El Paso Surgical Associates, P.A.
In private practice in El Paso, Texas
since 1999
Education
Fellowship:
Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, FL
1997-1999
Residency:
General surgery Residency
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, FL
1991-1997
Internship:
Hospital Clinica del Parque
Chihuahua, Mexico
1987-1988
Medical School:
Universidad Autonoma de
Chihuahua, Mexico
Doctor of Medicine
August 1989
Undergraduate Education:
Colegio de Bahilleres,
Chihuahua, Mexico
June 1982
Licensure:
Licensed in the states of Texas
Academic Appointments:
Texas tech University
Health Sciences Center at El Paso
Clinical Assistant Professor
2003 -
Present
Board
Certification:
Diplomate of the American Board of
Surgery
1999
Professional Societies:
Fellow of the American College of
Surgeons 2003
Texas Medical Association
1999 - present
Southwestern Association of
Hispanic-American Physicians
1999 - Present
El Paso County Medical Society
1999 - Present
Awards/Honors:
Ranked top 10% of medical school class
Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua
Chihuahua, Mexico 1989
"Julian Rickles" Fellow Award in
Surgical Oncology
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, FL 1997-1998 & 1998-1999
Research:
"Immunobistochemical Evaluation of
Mesenteric Lymph Nodes in Dukes A and B
Colorectal Cancer: Comparison Between
Patients Society of Surgical Oncology
Cancer Symposium 2000
"Intraoperative ultrasound Guided
Excision of Non-palpable Breast Lesions"
"The Breast Journal" 1999
"A Technique for Bedside
Pericardiocenthesis"
"Contemporary Surgery" 1996
"Cystic Duct Leaks After Laparoscopic
Cholecystectomy: A Multi-institutional
Study"
Surgical Endoscopy 1996
"The Use of Beta Lactam Antibiotics in
Severe Pediatric Infections"
Sixth Pan American Symposium of
Infectious Diseases 1987
Presentations:
"Ovarian Ablation for Breast Cancer:
Current Status"
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami, Florida 1999
"Surveillance in Nosocomial Infections"
Costa Rican Infectious Diseases Society
San Jose, Costa Rica 1998
"Resistance in Nosocomial Infections"
Centroamerican / Caribbean Symposium of
Infectious Diseases
Guatemala City, Guatemala 1998
"Current Treatment of Breast Cancer
Recurrence"
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami, Florida 1997
"Microlaparoscopy vs. Conventional
Laparoscopy for Cholecystectomy: A
Comparative Study"
American College of Surgeons South
Florida Chapter
Hollywood, Florida 1997
"Management of Severe Intra-abdominal
Infections"
Panamanian Surgical Society Conference
Panama City, Panama 1997
"Pheochromocytomas"
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami, Florida 1995
"Nasojejunal Feeding Tube: A
Non-invasive Alternative to Conventional
Feeding Jejunostomies"
American College of Surgeons South
Florida Chapter
Miami, Florida 1995
