sarin SK, Gupta M "Comparative evaluation of visual, somatosensory, and auditory evoked potentials in the detection of subclinical hepatic encephalopathy in patients with nonalcoholic cirrhosis.." Am. J. Gastroenterol.. 1990 Jul;85(7):799-803. Pubmed PMID: 2371979