James William Suliburk, MD FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery for the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Attending staff surgeon at Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. Subspecialty expertise in endocrine surgery. Special focus on minimally invasive approaches to surgery as well as patient centered shared decision making and engagement. When not doing endocrine surgery I am one of the faculty acute care surgeons at Ben Taub General Hospital.

Endocrine (Gland)

• adrenal cancers/tumors
• adrenal surgery
• hyperparathyroidism
• pancreatic endocrine tumors
• parathyroid cancer
• parathyroid surgery
• pheochromocytoma
• thyroid nodules/cancer
• thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• appendectomy
• fundoplication
• fundoplication - laparoscopic
• peptic ulcer disease

Head and Neck

• parathyroid surgery
• thyroid surgery

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• endoscopic surgery
• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• laparoscopic surgery
• video assisted thoracic surgery

Trauma/Injury Procedures

Ben Taub General Hospital,

Houston,, TX

Attending

08/2009—Present

Baylor St Luke's Medical Center

Houston, Texas,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

12/2013—Present

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Associate Professor

08/2009—Present

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Associate Professor

08/2017—Present