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Office
5111 N 10th Street #281
McAllen, TX 78504Phone+1 877-543-7247Fax+1 956-994-0114- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Otto Velasquez is a pediatrician in McAllen, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Medical Center Dallas, Cornerstone Regional Hospital, South Texas Health System, Knapp Medical Center, and Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance. He received his medical degree from Universidiad Francisco Marroquin Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 28 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in hospitalist and is experienced in pediatrics, financial management, and hospital administration.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1993 - 1997
- Louisiana State UniversityPhD, Physiology, 1990 - 1993
- Universidiad Francisco Marroquin Faculty of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1997 - 2026
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 48 citationsAn animal model of necrotizing enterocolitis induced by infant formula and ischemia in developing piglets.Karen D. Crissinger, Donna L. Burney, Otto R. Velasquez, Enrique Gonzalez
Gastroenterology. 1994-05-01 - 17 citationsDeveloping Intestine Is Injured during Absorption of Oleic Acid but Not Its Ethyl EsterOtto R. Velasquez, Allen R. Place, Patrick Tso, Karen D. Crissinger
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1994-02-01 - 21 citationsOleic acid-induced mucosal injury in developing piglet intestineO. R. Velasquez, K. Henninger, M. Fowler, Patrick Tso, Karen D. Crissinger
The American Journal of Physiology. 1993-03-01
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Children's Medical Center DallasDallas, Texas
- South Texas Health SystemEdinburg, Texas
- Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco, Texas
- Doctor's Hospital at RenaissanceEdinburg, Texas
- Texas Children's HospitalHouston, Texas
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