Full Time Faculty
Program Director
Carlos V.R. Brown, M.D., FACS
cvrbrown(at)seton.org
Trauma Medical Director – University Medical Center Brackenridge
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)
Residency: General Surgery, Naval Medical Center; San Diego, CA
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California; Los Angeles, CA
Trauma Surgery, University of Southern California; Los Angeles, CA
Vice Chairman - Department of Surgery
Thomas B. Coopwood, Jr., M.D., FACS
bcoopwood(at)seton.org
Trauma Medical Director – Seton Medical Center - Williamson
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston, TX
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
John P. Sabra, M.D., ACS
jpsabra(at)seton.org
Medical Director The Breast Care Center at Shivers
Undergraduate: Brown University; Providence, RI
Medical School: Brown University School of Medicine; Providence, RI
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern, Parkland Hospital; Dallas, TX
John M. Uecker, M.D., FACS
juecker(at)seton.org
Medical Director of Shivers Center Surgical Oncology Clinic
Undergraduate: University of Texas; Austin, TX
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston, TX
Residency: Methodist Medical Center; Dallas, Texas
W. Drew Fielder, M.D., FACS
dfielder(at)seton.org
Chief of Surgery- University Medical Center -Brackenridge
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston, TX
Residency: St. Joseph's Hospital; Houston, TX
Oscar Rios, M.D.
orios(at)seton.org
Clerkship Director
Undergraduate: St. Edward's University; Austin, TX
Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston; Houston, TX
Residency: The Methodist Hospital; Houston, TX
Careen Foster, M.D.
csfoster(at)seton.org
Assistant Trauma Medical Director – University Medical Center - Brackenridge Undergraduate: Colorado College; Colorado Springs, CO
Medical School: University of Colorado Medical School; Denver, CO
Residency: University of California, Davis Medical Center; Sacramento, CA
Ernest A. Gonzalez, MD
eagonzalez(at)seton.org
Director of Surgical Intensive Care Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: Texas Tech University – Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
Residency: Texas Tech University-Health Sciences Center El Paso, TX
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