Thomas Lyles, M.D.

About Thomas Lyles, M.D.

Dr. Lyles is a board-certified gastroenterologist at HEB Hospital in Bedford, TX. After graduating from medical school, he completed both an internal medicine residency and GI fellowship at the University of Texas-Southwestern/Parkland in Dallas. During his fellowship, he had a special interest in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and trained in an IBD-specific clinic. Dr. Lyles has been practicing as a general gastroenterologist with Digestive Health Associates of Texas since July 2013.

He has worked as both a GI hospitalist and in a traditional office-based practice, which gives him a unique perspective in evaluating GI conditions. Dr. Lyles has been trained in upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, polyp removal, and treating gastrointestinal bleeding in both the upper and lower GI tract. He has a special interest in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Dr. Lyles sees most of his patients through physician referrals from primary care physicians (PCPs), internists, general surgeons, and OB/GYNs. He is happy to see any patient suffering from a GI condition.

Education

• Fellowship: Gastroenterology at UT-Southwestern (Dallas, TX)
• Residency: Internal Medicine at UT-Southwestern (Dallas, TX)
• MD: University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)
• Undergrad: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Professional Affiliations

• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterology Association
• Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
• Texas Medical Association

Facility Affiliations

• Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HEB
• Central Park Endoscopy Center

Publications

• Prediction of esophageal varices and variceal hemorrhage in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Rockey DC, Elliott A, Lyles T. J Investig Med. 2016 Mar;64(3):745-51.
• A risk scoring system to predict in-hospital mortality in patients with cirrhosis presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Lyles T, Elliott A, Rockey DC. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2014 Sep;48(8):712-20.