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Luis G. Fernandez, MD, KHS, FACS, FASAS, FCCP, FCCM, FICS

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Professor
Bill Barrett Inaugural Endowed Chair, Trauma Surgery

Email: luis.fernandez@uthct.edu
Department: General Surgery
Additional Department: General Surgery Residency

Degrees:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, Coral Gables, Florida, Pre-Medical Studies 6/ 76-79

  • UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA de GUADALAJARA, México, S.A. - M.D., 6/76- 6/10/8

  • 5TH PATHWAY INTERNSHIP 7/83 - 7/84 Resurrection Hospital - 7435 West Talcott Avenue - Chicago, Illinois 60631. Dean - Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine - John R. Tobin M.D. Chairman - Division of Medical Education - Resurrection Hospital - Joseph H. Dadino

  • M.D. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PROGRAM - SURGICAL/CRITICAL CARE (INTEGRATED) / TRAUMA SURGERY INTERNSHIP 7/84 - 6/85 MacNeal Hospital - 3249 South Oak Park Avenue - Berwyn, Illinois 60402. Chairman - Lawrence R. LaPalio, M.D.

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS/METROPOLITAN GROUP HOSPITALS RESIDENCY IN GENERAL SURGERY/ TRAUMA SURGERY / SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE, Illinois Masonic Hospital - 836 West Wellington Avenue - Chicago, Illinois 60657 Chairman - University of Illinois - Lloyd M. Nyhus, M.D. Chairman - Metropolitan Group Hospital - Joseph H. Pilch, M.D.

  • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY/COLUMBUS HOSPITAL RESIDENCY IN GENERAL SURGERY / SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE, SURGICAL RESIDENT / CHIEF RESIDENT 7/87 - 7/90 Columbus Hospital 2520 North Lakeview - Chicago, Illinois 60614 Chairman - Northwestern University - David L. Nahrwald, M.D. Chairman - Department of Surgery - Columbus Hospital - Paul Nora, M.D.
  • Subspecialty Rotation in: General Urology/Urologic Trauma Chairman - Victor Politano, M.D., University of Miami School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS/METROPOLITAN GROUP HOSPITALS RESIDENCY IN GENERAL SURGERY/ TRAUMA SURGERY / SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE, 7/85 - 7/87 Illinois Masonic Hospital - 836 West Wellington Avenue - Chicago, Illinois 60657 Chairman - University of Illinois - Lloyd M. Nyhus, M.D. Chairman - Metropolitan Group Hospital - Joseph H. Pilch, M.D.

  • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY/COLUMBUS HOSPITAL RESIDENCY IN GENERAL SURGERY / SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE, PGY3 SURGICAL RESIDENT 7/87 - 7/90 Columbus Hospital 2520 North Lakeview - Chicago, Illinois 60614 Chairman - Northwestern University - David L. Nahrwald, M.D. Chairman - Department of Surgery - Columbus Hospital - Paul Nora, M.D.

 

Biography:

Dr. Luis Fernandez, M.D., KHS, KCOEG, FACS, FASAS, FCCP, FCCM, FICS, is a Professor of Surgery at The University of Texas at Tyler. He is the Bill Barrett Inaugural Endowed Chair in Trauma Surgery. He serves as a Trauma Surgeon and Medical Director of Trauma Wound Care, at UT Health East Texas in  Tyler. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons National Committee on Trauma. Dr. Scott Norwood and Dr. Fernandez co-founded both trauma programs in Tyler. Dr. Fernandez served as Director of Trauma Surgery / Trauma Surgeon-in Chief, Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Tyler, TX, Chairman, Div. of Trauma Surgery/Surgical Critical Care, Chairman Emeritus, Div. of Trauma / Acute Care Surgery, Chief Flight Surgeon, Chief of Trauma SICU at CHRISTUS MFH from 1993-2019. He is Board Certified in General Surgery / Surgical Critical Care, Forensic Traumatology, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Dr. Fernandez is a decorated Texas Medical Ranger, a retired Brigadier General in the Texas State Guard who commanded the TXSG Medical Brigade / Medical Rangers from 2009 to 2014. He serves as Vice Chairman of the State Guard Association of the United States Medical Academy and is Commander Emeritus, Texas Commandery, Military Order of Foreign Wars.