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Office
5500 Rafael Dr
Edinburg, TX 78539Phone+1 956-362-5673Fax+1 402-960-7530
Education & Training
- McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1981 - Present
- TX State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- NE State Medical License 2005 - 2022
- MA State Medical License 1989 - 2012
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Surgeons, 1987
- Fellow Royal College of Surgeons (Canada), 1982
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Use of MCT Oil for Enhancement of Weight Loss in Obese Patients Start of enrollment: 2003 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of accountable care organizations on acute cholecystitis outcomes in the Rio Grande Valley.Victor H López, Kristina Vatcheva, Monica M Betancourt-Garcia, Angel Doño, Ricardo D Martínez
Surgery. 2022-03-01 - 6 citationsDiabetes and Its Effect on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth Rate in Hispanic PatientsMonica M. Betancourt-Garcia, Kristina P. Vatcheva, Amrit Thakur, Prateek K. Gupta, Eugene Postevka
Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2019-08-05 - 20 citationsThe effect of Hispanic ethnicity on surgical outcomes: An analysis of the NSQIP databaseMonica M. Betancourt-Garcia, Kristina P. Vatcheva, Prateek K. Gupta, Ricardo Martinez, Joseph B. McCormick
American Journal of Surgery. 2019-04-01
Grant Support
- Re-Esterification And Lipogenesis In Septic PatientsNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1990–1993
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