Positions

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Surgical Oncology
Section of Colorectal Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Member

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Addresses

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center (Clinic)

O’Quinn Medical Tower at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center’s McNair Campus
1919 Old Spanish Trail
Houston, TX 77054
United States
Phone: (832) 957-6500
Fax: (713) 610-4597
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Education

Fellowship at Baylor Scott & White

Dallas, TX

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Residency at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Miami, FL

MD from University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Miami, FL

BS from University of Miami

Miami, FL

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

American Board of Colorectal Surgery

Professional Interests

• Robotic and minimally invasive surgery
• Rectal prolapse repair
• Colorectal and Rectal Surgery
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME)
• Ulcerative colitis
• Chron's disease
• Colorectal Cancer
• Pelvic floor disorders

Professional Statement

Punam Amin, M.D., (formerly Punam Parikh) is a colorectal surgeon in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Amin completed an accelerated, combined B.S./M.D. track and received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Miami in 2009. She then finished medical school at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in 2014. She completed general surgery residency at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in 2021 after spending two years involved in research. She received the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) General Surgery Clinical Science Research award for her work in 2018. Her fellowship in colorectal surgery was completed at Baylor Scott & White in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Amin is double board certified in general surgery and colorectal surgery. specializes in surgical procedures for benign and malignant pathology of the colon, rectum and anus.
Dr. Amin has a special interest in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgical procedures for colon and rectal cancer, including sphincter saving procedures for low rectal cancer. She is a member of the Baylor Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and offers laparoscopic pouch procedures for ulcerative colitis and minimally invasive surgery for Crohn’s disease.

Dr. Amin has a special interest in oncologic trials and outcomes research. Her research interests focus on health disparities and outcome-based translational research in colorectal pathology with a focus on colorectal cancer outcomes. She has dozens of peer-reviewed publications and over 100 presentations and posters. Dr. Amin is actively involved with the American College of Surgeons and American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, serving as a member of the Pelvic Floor Disorders consortium. She enjoys spending her time working at an academic institution and teaching future generations of surgeons by working closely with surgical residents and medical students. Her pastimes including pilates, pure barre, cooking, and spending time with her family.

Websites

Videos

Selected Publications

• Quiroz HJ, Parikh PP, Lassance-Soares RM, Regueiro MM, Li Y, Shao H, Vazquez-Padron R, Percival J, Liu ZJ, Velazquez OC "Gangrene, revascularization, and limb function improved with E-selectin/adeno-associated virus gene therapy." JVS.; Pubmed PMID: 34617055
• Parikh PP, Lassance-Soares RM, Shao H, Regueiro MM, Li Y, Liu ZJ, Velazquez OC. "Intramuscular E-selectin/AAV Gene Therapy Promotes Wound Healing in an Ischemic Mouse Model." J Surg Res.; Pubmed PMID: 29907232
• Parikh PP, Castilla D, Lassance-Soares RM, Shao H, Regueiro M, Li Y, Vazquez-Padron R, Webster KA, Liu ZJ, Velazquez OC "A Reliable Mouse Model of Hindlimb Gangrene." Ann Vasc Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 29197603
• Parikh PP, Lew JI, Velazquez OC "An Anecdotal Account and Philosophical Construct of the Importance of Mentorship and Leadership in Surgery." Current Vascular Surgery.;

Memberships

American Society for Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Association for Academic Surgery