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  • Ophthalmology
  • Accepting new patients
  • 58 years of experience
  • South Texas Retina Consultants 1801 S 5th St Ste 126, McAllen, TX 78503
  • (956) 682-2463

Brief Intro

MEETINGS AND COURSES ATTENDED: (CME’s-Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) in hours) May 1975 Texas Medical Association, San Antonio, Texas June 1975 Vitrectomy Courses, Port Huron, Michigan July 1975 Foundation for Ophthalmic Education-Phacoemulsification Course, Santa Monica, California Sept. 1975 American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Dallas, Texas Sept. 1975 International Photocoagulation Conference, New York, N.Y. March 1976 John Hopkins University, Vitreous Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland June 1976 American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Las Vegas, Nevada June 1976 Vitrectomy Course, Memphis, Tennessee April 1977 University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas - Basic and Clinical Science Course in Neuro-Ophthalmology May 1977 Texas Medical Association and Texas Ophthalmological Association, Houston, Texas Oct. 1977 American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Dallas, Texas Nov. 1977 Vitrectomy Workshop, Louisville, Kentucky, 8 hours teaching Nov. 1977 Lecture Ochsner Foundation Eye Residents, 2 hours teaching Nov. 1977 Lecture with Steve Charles to Resident Conference, VA Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee (Wed. Nov. 11) 1-1/2 hours teaching Nov. 1977 Surgical Update 1977 - 18 hours CME Feb. 1978 Baylor Congress of Ophthalmology, Houston, Texas - CME 20 hours May 1978 TOA, TMA, San Antonio, Texas Oct. 1978 64th Annual Clinical Congress, ACS, San Francisco, California - CME 7 hours Oct. 1978 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Kansas City, Missouri - CME 20 hours Nov. 1978 Texas Society of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology, Dallas, Texas Dec. 1978 Baylor Sixth Biennial Welsh Cataract Surgical and IOL Congress Jan. 1979 Louisiana State University School of Medicine Journal Continuing Education in Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology Digest - “Macular Lesions” CME 2 hours Feb. 1979 Louisiana State University School of Medicine Journal Continuing Education in Ophthalmology & Otolaryngolgy Digest - “Diabetic Retinopathy” CME 2 hours Mar. 1979 Clinical Applications of New Diagnostic Procedures, Dallas, Texas (Mar. 8, 9, 10) - 15 credit hours - Category 1 Mar. 1979 Closed Approach to Intraocular Surgery, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas (Mar. 23, 24) - 14 credits hours - Category 1 Nov. 1979 American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Antonio, Texas CME - 26 hours Oct. 1980 American Academy of Ophthalmology - CME 20 hours Feb. 1981 Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana CME - 31 hours May 1981 Texas Medical Association, Austin, Texas Nov. 1981 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Atlanta, Ga. CME - 40 hours May 1982 Texas Ophthalmological Association, San Antonio, Texas June 1982 Memorial Medical Center, Corpus Christi, Texas 1-1/2 hours teaching Oct. 1982 Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, LA. CME - 5 hours Oct. 1982 American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California CME - 40 hours Mar. 1983 American Society of Contemporary Ophthalmology, Joint Meeting with The International Glaucoma Congress VI, Orlando, Florida CME - 34 hours Apr. 1983 International Laser Symposium, Washington, D.C. CME - 20 hours May 1983 TEXPAC Orientation of Political Education Services, Houston, Texas June 1983 Baylor College of Medicine - Cullen Eye Institute, Houston, Texas Nov. 1983 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, Illinois CME - 20 hours Dec. 1983 Symposiums - International, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA “Medical Malpractice” CME - 4 hours Mar. 1984 New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology “The Laser in Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Update” CME - 27 hours, Category 1 Apr. 1984 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Houston, Texas CME - 17 hours Sept. 1984 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Houston, Texas South Reg. Update Course, Sec. 2 CME - 17 hours Nov. 1984 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Atlanta, GA CME - 35 hours Nov. 1984 Good Samaritan Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida “The Method for Lasting Eye Beauty” CME - 5 hours, Category 1 Oct. 1985 Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, CA CME - 3

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Education Background

RESIDENCY

Lsu Health Sciences

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Tulane University School Of Medicine

Tulane University School Of Medicine - 1967

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Location & Hours

  • South Texas Retina Consultants
  • 1801 S 5th St Ste 126, McAllen, TX 78503
  • Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Ophthalmology

Conditions Addressed

  • Keratitis
  • Retinal Detachment
  • Glaucoma
  • Macular Degeneration
  • Orbital Infection
  • Acute Conjunctivitis
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
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Procedures Performed

  • Lasik Surgery

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Medicare
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • Humana
  • Texas Independence Health Plan (TIHP)
  • Cigna
  • Meritain Health
  • Prominence Health Plan
  • Aetna
  • Molina Healthcare
  • Physicians Mutual
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
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  • Cancer 66
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 67
  • Orthopedics 124
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 104
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 119
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 125
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 53
  • Children's Hospital 23
  • Urology 117
  • Psychiatry 96
  • Geriatrics 115
  • Rehabilitation 139
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 13
  • Ophthalmology 2
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 10
  • Rheumatology 2
  • Long Term Care 50
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60