MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTORS

As we celebrate our tenth anniversary at the Houston Methodist Lynda K. and David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders, we are both humbled and proud of the incredible growth of our team and the accomplishments made by our physician and nurse partners, staff, researchers and administration.

The Underwood Center was founded in 2013, thanks to a generous gift from Houston philanthropists David and Lynda Underwood. Their goals were to be:

• Dedicated to the delivery of integrated care across digestive disorder specialties

• Devoted to the education and training of health care practitioners, students, patients and their families

• Committed to clinical and translational research

These continue to be our guiding principles. Through the integration of gastroenterologists, thoracic, gastrointestinal (GI), hepatobiliary, colorectal and metabolic surgeons, transplant hepatologists, radiologists, oncologists, and pathologists, we provide exceptional breadth and depth of experience.

The team includes dedicated researchers who continually seek new strategies for prevention as well as new approaches to treatment for patients.

Our patients benefit from disease prevention, precise and personalized therapies, innovative research, and a multidisciplinary team of forward-thinking doctors and health professionals. With the most advanced imaging and surgical technologies available, along with state-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient facilities, our program is committed to ensuring the highest level of clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Clinicians and research scientists work side by side to advance the discovery of novel and personalized treatment through clinical and translational research, bridging the gap between science and patient care.

As we embark on our second decade, we look forward to building upon our patient-centered approach, strengthening relationships with our community, and investing in translational research that will lead to groundbreaking improvements in digestive disease care. We also look forward to further expanding the reach and impact of the Underwood Center across Houston, in Houston Methodist’s seven hospitals.

Thank you for your support along this journey. We look forward to partnering with you in providing unparalleled care for all patients.

Eamonn M. Quigley, MD, FRCP, FACP, MACG, FRCPI

David M. Underwood Chair of Medicine in Digestive Disorders

Co-director, Lynda K. and David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders

Chief, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Houston Methodist Hospital Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine

Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center College of Medicine

Wade M. Rosenberg, MD, FACS

Co-director, Lynda K. and David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine