Group CHRISTUS MUGUERZA®

Professional Training and Certifications:

Medical School

• Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León School of Medicine, Monterrey, México, 1963 -1969.
• Pre-internship and internship, June 1969 to December 1970
• Professional examination, March 1970
• General Surgery - Scott & White Hospital, Temple, Texas, July 1972 - June 1976

Internship

Memorial Medical Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, January 1971- June 1972

Residency

General Surgery - Scott & White Hospital, Temple, Texas, July 1972 - June 1976

Post-degree courses

• Laparoscopic surgery, San Antonio, Texas,
• Tucson Medical Center, Arizona, 1998
• Texas University in Houston, 1994
• Vascular and General Surgery Actualizations, Harvard University, 1992
• Vascular Surgery and Oncology courses in San Antonio, Texas
• Course on diabetic foot treatment at San Antonio, Texas, December 2001

Memberships

• Surgeons College of Nuevo Leon
• General Surgeons College of Nuevo Leon
• Texas Medical Society
• Emergency Society of Nuevo León
• American General Surgery Society (since 1999)
• American Medical Association (since 1976)
• Fellow American College of Surgeons

Notable Professional Achievements/Honors:

Professional And Academic Experience

• Assistant Director & Director, ISSSTE Hospital of Monterrey, 1978-1981
• License to practice in Texas (E3660) since 1975 (effective until 2010)
• Certified by the Mexican Board of General Surgery in 1978, recertified in 1996 and 2002
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) since October 1997
• General Surgery Professor at ISSSTE Hospital since 1978
• General Surgery Professor at ITESM School of Medicine since 1978
• General Surgery Professor at University of Monterrey since 1990
• Synodal at the Mexican Board of General Surgery in Monterrey, Mexico
• Sub Dean 2007-2008, Christus Muguerza Alta Especialidad Hospital.
• Chief of Surgery at Present, Christus Muguerza Alta Especialidad.