Otto R Velasquez MD PhD
Hospitalist
Otto Velasquez MD PhD & Associates Pediatric Hospital Care
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6621 Fannin St.Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 832-824-1000
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Summary
- Dr. Otto Velasquez is a pediatric hospitalist based in McAllen, TX, currently working at Texas Children's Hospital, Methodist Children's Hospital, and Driscoll Children's Hospital. He completed his pediatrics residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center from 1993 to 1997 and earned his medical degree from Universidad Francisco Marroquin Faculty of Medicine in 1989. He also holds a PhD in Physiology from Louisiana State University, completed in 1993. Dr. Velasquez is experienced in pediatrics, financial management, and hospital administration. He has published research on gastrointestinal injury topics, with several articles cited multiple times in various scientific journals.
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 - 2028
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 51 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 - 18 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 - 16 citationsFatty acid-induced injury in developing piglet intestine : effect of degree of saturation and carbon chain lengthOtto R. Velasquez, Patrick Tso, Karen D. Crissinger
Pediatric Research. 1993-06-01
Other Languages
- Spanish
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