High School Education:

Graduated from Pharr-San Juan-Alamo
High School 1966 – Valedvictorian

College Education:

B.A.  Biology – Rice University 1970 – Cum Laude

Medical Education:

Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana 1974 – M.D. Degree – 2nd in class

Membership on Alpha Omega Alpha – 1973

Internship Internal Medicine

1974 – 1975 Parkland Memorial Hospital
U..T. Southwestern Medical School Dallas, Texas

Residency Internal Medicine

 1975 – 1977 Parkland Memorial Hospital
U.T. Southwestern Medical School   Dallas, Texas

Cardiology Fellowship:

1977 – 1979 St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas

 Internal Medicine:

Board Certified – 1977

Cardiovascular Disease:

Board Certified – 1979

Medical License:

Texas – 1979

Active Staff:

 PRIVATE PRACTICE

1979 to Present – Clinical Cardiology
Associated with Bernardo Treistman, M.D.

Hospital Affiliations:

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital  1979 to present
Sunbelt Regional Medical Center  1984 to present

 Heights Hospital
Doctors Hospital East Loop

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Texas Heart Institute

Organizations:

Harris County Medical Society
Houston Cardiology Society
Texas Medical Association
American Heart Association

Chief of Staff:

East Houston Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit   1986 to present

Board of Directors:Board of Advisors:Board of Advisors:

East Houston Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit   1986 to present

Board of Advisors:

Cardiopulmonary Department
East Regional Medical Center. 1991 to present

 East Regional Medical Center

Non-Medical Organizations

University of Houston Blaffer Gallery
Main Street Theater
Rice University Sewall Gallery