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5005 N Piedras StreetAttn Credentials Office RM 10036El Paso, TX 79920
Phone+1 915-569-2107
Fax+1 915-569-1233
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Summary
- Dr. Stephen Hetz is a general surgeon based in El Paso, TX, with extensive experience in non-cardiac thoracic surgery. He completed his medical education at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, followed by a transitional internship and surgical residency at military medical centers. Dr. Hetz has contributed to numerous publications in surgical and medical journals, with topics ranging from medical care of war trauma to the analysis of postoperative conditions. He is recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).
Education & Training
- Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1987
- Tripler Army Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1982 - 1983
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2006 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 2003 - 2017
- AZ State Medical License 2000 - 2016
- KS State Medical License 2005 - 2016
- NC State Medical License 1987 - 2016
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsComplicated war trauma and care of the wounded - the Israeli experience in medical care and humanitarian support of Syrian refugees.Dave Edmond Lounsbury, Stephen P. Hetz
Medicine, Conflict, and Survival. 2018-02-22 - 2 citationsMedical Rules of Disengagement.Stephen P. Hetz, Luke J. Hofmann
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2017-12-01 - 2 citationsPostoperative pneumoperitoneum on computed tomography: is the operation to blame?Gregory S. Peirce, Jonathan P. Swisher, Josiah D. Freemyer, Joanna R. Crossett, Thomas M. Wertin
American Journal of Surgery. 2014-12-01
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