PrakashGattaMDFACS(He/Him)

General Surgery • Fort Worth, TX

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Foregut Surgeon

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Office
1325 Pennsylvania Ave
Suite 560
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone+1 817-250-7240
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Education & Training

OR ClinicFellowship in Esophageal & MIS, 2006 - 2007
University of Illinois College of Medicine at PeoriaResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2006
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 2001 - 2002
Seth G.S. Medical CollegeClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2006 - Present
WA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2022 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2009 - 2014
OH State Medical License 2007 - 2011
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Reoperative surgery after magnetic sphincter augmentation.
Ashwini S Poola, Prakash Gatta> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2023 Jun 15
From napkin to new technology: 21st-century challenges for the surgeon-inventor.
Prakash Gatta> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2011 Mar 1
26 citations
The trade-off between flexibility and maneuverability: task performance with articulating laparoscopic instruments
Danny V. Martinec, Prakash Gatta, Bin Zheng, Peter M. Denk, Lee L. Swanstrom> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2009 Apr 3
4 citations
Prone thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation for postsurgical chylothorax
Peter M. Denk, Prakash Gatta, Lee L. Swanstrom> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2008 Sep 24
59 citations
Laparoscopic Reintervention for Failed Antireflux Surgery: Subjective and Objective Outcomes in 176 Consecutive Patients
Yashodhan S. Khajanchee, Robert W. O’Rourke, Maria A. Cassera, Prakash Gatta, Paul D. Hansen, Lee L. Swanstrom> ;Archives of Surgery. 2007 Aug 1
Lipid composition, retention and oxidation in fresh and completely trimmed beef muscles as affected by common culinary practices.
Badiani, A., Stipa, S., Bitossi, F., Gatta, P. P., Vignola, G., Chizzolini, R.> ;Meat Sci. 2002 Feb
Dietary organic chromium supplementation and its effect on the immune response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
Gatta, P. P., Thompson, K. D., Smullen, R., Piva, A., Test, S., Adams, A.> ;Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2001 Jul
Intestinal metabolism of weaned piglets fed a typical United States or European diet with or without supplementation of tributyrin and lactitol.
Piva, A., Grilli, E., Fabbri, L., Pizzamiglio, V., Gatta, P. P., Galvano, F., Bognanno, M., Fiorentini, L., Woli?ski, J., Zabielski, R., Patterson, J. A.> ;J Anim Sci. 2008 Nov
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Press Mentions

Recovered COVID-19 Patients May Help Treat It with Plasma Donations, but Few Have Donated in Inland NorthwestMay 26th, 2020
Lessons Doctors Learned a Month into the PandemicApril 18th, 2020
During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Doctors Forced to Learn Lessons on the FlyApril 18th, 2020
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