Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Program

Mission

The Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas (MIST) Fellowship Consortium is a designated group of surgeons who promote the advancement of minimally invasive, laparoscopic, 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 provide the best training opportunity for fellows in the country.

Members

Executive Members

Executive members include the director and the fellowship directors of each participating fellowship program:

Erik Wilson, MD - MIST Consortium Director and UT MIS Fellowship Director
Philip Leggett, MD - UT Houston, Northwest Medical Center MIS Fellowship Director
Eric Haas, MD - UT Houston MIS Colorectal Fellowship Director
Terive Duperier, MD - The Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas, San Antonio

Educating Members

Educating members are surgeons who participate in educational activities of the fellowship programs:

Kulvinder Bajwa, M.D.
Garth Davis, MD
Morris Franklin, MD
Anne Le, M.D.
Donald Lesslie, D.O.
Ali Mahmood, M.D.
Sheilendra Mehta, M.D.
Bartley Pickron, M.D.

John Pilcher, MD
Dana Reiss, MD
Emily Robinson, MD
Terry Scarborough, M.D.
Michael Seger, M.D.
Brad Snyder, M.D.
Lloyd Stegemann, MD
Todd Wilson, M.D.
Sherman Yu, M.D.