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Office
Hospital Damas
2213 Ponce Bypass
Ponce, PR 00717Phone+1 787-848-1010
Summary
- Dr. Ernesto Soltero, MD is a board certified thoracic surgeon in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Puerto Rico, Texas, and Oklahoma. He is affiliated with Hospital De Damas and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.
Education & Training
Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1995 - 1997- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1995
University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
PR State Medical License 1997 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1996 - 2025
OK State Medical License 1995 - 1996- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Preoperative clinical and demographic characteristis in Puerto Rico patients referred to inpatient cardiac rehabiliation after cardiac surgery.Jorge Pérez Lopez, Jesús Negrón, Ernesto Soltero, Rafael Oms, Miguel Magraner
Boletin De La Asociacion Medica De Puerto Rico. 2011-04-01 - 173 citationsRadial Artery Grafts vs Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized TrialSteven Goldman, Gulshan K. Sethi, William L. Holman, Hoang Thai, Edward O. McFalls
JAMA. 2011-01-12 - 7 citationsContemporary outcomes of open thoracic aortic surgery in a veteran population: do risk models exaggerate mortality?Faisal G. Bakaeen, Danny Chu, Joseph Huh, Scott A. LeMaire, Ernesto R. Soltero
American Journal of Surgery. 2009-12-01
Professional Memberships
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