Harish K. Gagneja, MD

Meet Dr. Harish Gagneja

Dr. Harish Gagneja provides cutting-edge care in a patient-centered environment. Dr. Gagneja is an expert communicator and is known for his ability to break down the complex world of medical jargon into simple terms that his patients can easily understand, and for working with his patients to create a personalized treatment plan to achieve their health goals. Dr. Gagneja has a keen interest in evaluating newer endoscopy/GI technologies and incorporating them into his practice to help take care of his patients and frequently presents these emerging technologies at national meetings. Dr Gagneja, affectionately known as “Dr. G.”, and his handpicked team provide the very best care in GI and liver diseases.

Dr. Gagneja’s special interests include:

• Screening colonoscopies, prevention of colorectal cancer
• Barrett’s esophagus, with extensive experience in ablation/endoscopic mucosal resection
• Non-surgical resection of large/complex polyps avoiding expensive surgeries and its associated short term and long-term complications
• Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)
  • Treatment of IBD
  • Cancer surveillance with chromoendoscopy technology
• Office-based and hospital-based hemorrhoid treatment, avoiding painful surgery
• Latest technology in endoscopy and GI

Before joining Austin Gastroenterology in 2004, Dr. Gagneja was Assistant Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the GI fellowship program at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where he was also a lead interventional endoscopist. He has published multiple abstracts, manuscripts, and book chapters, and has also presented at many national meetings. He has been voted on the Texas Super Doctors list yearly since 2012. He teaches medical students and residents at the Dell Medical School at UT Austin and was voted Consultant of the Year for 2003-2004.

He is a proud member of regional and national professional societies, including the Travis County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterology Association, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, American Society of GI Endoscopy, and Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, where he has served as President. He was recently appointed Governor of the South Texas region of the American College of Gastroenterology. Since 2018, Austin Monthly has recognized Dr. Gagneja as a Top Doctor, an annual recognition of the best physicians in the Austin area as chosen by their peers. In 2022, Dr. Gagneja was awarded the Marcel Patterson – Robert Nelson Award by the Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy for his outstanding contributions to the field of gastroenterology.

When he is not busy taking care of his patients, he enjoys traveling, photography, watching sports, playing sports like golf, tennis and badminton, spending time with the family, and enjoying fine food coupled with wine. He is a self-proclaimed foodie.

LANGUAGES:  English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu. His staff speaks Spanish, as well.