Current Urology Residents

URO-5, UTMB Urology
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Undergrad: University of Texas at El Paso
Med School: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX
Ask me about: My wiener dog, things to do in Galveston, and Dallas Cowboys football
Random fact: I've been lucky enough to visit 9 different countries

URO-5, UTMB Urology
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Undergrad: The University of Texas at Austin
Med School: McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Ask me about: Restaurants with vegetarian/vegan options on and off the island
Random fact: I've had both of my ACLs reconstructed, one an autograft and one a cadaveric graft, all before the age of 21

URO-4, UTMB Urology
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Undergrad: Texas Christian University
Med School: The University of Texas at Health Science Center San Antonio
Ask me about: Please ask me about the outdoor activities around Galveston. I enjoy surfing along the beach on weekends as a relaxing getaway. I also love socializing with friends and residents through playing tennis, sand volleyball pickup games, or barbequing on the beach. Galveston has plenty to offer outside of work and friends to be made.
Random fact: In college, I played the Bassoon for orchestra and synthesizer for the marching band. My favorite genre of music is opera. I am passionate about music and sports especially soccer and college football.

URO-4, UTMB Urology
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Undergrad: Penn State
Med School: The University of South Florida
Ask me about: What it is like being in and moving to Texas for the first time, pseudo-couples matching for residency, anything UTMB urology, and Penn State football.
Random fact: My parents are immigrants from Cuba and Colombia, and I am the first person to become a doctor in my family.

URO-3, UTMB Urology
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Undergrad: American University of Beirut
Med School: American University of Beirut
Ask me about: Lebanese food, everything soccer, and what it's like to be an IMG!
Random fact: I pour milk in before cereal

URO-3, UTMB Urology
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Undergrad: University of Texas at El Paso
Med School: University of Texas Medical Branch
Ask me about: Hiking, Books I’m currently reading, and UTMB Urology.
Random fact: I love painting, traveling, and I’m a cat mom to a little black cat.

URO-2, UTMB Urology
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Undergrad: Texas A&M University
Med School: University of Texas Medical Branch
Ask me about: My dog, powerlifting, fantasy football, and my cookbook.
Random fact: I have grown over 20 bonsai trees from a seed.

URO-2, UTMB Urology
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Undergrad: Texas A&M University
Med School: Texas A&M Health Science Center
Ask me about: UTMB urology,  where to eat in Houston, my favorite novels, day hikes in central and west Texas.
Random fact: I enjoy film photography and 3D printing.

URO-1, UTMB Urology
Hometown: Hinsdale, Illinois
Undergrad: Indiana University, Bloomington
Med School: University of South Carolina, Greenville
Ask me about: My dog, what house project I'm working on, faith in medicine
Random fact: Most of my friends are over 65 years old.

URO-1, UTMB Urology
Hometown: Peoria, Illinois
Undergrad: The University of Alabama
Med School: The University of Texas at Health Science Center San Antonio
Ask me about: Moving to Galveston! Anything college football related, sand volleyball, Pickleball, woodworking, and movies! HUGE movie guy.
Random fact: I am distantly related to Francis Ford Coppola, and by extension Nicholas Cage.