Gagan K Sood, M.D.

Professor of Medicine

(832) 355-1400

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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.
Mummadi RR, Kasturi KS, Chennareddygari S, Sood GK. " Effect of bariatric surgery on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. " Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.. 2008 Dec ; 6 (12) : 1396-402.
Pubmed PMID: 18986848.
8. Lin M, Mittal S, Sahebjam F, Rana A, Sood GK.. " Everolimus with early withdrawal or reduced-dose calcineurin inhibitors improves renal function in liver transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis " Clin Transplant. 2017 Feb 23;
Pubmed PMID: 27862340.
Parikh M, Singh A, Sood G. " Extended treatment duration for treatment naïve chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 late viral responders: a meta-analysis comparing 48 weeks vs 72 weeks of pegylated interferon and ribavirin. " J. Viral Hepat.. 2011 Apr ; 18 (4) : e99-e103.
Pubmed PMID: 20950407.
Dilawari JB, Bambery P, Chawla Y, Kaur U, Bhusnurmath SR, Malhotra HS, Sood GK, Mitra SK, Khanna SK, Walia BS. " Hepatic outflow obstruction (Budd-Chiari syndrome). Experience with 177 patients and a review of the literature. " Medicine (Baltimore). 1994 Jan ; 73 (1) : 21-36.
Pubmed PMID: 8309360.
Tasleem S, Sood GK. " Hepatitis C Associated B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Clinical Features and the Role of Antiviral Therapy. " J Clin Transl Hepatol. ;
Malhotra A, Naniwadekar A, Sood G. " Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: cirrhosis secondary to hepatic sarcoidosis. " J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.. 2008 Dec ; 23 (12) : 1942.
Pubmed PMID: 19120880.
Raza A, Sood GK. " Hepatocellular carcinoma review: Current treatment, and evidence-based medicine. " World J Gastroenterol. ;
Rzouq FS, Volk ML, Hatoum HH, Talluri SK, Mummadi RR, Sood GK. " Hepatotoxicity fears contribute to underutilization of statin medications by primary care physicians. " Am. J. Med. Sci.. 2010 Aug ; 340 (2) : 89-93.
Pubmed PMID: 20588181.
Raza A, Mittal S, Sood GK. " Interferon-associated retinopathy during the treatment of chronic hepatitis C: a systematic review. " J Viral Hepat. ;
Bambery P, Kaur U, Sood GK, Bhusnurmath SR, Broor SL, Dilawari JB. " Isolated portal hypertension in sarcoidosis. A report of two Indian patients. " Sarcoidosis. 1992 Sep ; 9 (2) : 127-9.
Pubmed PMID: 1344054.
Hollinger FB, Sood G. " Occult hepatitis B virus infection: a covert operation. " J. Viral Hepat.. 2010 Jan ; 17 (1) : 41289.
Pubmed PMID: 20002296.
Chalasani N, Imperiale TF, Ismail A, Sood G, Carey M, Wilcox CM, Madichetty H, Kwo PY, Boyer TD. " Predictors of large esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis. " Am. J. Gastroenterol.. 1999 Nov ; 94 (11) : 3285-91.
Pubmed PMID: 10566731.
Sood GK, Vij JC, Mohapatra JR, Baijal SS, Broor SL. " Primary sclerosing cholangitis with chronic pancreatitis. " Indian J Gastroenterol. 1990 Oct ; 9 (4) : 309-10.
Pubmed PMID: 2258218.
Sagi SV, Mittal S, Kasturi KS, Sood GK. " Terlipressin therapy for reversal of type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. " J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.. 2010 May ; 25 (5) : 880-5.
Pubmed PMID: 20074149.