BMI Fellowship
Training The Future Of Medicine
Surgeons from all over the country apply and compete for the opportunity to train at BMI of Texas. Our Fellowship is affiliated with the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston and part of the Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas (MIST) program.
Dr. Duperier and Dr. Englehardt serve as co-program directors of our fellowship which was started in 2006. The Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas (MIST) Fellowship Consortium is a designated group of surgeons who promote the advancement of minimally invasive, laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic surgical techniques. MIST exists to enhance the development of the practices of its members through clinical program consolidation and to enhance the development of minimally invasive surgical fellowships of its members. The goal of the MIST fellowship consortium is to be the best training opportunity for fellows in the country. Through the University of Texas Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship experience with Dr. Erik Wilson, the fellows receive a broad bariatric surgical experience including robotics surgical experience with flexible endoscopy and advanced laparoscopic operative skills. This experience is enhanced with the recently completed Surgical Innovation and Robotics Institute facility.
- Robotic experience – largest general surgery robotics experience in the world
- Flexible endoscopy experience
- Comprehensive bariatric program
- Advanced laparoscopic surgery
Something To Get Dressed Up For
We celebrate our fellows by dressing up and making their final day something they’ll never forget. Just like the experience with BMI Of Texas.
Our Current Fellows are:
James Cook, MD
Manuel Samy, MD
Past graduates include
Richard K. Englehardt, MD
Jordan Purewal, MD
Pial Hope, DO
Private Practice, Rapid City, ND
Samek Patel, MD
Private Practice, Virginia Beach, VA
Mark Smith, MD
Private Practice, Northern Minnesota
Cristina Guerra, MD
Private Practice, Oklahoma
Morgan Pomeranz, MD
Private Practice, Las Vegas, NV
Vishu Danthuluri, MD
Private Practice, Austin, TX
Azam Farukhi, MD
Private Practice, Norman, OK
Punam Patel, MD
Private Practice, Las Vegas, NV
Steven Udelhofen, MD
Private Practice, Cincinnati, OH
Mustafa Alibhai, MD
Private Practice Dallas, Texas
Asahel Gridley, MD
Private Practice, Florida
Chad Carlton, MD
Private Practice, Dallas, Texas
Jinnie Bruce, MD
Private Practice, Austin, Texas
Paul Rozeboom, MD
Private Practice, Denver, CO
Ashley Holly, MD
Private Practice, Abilene, Texas
Alex Tse, MD
Private Practice, Spring, Texas
