UMCEP - Advanced Endoscopy

UMC's Center for Diagnostic and Advanced Endoscopy

University Medical Center is once again bringing a higher level of care to the El Paso community and sorrounding region. The Medical Center has invested in state-of-the-art technology, recruited skilled nurses and partnered with Board-Certified physician experts to create the region’s most advanced gastroenterology facility in El Paso.

The experience of our highly skilled team is unmatched in the region and has quickly become a regional referral center for Gastroenterologists across West Texas and Southern New Mexico.

In addition to traditional procedures such as endoscopies and colonoscopies, the center features advanced care that is only available at UMC. These advanced procedures allow the specialized team to quickly and accurately diagnose and treat digestive illnesses such as Barrett’s Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Crohn’s disease, gallstones and ulcers.

New procedures done exclusively at the center:

Esophageal Ablation Therapy using Halo
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Using Fine Needle Aspiration
- Guided cancer staging in the gastrointestinal tract
- Assisted Biliary Intervention
Celiac Plexus, Neurolysis and Block
Pancreatic Pseudocyst Drainage
Single-Balloon Enteroscopy

Learn more about these exclusive procedures here.


	UMC aims to improve access to the state-of-the-art technology, advanced care and the skilled team at the center with the... Open Access Referral Program Convenient Access Referring physicians can schedule endoscopic procedures for medically stable patients without a need for a prior consultation. Prompt Follow-up After a patient is seen at the center the reports and procedure results will be sent to the referring physician along with the team's recommendations. Consultation Patients referred to the center under the Open Access Referral Program continue their care under their referring physician. The center's team is available to the referring physician for consultation before and after the patients is seen at the center. Physicians, please follow this process to refer a patient. 1. Fax referral form to (915) 521-2209. Include patient's H&P, medication list, any labs and diagnostic results Click here to print form. 2. Call (915) 521-7301 to confirm fax and SCHEDULE patient Registration located at main entrance of hospital. Registration is no longer available in the unit.

Meet the Doctors

	Marc Zuckerman, MD Read Full Bio
	Richard McCallum, MD Read Full Bio
	Carmela Morales, MD Read Full Bio
	Harold Hughes, MD Read Full Bio
	Juan Figueroa, MD Read Full Bio
	Andres F. Carrion, MD Read Full Bio

Therapies and Diagnostics
See a complete list of procedures

Learn more about Motility Procedures performed at the center

Campus Map to find UMC's Center for Advanced Endoscopy
Click here to print a UMC campus map to the center

Videos

Watch how Richard McCallum,MD and UMC's Nutrition Support Team helped a patient with an extreme digestive disorder regain his quality of life.

Watch Marc Zuckerman, MD explain and perform a Single Balloon Enteroscopy procedure.

Watch Mohamed Othman, MD explain and perform an Endoscopic Ultrasound procedure
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Watch a lecture by Mohamed Othman, MD discussing heartburn, acid reflux and Barrett's Esophagus.

Watch Mohamed Othman, MD discuss the 1,000th EUS procedure done at the center.