Children's Physician Services of South Texas

Medical specialties and board certifications:

• Board certified in Pediatrics
• Subspecialty Board Certification in Infectious Disease

Medical school name/location:

• Luis Razetti Caracas School of Medicine, Caracas Central University of Venezuela

Fellowship name/location:

• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital/LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center, University of Tennessee – Memphis, Tennessee

Residency institution(s):

• Pediatric Residency: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma Children’s Memorial Hospital

Professional recognition/awards:

• 2016
  Named “Best Doctors”, The Coastal Bend’s Lifestyle Magazine, October 2016, Vol. 3/Issue 9, page 32
• 2011
  Gaviria C, Yulo K, Purcell K, Fergie J. MRSA screening and isolation policy does not decrease MRSA nosocomial infections in the NICU. Evidence Base Medicine category. Honorable mention. Resident Section Electronic Poster Exhibit Contest held in conjunction with the Texas Pediatric Society 2011 Annual Meeting – Sugar Land, Texas, September 2011
• Seshadri S, Khan A, Fergie J. Myositis and Paraparesis Associated with Murine Typhus. Resident case presentation category First Place. Resident Section Electronic Poster Exhibit Contest held in conjunction with the Texas Pediatric Society 2011 Annual Meeting – Sugar Land, Texas, September 2011
• 2004
  Fellow, Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America
• Mascher-Denen M, Prieto-Martinez E, Lecusay D, McKee E, Fergie J, Purcell K. Discrepancy of D-test results at interdiscal differences of 15 and 26 mm for community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates. Resident Section Electronic Poster Exhibit Contest held in conjunction with the Texas Pediatric Society 2004 Annual Meeting – Dallas, Texas, September 2004
• 2001
  Elected Member, Society for Pediatric Research
• First Place Poster, Pharmacy Administration Category (“Treatment of RSV lower respiratory tract infection: the effect of an academic detailing program on physician prescribing habits and patient outcomes). Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research & Education Foundation Poster Competition, Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists 53rd Annual Seminar & Exhibits – Austin, Texas
• 1999
  Elected Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America
• 1988-1989
  University of Oklahoma, Owen M. Rennert Excellence in Pediatric Award – For outstanding contributions to the Department of Pediatrics and to the care of children
• 1989
  Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics

Language fluency:

English, Spanish