David L. Gifford, M.D.

Specialty: Gastroenterology

• Born: Fort Dodge, Iowa
• Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
• Fellowship: Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital & Clinics, Columbia, Missouri
• Residency: Internal Medicine, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
• M.D.: University of Missouri, Columbia
• B.S.: School of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri

Currently

• In private practice more than 20 years
• Member, Board of Directors, Digestive Health Associates of Texas
• Member, Endoscopy Center Committee, Digestive Health Associates of Texas
• Medical Director, North Hills Hospital Patient Safety, 2001-present
• Member, North Hills Hospital Pharmacy, Infection Control, Nutrition, 2001-present

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow, American College of Physicians
• Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Medical Association
• Texas State Medical Association
• Tarrant County Medical Society
• Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

Former Appointments

• Total Quality Management Committee, CIGNA Healthplan of Texas, 1992-2001
• Executive Committee, Texas G.I. Association, 1996-2001
• Peer Review and Credentialing Committee, Nylcare (Sanus) Texas Health Plan, 1995-1999
• President, North Hills Physicians Association, 1996-1997
• Chairman, Department of Medicine Performance Improvement Committee, North Hills Hospital, 1996-1997
• Physician Advisory Board, Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, 1996-1997
• Medical Director, Outpatient Endoscopy Services, North Hills Hospital, 1993-1997
• Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Harris Methodist HEB Hospital, 1996-1997
• Board of Directors, Columbia Provider Services, Inc., 1996-1997
• Executive Committee, Columbia Provider Services, Inc., 1996-1997

Honors

• Best Doctors in Tarrant County 2005, Fort Worth Magazine
• Physician of the Year, North Hills Hospital, 2000
• Fellow, American College of Physicians, 1992
• Young Internist of the Year, Missouri Society of Internal Medicine, 1991
• Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology, 1986
• Magna Cum Laude, School of the Ozarks, Missouri

Areas of Clinical Interest

• Colon Cancer Screening
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Crohn's Disease

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