Referral Process

Dr. Lara's goal is to make the referral process a seamless and easy transition, with immediate feedback to you regarding your patient’s visit. Please let us know your peferred way of communicating with each other. Whether it be phone, e-mail, fax, or written letter, Dr. Lara is happy to accomodate your preference.

If you have any questions regarding your patient or the referral process, please don’t hesitate to contact our office at (214) 820-4727.

Pancreas Care Specialists is currently located on the campus of Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas:

Pancreas Care Specialists
3900 Junius Street,
Suite 605
Dallas, TX  75246
214-820-(4PCS)4727

Dr. Lara has completed an advanced fellowship in Pancreatology from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN as well as a fellowship in Gastroenterology from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.  Prior to founding Pancreas Care Specialists, Dr. Lara served as Medical Director for the Clinical Center for Pancreatic Disease at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

My clinical interests include pancreatic disorders that include:

  • acute, chronic, and hereditary pancreatitis
  • precancerous lesions
  • pancreatic cancer 

My research interests are:

  • pancreatic cancer detection
  • acute pancreatitis therapy
  • pancreas function testing
  • acute gastrointestinal bleeding
  • therapeutic/interventional endoscopy