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John Bragan, MD, Emergency Medicine, San Antonio, TX

JohnF.BraganMDFACEP

Emergency Medicine San Antonio, TX

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical), Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Physician, Baptist Emergency Hospitals, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency, Complete Care and First Choice Emergency Centers, Methodist Emergency, Texem Emergency Physicians Group, President/CEO/Founder. EMS Medical Director; Vertical Air Ambulance Service, ShurMed and Kirby EMS

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  • Office

    Baptist Emergency Hospitals
    San Antonio, TX 78248
    Phone+1 210-572-2911
    Fax+1 830-438-2015

Summary

  • John F. Bragan, MD, FACEP is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine physician in San Antonio, TX affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System and Baptist Emergency Hospitals. He received his B.A. at Boston College, his medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, and has practiced Emergency Medicine for 43 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in emergency medicine and EMS medical direction ... and is experienced in critical care, pneumonia, sepsis, rapid sequence intubation, psychiatric emergencies as well as laceration repair, cardiac arrest, and trauma. In addition, Dr Bragan is the EMS Director for various companies in San Antonio and surrounding areas in Texas. In his spare time, Dr. Bragan, an accomplished musician, has played drums in various groups over the years including "Presence" © 2024 Atlantic Records , "Raul and the MD's", "Syncope", "Jump Fuze Band" and a "Work in Progress".

Education & Training

  • Cooper Medical Center
    Cooper Medical CenterMD, 1978 - 1979
  • Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
    Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 1978
  • Boston College
    Boston CollegeBA, Psychology, 1969 - 1973

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1980 - 2026
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Outstanding Teacher of the Year Adjunct Faculty Family Practice, Christus Santa Rosa, 2006
  • Medical Director of the Year Team Health Southwest Inc, 2004
  • Team Health Medical Director of the Year Award
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Publications & Presentations

Lectures

  • Invasive Procedures in Emergency Medicine 
    Christus Santa Rosa - 6/18/2008
  • Emergency Medical Procedures 
    3/4/2001
  • Intraosseous infusion in children 
    Baptist Hospital - 3/10/1992

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish