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UT MIST is your premier Houston medical center and your resource for treatment and information regarding bariatric surgery, surgical oncology, colorectal surgery and acid reflux. Please choose your area of interest below, fill out the form and we will respond to your inquires and needs.

Map of parking garage and surroundings

Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas and The University of Texas Specialty Surgery Center are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday, except major holidays).

Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas
The University of Texas Specialty Surgery Center
UT Physicians Building
6700 West Loop South, Suite 500
Bellaire, Texas 77401

Phone: 713-892-5500
Fax: 713-871-0081
Free parking is available, located in the parking garage adjacent to the building.

Urgent, After-Hours and Emergency Care

If you have an urgent medical need, please call 713-892-5500 and a triage nurse will assess your medical need. If medically necessary, you will be worked into a physician’s schedule the same day.

For after hours care, please call 713-892-5500 to reach the physician on-call. In case of emergency, please call 911 or go immediately to the nearest hospital emergency room.

Insurance, Payment and Billing

UT Physicians is a preferred provider for most managed care plans. We will verify your insurance coverage prior to your office visit.

We will file your insurance claim for you. You will be responsible for co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles at the time of your appointment. We accept cash, checks and all major credit cards including American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Discover.

If you do not have medical insurance, payment in full is due at the time of the visit. For billing questions, please call Patient Services at 713-500-3500.

Nurse Line and Routine Requests

If you have an urgent need, please call 713-892-5500 to speak with a nurse. The nurse will relay information to your physician. Calls for routine requests are returned within 24 hours. Requests for urgent medical care are returned the same day.

Test Results

Unless otherwise specified by your physician, you will receive written notification by mail or the nurse will contact you with test results. Please allow 7-10 days for most test results.

Prescriptions

For prescription refills, please call your pharmacy.

Referrals

Your insurance plan may require referral paperwork or other authorization for visits to specialists. Please contact your primary care physician or insurance company for more information.

What our patients are saying:

I am so happy with my decision to go to the Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas at the UT Specialty Surgery Center. My surgeon and his team helped me to really understand everything that was happening each step of the way. As promised, my recovery was speedy and I was back to my regular self sooner than I expected. The front office staff and nurses are A+. My surgical result was excellent and the whole experience could not have been any better.
-Don M., patient

“ I use to wake up choking and gasping for air 2-3 times a week. Thanks to the Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas I can now say that I am not only medication free but I am sleeping peacefully. The whole staff was great and so caring. They answered all of my questions and helped explain everything before my procedure.”
-Linda A., patient

“The physicians and staff at UT MIST were all so caring and professional. They made me feel at ease about my surgery and have helped me thru each step of it.”
-D. Treibel, patient