• Board Certified: Gastroenterology
• Fellowship: Gastroenterology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
• Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
• M.D.: La Salle University Medical School, Mexico City, Mexico
• B.A.: Zoology/Pre-Med, Pomana College, Claremont, California

• In private practice more than 10 years
• Member, Board of Directors, Digestive Health Associates of Texas
• Chairman, Growth and Development Committee, Digestive Health Associates of Texas

• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Medical Association
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
• Dallas County Medical Society
• Texas Medical Association

• Clinical Research Associate, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, Feb. 1995 - June 1995
• Attending Physician, Acute Care and Ambulatory Care, Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, Feb. 1995 - June 1995
• Pharmacology Lab Instructor, La Salle University Medical School, Mexico City, Mexico, 1980-1982

• Chief Fellow, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 1996-1997
• Department of Family Medicine Recognition of Excellence Award, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 1996
• Special Merit Commendation, Mexican State Department, 1984
• Academic Excellence Award, Pan American University, 1984
• Best Doctors in Dallas 2007, D Magazine

• Colon Cancer Screening
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Crohn's Disease

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