Biography

Praveen Srungaram, M.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in general gastroenterology and liver conditions.

Dr. Srungaram earned his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He completed a residency in internal medicine and received advanced training through a gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship at UT Southwestern.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in gastroenterology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2024.

Dr. Srungaram’s clinical work focuses on general gastrointestinal care, with a special interest in screening and surveillance colonoscopies with polypectomies; esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); and Barrett's esophagus screening.

He is a member of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

Personal Note

Dr. Srungaram says, “I'm a jack of all trades but master of none – except making a human connection with almost all of my patients.”

When he’s not at work, he enjoys studying astronomy, bicycling, reading and writing prose and poetry, playing basketball and chess, going to the gym, and doing anything involving his kids, wife, and other family members.

Education & Training
  • Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2007-2010), Gastroenterology/hepatology
  • Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2003-2006), Internal Medicine
  • Medical School - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (1999-2003)
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • American Gastroenterological Association
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Honors & Awards
  • “Best of the Best” (in Recognition of Consistently Scoring at or Above 90% Top Box for Care Provider Communication), Health Texas Physician Network
  • Texas Physician Practice Quality Improvement Award
  • Project Access Dedicated Community Service Award in Volunteers in Medicine
Books & Publications
  • Publications
    • Plasma osteopontin in acute liver failure
      Author Collaboration tA, Srungaram P, Rule JA, Yuan HJ, Reimold A, Dahl B, Sanders C, Lee WM, Larson AM, Liou I, Davern T, Fix O, Schilsky M, McCashland T, Hay JE, Murray N, Shaikh AO, Blei A, Ganger D, Zaman A, Han SH, Fontana R, McGuire B, Chung RT, Smith A, Brown R, Crippin J, Harrison E, Reuben A, Munoz S, Reddy R, Stravitz RT, Rossaro L, Satyanarayana R, Hassanein T Cytokine 2015 Jun 73 270-276
    • Gastric outlet obstruction due to impacted gallstone
      Srungaram P, Sreenarasimhaiah J Endoscopy 2010 42 E215-E216

Clinical Focus

  • General Gastroenterology
  • Liver Conditions

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