Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Birthdate: June 29, 1959
Education: High School: Belen Jesuit School
Miami, Florida - Graduation: 1976
Undergraduate: University of Miami
Coral Gables - Miami, Florida
June 1976 - June 1980
Bachelor of Science Degree, Biology
Graduate/Medical School: National University of Pedro Henriquez Urena
Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
January 1981 - June 1985
Medical Doctorate Degree
Honors: University of Miami Honor Scholarship
Orange Key Honor Society
Scholastic Achievement Award
Nu Kappa Tau Chapter of Mortar Board
National Senior Honor Society
Eagle Scout Award
Internship: PGY I Internal Medicine
Franklin Square Hospital
9000 Franklin Square Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
July 1986 - June 1987
Residency: PGY II and III in Internal Medicine
Franklin Square Hospital
9000 Franklin Square Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
July 1987 - June 1989
Society Membership: 1994 - Present Member, American College of Physicians
1994 - Present Arkansas Medical Society
1995 - Present Fellow, American College of Physicians
2002 - Present American Society of Nephrology
2004 - Present Desoto County Medical Society
Hospital Appointments: 1989 - 1990 Medical Service Attending during
Chief Residency at Franklin Square Hospital
9000 Franklin Square Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
1994 - Present Clinical Instructor of Medicine
University of Tennessee, Memphis
Committees: 2003 - Present Credentials Committee
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
2004 - Present Metro Performance Improvement Committee
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
2004 - Present Emergency Room Committee
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
2004 - Present Chairman, Medical Record Committee
Crittenden Memorial Hospital
West Memphis, Arkansas
Practice (Professional) Experience:
1992 - 1994 Private Medical Practice in Nephrology
with Drs. DeVelasco, Pellegrini, and Busse, P.A.
Miami, Florida
1994 - Present Mid-South Nephrology Consultants
6490 Mt. Moriah Extended, Suite 200
Memphis, Tennessee 38115
Other Professional Affiliations:
Medical Staff Blytheville Dialysis
Blytheville, Arkansas
Medical Staff Collierville Dialysis
Collierville, Tennessee
Medical Staff East Arkansas Dialysis
West Memphis, Arkansas
Medical Staff Graceland Dialysis
Memphis, Tennessee
Medical Staff North Parkway Dialysis
Memphis, Tennessee
Medical Staff St. Francis County Dialysis
Forrest City, Arkansas
Medical Staff Southaven Dialysis
Southaven, Mississippi
Medical Staff Tipton County Dialysis
Covington, Tennessee
Medical Staff Tunica Dialysis
Tunica, Mississippi