Group CHRISTUS MUGUERZA®

Professional Training and Certifications:

Medical School

• Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León School of Medicine, Monterrey, México. (1961-1967)

Social Service

• Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, México, (1967-1968)

Internship

• Ben Taub General Hospital/Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (1969-1970)
• * U.S. Army, Cap. USMC Orthopedic Surgeon, Vietnam (1971-1972

Fellowship

• Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX

Residency

• General Surgery - Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS (1972-1976)
• Heart Transplant Department (1986)
• Cardiovascular Surgery (1976-1977)

Additional Professional Training

• Dr. Ponce has been specializing in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery since 1977.
• Dr. Ponce has served on numerous medical committees and been a professor of surgery at two of the major universities in Monterrey. Currently, he works at CHRISTUS Muguerza Hospital as a member of the Shock Trauma Team and as a member of the Surgical Staff.

Certifications

• Certificate of Proficiency in the Basic Sciences, State of Texas, Nov. 17, 1972 - Certificate No. 20931
• The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, Dec. 7, 1973 - Certificate No. 15566
• Texas Board of Medical Examiners - Reciprocity with Kansas Dec. 8, 1976 – Lic. No. E7233
• El Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General (Mexican Board of General Surgery) - Nov. 11, 1978 – Register No. 440
• Consejo Nacional de Cirugía de Tórax (Mexican Board of Thorax Surgery) - Sept. 3, 1984; Recertified December 5, 2003, Register No. 044
• Sub secretary in Cientific Investigations. General Direction of Professionals. Autorization number: AECEM-32658 - June 1 2000

Notable Professional Achievements/Honors:

Professional and academic experience

• Chief of General Surgery, Hospital San José de Monterrey- August 1977-May 1982
• President of Tissue Committee, Hospital San José de Monterrey, 1980 – 1982
• Chief of Medical Staff, Hospital San José de Monterrey, 1982 – 1985
• Chief of Surgical Division, Hospital S.N.T.E. Sección 50 de Sept. 1983 – current
• Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital San José de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, June,1988 – August,1997
• Member of the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico Transplant Committee
• Surgery Professor – ITESM (Graduate Medical School), Monterrey, Mexico, 1994 – current
• Counsel of the Administrative Board of Hospital San José de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, 2002 – current
• Board Member of the Medical School Ignacio A. Santos ITESM since August 2005
• Surgery Professor - Universidad de Monterrey Medical School (UDEM), Monterrey, Mexico
• Member of the Shock Trauma Team, CHRISTUS Muguerza Hospital, Monterrey, Mexico
• Member of the Surgical Staff, CHRISTUS Muguerza Hospital, Monterrey, Mexico.

Personal Interests/Hobbies:

Memberships

• Association of Surgery Specialists, State of Nuevo León, Mexico
• Mexican Society of Cardiac Surgeons, A.C. - 1991
• Northeast Asociation of Surgeons
• Monterrey Society of Cardiology - 1982
• Mexican Society of Angiology - 1979
• Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society – 1977