Prof. Irena Sarosiek

Irena Sarosiek, MD, FACG, AGAF

Irena Sarosiek, MD, holds the position of a tenured Professor of Internal Medicine and serves as the Director of GI Motility and Neurostimulation Research in the Department of Internal Medicine at TTUHSC PLFSOM El Paso. Dr. Sarosiek obtained her medical degree from Medical University in Bialystok, Poland.

Dr. Sarosiek is an expert in the field of Neurogastroenterology and Motility. With more than 25 years of experience, she has conducted extensive clinical and translational research. Additionally, during the last 14 years, she has directed the federal NIH/NIDDK Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium (GpCRC) and has successfully established a motivated, successful, and reputable Center in El Paso, TX.

Her research career primarily focuses on the therapeutic application of gastric electrical stimulation, pacemakers, transcutaneous electrical acupuncture, advanced neuromodulation techniques, and diagnostic procedures such as wireless motility SmartPill, MoPill, and ATMO capsule technologies. She has a collection of more than 450 research papers, which includes 12 book chapters, and articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and abstracts. Dr. Irene Sarosiek has presented the results of original and collaborative research at over 160 international and national symposia and conferences. She is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Translational Gastroenterology and acts as a reviewer for 12 journals.

Dr. Sarosiek, a faculty member at TTUHSC EP, has been acknowledged and honored for her achievements. These include receiving 2 American College of Gastroenterology Outstanding Scientific Research Awards, the PLFSOM Dean's Excellence in Research Award, the El Paso Inspirational Women of the Year 2017 award, 3 Outstanding Research Mentor Awards, and the Tensley Harrison Award for the best manuscript published in the American Journal of Medical Sciences in 2017. In March 2024 she was honored with the prestigious Texas Tech University System Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award.