Eric M Haas MD FACS, FASCRS

Colon & Rectal Surgery•Houston, TX

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6560 Fannin StSte. 1404Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-790-0600

Summary

Dr. Eric Haas is a Colon & Rectal Surgeon based in Houston, TX, serving as the Division Chief at Houston Methodist Hospital and a faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine since 2008. He completed his medical training at McGovern Medical School and received residency training in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Haas has expertise in treating conditions such as diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and hemorrhoids. He has contributed to medical literature with several publications focusing on robotic surgery and surgical techniques and has been involved in clinical trials assessing surgical tools and techniques. His accolades include being recognized among the Top 1% of Doctors in America and receiving the Top Doctors Award in his specialty.

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Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2002 - 2003
Christus St. Joseph Hospital Program1997 - 2002
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1997
The University of Texas at AustinBA, Philosophy, 1989 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1998 - 2026
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Academic Excellence Award 1998-2001
The Doctor’s Choice Award Health and Fitness
Top Doctors Award in Colon and Rectal Surgery Castle Connolly

Clinical Trials

Feasibility of a Novel Technique for Pilonidal Wound Healing Start of enrollment: 2015 Feb 01
Unknown status
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
A Safety and Effectiveness Prospective Blinded Clinical Study to Validate xBar System as Monitoring Tool for Anastomotic Leaks Detection Start of enrollment: 2023 Mar 11
RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Innovations in Robotic Surgery: Fertility Sparing Stage IV Endometriosis Resection with the DaVinci Single-Port (SP) System.
Emily Sendukas, Eric Haas, Xiaoming Guan
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2025-11-21
Cost analysis of robot NICE procedure versus open, laparoscopic, and robotic colorectal surgery: is there an economic benefit to natural orifice resection?
Jacques Bistre-Varon, Muhammed Elhadi, Jimena Alcocer-Barrios, Robert Wei, Bba
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-11-01
Local Delivery of Non-opioid Analgesic Microparticles to Modulate Post-surgical Pain.
Prerna Mohan, Jeladhara Sobhanan, Caitlyn M Gaffney, Nitisha Mehrotra, Fernando J Cabrera
Pharmaceutical Research. 2025-09-01

Journal Articles

Designing a robotic colorectal program.
Ragupathi M, Haas EM, J Robot Surg
Minimally invasive colorectal surgery.
Haas EM, Pedraza R, Cir Cir
Robotics Are Coming to Colorectal Surgery: Innovation Points to NOTES.
Haas EM, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News

Books/Book Chapters

Lange Q&A: USMLE Step 3.
Chapter: Surgery
Haas EMEditors: D. Briscoe.McGraw-Hill, ColumbusEdition 4th,

Abstracts/Posters

Single Incision Laparoscopic Colostomy Takedown: Description of a Novel Technique.
Carlton CJ, Ragupathi M, Ramos-Valadez DI, Bajwa KS, Wilson EB, Haas EM• Carlton CJ, Ragupathi M, Ramos-Valadez DI, Bajwa KS, Wilson EB, Haas EM, South Texas Chapter ACS 2011 Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas
Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery with Enhanced Recovery Pathway: A Simplified Pay for Performance DRG-Based Model.
Haas EM, Pedraza R, Vande Maele D, Martinez T, Cruz RA, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) 2012 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas
Single-incision Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy: Inferior to Superior Approach with Intracorporeal Anastomosis (V-10).
Haas E, Nieto J, Malave V, Pedraza R, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) 2012 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas

Lectures

Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS)
Quadrant HealthCom, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah - 2/20/2012

Other

SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery) for Colon.
Haas EM, MIS Colon Surgery Master’s Class, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
The Best Emergency Operation for Diverticulitis: Hartmann’s Procedure, Resection with Anastomosis, or Laparoscopic Lavage. Can I Really Leave Disease Behind?
Haas EM, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) 2011 Annual Meeting
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Economics in Robotic Colectomy.
Haas EM, World Robotic Symposium, Miami, Florida, USA

Authored Content

Pushing the Limits of Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery Presented at SAGES 2019April 2019
Pushing the Limits of Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery Presented at SAGES 2019April 2019

Press Mentions

EndoQuest Robotics Begins Pivotal Trial with First Robotic Endoluminal SurgeriesMay 27th, 2025
'It Wears on You': Patients Forced to Wait It Out as COVID Surge Delays Important SurgeriesSeptember 3rd, 2021
91 GI Practices in the News in 2018July 24th, 2018

Committees

Chair, Enhanced Recovery Following Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital 2017 - Present
Member, Healthcare and Economics Committee, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 2017 - Present
Chair, New Technologies Committee, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 2015 - Present
Member, General/Abdominal/Pelvic (GAP) Medical Staff Quality Management Subcommittee, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas 2011 - Present
Faculty, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America 2009 - Present