Children's Physician Services of South Texas

Medical specialties and board certifications:

• Pediatric Cardiology
• Certified in Pediatric Hematology Oncology

Medical school name/location:

• University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

Fellowship name/location:

• University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas

Residency institution(s):

• University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

Language fluency:

English

Medical specialties and board certifications:

• American Board of Surgery: General
• American Board of Surgery: Pediatrics
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
• Allergan Laproscopic Gastric Banding Surgical Proctoring Program
• Allergan Laproscopic Gastric Banding Training and Certification

Medical school name/location:

• University of Texas Southwestern Medical School – Dallas, Texas

Fellowship name/location:

• Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery: University of Montreal, Sainte-Justine Hospital – Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Residency institution(s):

• Internship in General Surgery: University of Oklahoma-Tulsa – Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Residency in General Surgery: University of Illinois, Metropolitan Group Hospitals – Chicago, Illinois

Professional recognition / awards:

• 2013
  Top Pediatric Surgeon, The Leading Physicians of the World – Doctor of Excellence – Corpus Christi, Texas
• 2005-2006
  Administrative Chief Fellow: Department of Surgery, Sainte Justine Hospital for Children – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• 2005
  Best Clinical Paper: Canadian Association for Pediatric Surgeons (CAPS) – Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Language fluency:

English, French, Arabic, Spanish

Medical specialties and board certifications:

• American Board of Surgery: General
• American Board of Surgery: Pediatrics
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
• American Society for Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)

Medical school name/location:

• College of Medicine University of Florida – Gainesville, Florida

Fellowship name/location:

• Fellow in Pediatric Surgery University of Chicago – Chicago, Illinois
• Fellow in Transplantation Northwestern University Affiliated Transplant Centers – Chicago, Illinois

Residency institution(s):

• Internship & Residency in Surgery: Louisiana State Medical Center & Charity Hospitals – New Orleans, Louisiana
• Resident in Surgery: University of Minnesota Hospitals & Clinics – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Professional recognition/awards:

• Surgical Director Renal Transplantation
• Newsweek Physician
• 2014
  President of Texas Transplantation Society
• 2013
  Outstanding Faculty The University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, Texas
• 2005-2006
  The Best Doctors of America Best Doctor Inc. The Reinvention of Right – Boston, Massachusetts

Language fluency:

English