Gottumukkala Subba Raju MD, FACG, FASGE

Dr. Gottumukkala Subba Raju is a professor in the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. He holds the John Stroehlein Distinguished Professorship and leads the Charles Butt, H-E-B GI Cancer Prevention, Research, and Education Program. He also served as the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of Video GIE, an official journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Raju is the recipient of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy President's Award in 2019. He is one of the finalists for the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Julie & Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education (2020).

Dr. Raju pitched the idea and developed an Endoscopy Tech Training Certificate Program (1-year course) at the Coleman College for Health Sciences (2021), with the help of grant support from John Stroehlein Distinguished Professorship, Mr. Charles Butt & HEB Grant, and Boot Walk Grant, working closely with colleagues from the Texas Medical Center and Houston Community College Leadership. This is the first of its kind in the nation.

Dr. Raju graduated from the Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam (MBBS) with distinction. He secured the first rank in the all-India competitive examination to enter PGIMER, Chandigarh and GB Pant Hospital, Delhi University where he completed his internal medicine residency (MD) and gastroenterology fellowship (DM) respectively. Dr. Raju also served as clinical and research registrar in Dr. K.D.Bardhan’s unit under the Royal College of Physicians of UK Overseas Doctor Training Program; during this period he completed his membership exam of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP). He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Gastroenterology in 1997,2007, and 2017 (top 10 deciles).

Dr. Raju underwent training in this country at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, where he graduated as the best outgoing resident. After completing his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Dr. Raju underwent therapeutic endoscopy training at Beth-Israel Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.

Dr. Raju assumed his first academic appointment at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City and subsequently moved to the UTMB, Galveston, and joined the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston in 2009. He has continually risen through the academic ranks, achieving associate professor in 2001, promotion to professor in 2007 and endowed professor in 2015.

Dr. Raju is repeatedly listed among the Best Doctors, Top Doctors, and Super Doctors of America and is a Fellow of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, & the American College of Gastroenterology. Other accolades include the Distinguished Service Award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, which is presented to someone who has made a long-term contribution to GI endoscopy in the areas of equipment research and development, and who has been a strong supporter of the educational and research mission of ASGE. Rated in the top 1% nationally on Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems measures related to patient care experience by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality / US Department of Health & Human Services.

Dr. Raju's YouTube colonoscopy education channel shares colonoscopy techniques to prevent COLON CANCER PREVENTION through better detection and resection with over 1000 videos and 3,448,000 views. Dr. Raju is passionate about service - "Hands that serve are holier than lips that pray", Saibaba.