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About
I am a pulmonary and critical care physician at University Health and an associate professor of medicine at UT Health San Antonio, where I serve as the director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program. I am triple board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine.
Areas of Interest
Pulmonary hypertension
Health equality
Medical innovation
Systems optimization
Professional History
My professional journey began with undergraduate studies at the Austrian Institute of Guatemala in 2003, followed by a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala in 2010. I completed my internal medicine residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi in the Bronx, New York, and fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at UT Health San Antonio in 2019.
In addition to clinical practice, I have held leadership roles including director of the thoracic outpatient services at University Health and associate program director for the internal medicine residency program at UT Health San Antonio, where I led the clinician educator track.
Awards & Recognition
Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), 2022
Participant, UTSA College of Business Executive Development Program for Emerging Health Leaders, 2022–2023
Professional Memberships
American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST)
Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI)
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Pulmonary Hypertension Association
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