

Meet Our Care Team
At GI Specialists of Houston, we believe every patient deserves first-class service in a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment – a place where we would be happy to treat our own families. Our physicians are also board-certified gastroenterologists.
Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterologist
HARSAD D. PATEL, MD

Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
Fellow: American College of Gastroenterology, American College of Physicians
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Catholic Medical Center, New York, NY
Residency: Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Medical Center
Membership: American Medical Association, American Gastroenterological Society, American Society of Internal Medicine, American Society for GI Endoscopy, Texas Medical Association, Harris County Medical Society, Texas Society for GI Endoscopy
Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterologist
VIJAYA L. KAILA, MD

Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
Fellow: American College of Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Residency: Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Membership: American Medical Association, American Gastroenterology Association, American College of Gastroenterology
Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterologist
DARSHAN D. ANANDU, MD

Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
Clinical Fellow: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, TX
Chief Resident: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
MD: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterologist
DR. RANCE, MD

Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
Clinical Fellow: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, TX
Chief Resident: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
MD: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX

Gastroenterologist

Gastroenterologist
SATISH V. IDURU, MD
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
Fellow: American College of Gastroenterology
Research Fellow: Hospitalist, Case Western Reserve University Metrohealth Center, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Case Western Reserve University Metrohealth Center (additional training in capsule endoscopy and EUS)
Residency: Internal Medicine, Case Western Reserve University Metrohealth Center
Membership: American Medical Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American College of Gastroenterology
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