Jorge Francisco Velazco MD

Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor, Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

2401 S 31st StTemple, TX 76508
Phone+1 254-724-2111
Fax+1 254-724-7603

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Summary

Dr. Jorge Velazco is a pulmonologist based in Temple, TX, specializing in critical care medicine and pleural disease. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center and a fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at Texas A&M College of Medicine-Scott and White Medical Center in Temple. Dr. Velazco graduated from the National University of San Marcos in 1996. His publications include research on heart failure, ECMO decannulation, megaesophagus in intensive care, hospital readmissions, and ventilator-associated pneumonia, with some frequently cited in the medical literature.

Education & Training

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2009 - 2012
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2002
National University of San MarcosClass of 1996

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2002 - Present
TX State Medical License 2009 - 2027
SC State Medical License 2006 - 2015
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Fatal Yellow Oleander Poisoning From a Weight-Loss Seed Product Requiring Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Moez Alnazeer, Steven Costa, Pankaj Garg, Jorge Velazco, Jerry Fan
JACC. Case Reports. 2026-05-06
Iatrogenic coronary sinus diversion to left atrium mimicking paravalvular leak: the importance of documentation.
Ashley Cole, Md Anamul Islam, Joanna Newman, Pankaj Garg, Jorge Francisco Velazco
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-08-01
12 citations
A system-wide extracorporeal membrane oxygenation quality collaborative improves patient outcomes.
Gary S. Schwartz, Eleanor A. Huff, Johanna S. van Zyl, Briget da Graca, Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020-10-27