J. Marcus Downs, M.D., FACS, FASCRS

Education

• Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery
  Parkland Memorial Hospital and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
  Dallas, TX
• Residency in General Surgery
  Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center
  San Antonio, TX
• Internship in Surgery
  University of Missouri
  Columbia, MO
• Medical Doctorate
  University of Missouri
  Columbia, MO

Accolades & Memberships

• American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
• American Board of Surgery
• American College of Surgeons, Fellow
• American Medical Association
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Fellow
• D Magazine Best Doctors in Dallas (2001, 2003–2020)
• Dallas County Medical Society
• Texas Medical Association

Primary Hospital Affiliations and Surgical Facilities

• North Central Surgical Center
• North Texas Team Care Surgery Center
• Park Cities Surgery Center
• Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

Conditions

• Anal Cancer
• Anal Fissure
• Anal Fistula
• Anal Warts
• Anorectal Abscess
• Colon Cancer
• Crohn's Disease
• Diverticulitis
• Diverticulosis
• Fecal Incontinence
• Hemorrhoids
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Ostomy
• Pelvic Floor Therapy
• Pilonidal Disease
• Polyps of the Colon and Rectum
• Pruritus Ani
• Rectal Bleeding
• Rectal Cancer
• Rectal Prolapse
• Rectocele
• Ulcerative Colitis

Procedures

• Anal Fissurectomy
• Anal Fistulectomy
• Anorectal Manometry
• Bioethics
• Hemorrhoid, Rubber Band Ligation
• Hemorrhoidectomy
• High Resolution Anoscopy
• Infrared Coagulation
• Sacral Neuromodulation
• Screening, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization (THD)

Other Information

Dr. Downs claims a variety of interests and hobbies ranging from bluegrass music to water polo. He is an enthusiastic cyclist, loves to swim, and still finds time for another favored pastime, reading. Dr. Downs is a United States Air Force veteran and resides in Dallas with his wife and two children.