Here’s eight things to know about Dr. Woods.
1. Dr. Woods assumed the role at the conclusion of Digestive Disease Week, May 6 through May 9 in Chicago. She will serve until June 2018.
2. Dr. Woods became an ASGE member in 1991 and a fellow in 2006.
3. She served on the ASGE Governing Board and the ASGE Foundation Board as well as several committees.
4. Dr. Woods is a past councilor of the ASGE Governing Board, a past vice president and a former president-elect.
5. She now practices out of Houston Methodist, but Dr. Woods previously had a solo private practice for 16 years.
6. Dr. Woods is a former full-time faculty member at Houston-based Baylor College. She trained many fellows in endoscopy.
7. Dr. Woods is a member of the FDA’s Drug Administration Gastrointestinal and Urologic Devices Panel. She has served the panel in several capacities since 1993.
8. Her primary specialties include gastroenterology with a focus on endoscopic mucosal resection of esophageal and colonic lesions, advanced polypectomy and ablation of Barrett’s esophagus.
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