Friday, December 31, 2010

Dr. Eric Haas Named to Houston Top Docs List

Dr. Eric Haas Named to Houston Top Docs List

Houston colorectal surgeon Dr. Eric Haas listed as top doctor by "H Texas Magazine" for 2009

Houston, TX (PRWEB) March 16, 2009

Houston colorectal surgeon Dr. Eric Haas has been named to the TopDocs List for 2009 by "H Texas Magazine". Dr. Haas serves as the program director of Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Surgery at The University of Texas at Houston and is nationally known as an expert in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for colorectal diseases.

Dr. Haas' main office is located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, a world-renowned healthcare site with 47 medical institutions including leading hospitals and medical groups. He is board certified by both the American Board of Surgery and by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dr. Haas, an experienced colorectal surgeon, is recognized nationally as an expert in advanced laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of colon cancer as well as benign diseases such as diverticulitis, polyps, inflammatory bowel disease and rectal prolapse.

"I am honored to be selected by my peers as well as the residents of Houston," says Dr. Haas. H Texas Magazine publishes a TopDoc List each year and selects only a small percentage of physicians among the more than 10,000 physicians located in the Houston-Galveston metropolitan area. According to "H Texas", these doctors work tirelessly to receive recognition in a city famous for breakthroughs in medicine. They are nominated by their peers and "H Texas" readers.

Dr. Haas has been a contributing medical expert to Outpatient Surgery magazine, focusing on surgical techniques such as laparoscopic surgery or robotic surgery for colon diseases.

He also serves as faculty surgeon at The Methodist Hospital, St Luke's Hospital and Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston as well as director of the Pelvic Health Center at Texas Woman's Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. He is a national preceptor and advisor for minimally invasive laparoscopic colon surgery for the Ethicon-Endo Surgery Institute and Karl Storz Endoscopy America.

Contact Colorectal Surgical Associates for more information at www. houstoncolon. com or call 713-790-0600.

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