Dr. Karen Evelyn Maria Szauter, MD

Dr. Karen Szauter is a gastroenterologist and internal medicine physician who graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Johns Hopkins Health System. With 43 years of medical experience, she brings extensive expertise in digestive health and comprehensive internal medicine care. Dr. Szauter is fluent in both English and Spanish.

She practices at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, where she also holds a hospital affiliation. Dr. Szauter specializes in treating conditions such as difficulty swallowing, esophagitis, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Her procedural expertise includes performing colonoscopies, kidney transplant biopsies, and laparoscopic procedures. Patients consistently rate her care highly, with an average rating of 5.0.