Michel I. Kafrouni, M.D.

“Practicing evidence-based medicine is what we are taught to do, but it is not enough. I believe that compassion and availability to my patients are essential parts of my mission as a gastrointestinal specialist. I strive to always provide optimal care and outcomes, and that starts with caring. Patients with GI problems are not always ‘textbook’ cases, which requires us to work harder to connect the dots and to solve their problems. I enjoy my practice due to the diversity and variation not just from one person to the next but among gastrointestinal disorders, which provides me with daily challenges that keep my practice fresh and exciting. But the things that remain constant are, to my mind, spending the time it takes to do things right and being sympathetic to and concerned about each individual in my care.”

Education

• Board-Certified: Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
• Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• Residency: Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• Internship: Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• Research Fellow: Postdoctoral Basic Sciences Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• MD: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
• BS: Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
• Member: American Gastroenterological Association, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American College of Gastroenterology, Texas Medical Association

Leadership Positions

• Co-Director: Esophageal Disease Center, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital (2011-Present)
• Memorial Hermann Southeast Esophageal Disease Center Member of Endoscopy Committee: Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital (2008-2009)
• Chief of Endoscopy Committee: Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital (2010-Present)
• Member of Medical Executive Committee (2010-Present)