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Frio Regional Hospital has a staff of medical professionals ready to help, whether you need pregnancy care, emergency care or specialty care. We offer this medical expertise through a combination of permanent medical staff and a staff of visiting specialty physicians
Frio Regional Hospital Providers
Permanent medical staff
Our team of permanent, on-site physicians includes:
Samer Arab, MD
Family Practice/OB
(830) 334-4142
Dr Arab is a board-certified family physician with obstetric fellowship training. He graduated from the medical school of Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, and completed two years of general surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and New York Medical College before finishing his family practice and obstetrics training at UT Southwest, Austin, Texas.
Dr. Arab currently serves as Chief of Staff at Frio Regional Hospital. Dr. Arab’s training makes him a well-rounded physician who can handle all of your family care needs, including obstetrics and women’s health and care of pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
Elva A. Camero, MD
Family Practice/OB
(830) 334-4142
Dr. Camero is originally from south Texas. She graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1985 and completed her residency in family medicine in McAllen. Dr. Camero was affiliated with the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio from 1991 to 1994.
Oscar Garza, MD
Family Practice/OB
(830) 334-4142
Dr. Garza grew up in Encinal. He graduated from Cotulla High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served on active duty for five years and in the Naval Reserves for six years.
Dr. Garza received a BA in biology with a minor in chemistry from Texas A&M University in Kingsville. He later received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He then completed a three-year residency in family medicine at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Lubbock. He has been in practice at the Family Medicine Clinic in Pearsall since 1988.
Dr. Garza serves as the vice Chief of Staff at Frio Regional Hospital. He also serves as a clinical instructor with the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.
Muhammed B. Khan, MD
Internal Medicine
(830) 334-3351
Dr. Khan is a board-certified internist specializing in the care of adults with diverse medical problems of internal organs. He diagnoses and helps patients manage complex medical problems, such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart failure, emphysema, asthma and complex metabolic issues.
Dr. Khan attended medical school at the Khyber Medical College in Peshawar, Pakistan. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine in Brooklyn. He is a member of the Texas Medical Association.
Dr. Khan has vast experience in both outpatient and inpatient care. He has been working in the emergency room for more than 15 years, and this experience gives him the added advantage of seeing patients with acute medical problems like chest pain, acute abdominal pain, stroke, infection of different organ systems, traumatic injuries and all other conditions which need emergency care.
Jose I. Sosa, MD
Family Practice
(830) 334-5856
Jose I. Sosa, MD, has been part of Frio Regional Hospital medical staff and our community since March 1999.
He attended St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, UT College of Pharmacy in Austin, and then went on to receive his medical degree at the Universidad de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1992. From 1993 to 1997 he did his family practice internship and residency at Texas Tech University School of Medicine.
His practice is located at 151 Medical Drive. Please come by and see him for all your family medical needs.
Valentine C. Ugwu, MD, FACOG
Family Practice/OB
(830) 334-2656
Dr. Khan is a board-certified internist specializing in the care of adults with diverse medical problems of internal organs. He diagnoses and helps patients manage complex medical problems, such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart failure, emphysema, asthma and complex metabolic issues.
Dr. Khan attended medical school at the Khyber Medical College in Peshawar, Pakistan. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine in Brooklyn. He is a member of the Texas Medical Association.
Dr. Khan has vast experience in both outpatient and inpatient care. He has been working in the emergency room for more than 15 years, and this experience gives him the added advantage of seeing patients with acute medical problems like chest pain, acute abdominal pain, stroke, infection of different organ systems, traumatic injuries and all other conditions which need emergency care.
Visiting specialists
In order to provide a complete suite of services in our Pearsall hospital, we facilitate providers that specialize in:
- Cardiology.
- Hematology/Oncology.
- Nephrology.
- Orthopedic surgery.
- Ophthalmology.
- Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat).
Each month, we publish a directory of our specialty physicians in the Frio-Nueces Current.
Visiting Gastroenterologists
Amit Goyal, MD
Board-certified Gastroenterologist
Why did you choose to specialize in Gastroenterology?
Because it offered an opportunity to work both with my brain and hands.
Do you have a specialty of interest within GI?
Esophageal disorders.
Where did you study?
Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, Internship/Residency: Jacobi Medical Center, NY, Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Science.
What certifications do you hold?
Board Certified in Gastroenterology.
What do you and your family enjoy doing in your spare time?
Reading and hiking.
Do you fluently speak any other languages in addition to English?
Hindi, Punjabi.
Please list your professional affiliations.
American Gastroenterology Association and Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.
Bijo K. John, MD
Board-certified Gastroenterologist
Why did you choose to specialize in Gastroenterology?
It was a perfect balance between medicine and surgery and I have enjoyed it ever since my very first rotation. I cannot see myself do anything else.
Do you have a specialty of interest within GI?
Hepatology and clinical nutrition.
Where did you study?
Medical School: St Johns National Academy of Health Sciences, Internal Medicine Residency: New York Presbyterian Queens and Weil Cornell Medical College of Cornell, Nutrition Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Gastroenterology Fellowship: University of Florida.
What certifications do you hold?
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
What do you and your family enjoy doing in your spare time?
Traveling and watching movies.
Do you have any special honors or recognitions in your medical career that you would like to share?
Residential Poster Award (American College of Gastroenterology) and honors in Pharmacology.
Do you fluently speak any other languages in addition to English?
Hindi.
Please list your professional affiliations.
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American College of Gastroenterology, American Association for Study of Liver Diseases and American Gastroenterological Association.
Jan Carlos Prazak, MD
Board-certified Gastroenterologist
Why did you choose to specialize in Gastroenterology?
Gastroenterology is a specialty that encompasses a wide variety of pathology and organ systems. I have a special interest in endoscopic procedures.
Do you have a specialty of interest within GI?
Interventional Endoscopy, complex ERCP, diagnostic and therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound, small bowel enteroscopy, Radiofrequency ablation for barrett’s esophagus and endoluminal stents.
Where did you study?
Medical school: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Residency: Henry Ford Hospital, GI Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital, Interventional Endoscopy Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University.
What certifications do you hold?
Board Certified in Gastroenterology.
What do you and your family enjoy doing in your spare time?
Cycling and tennis.
Do you fluently speak any other languages in addition to English?
Spanish
Please list your professional affiliations.
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American College of Gastroenterology and American Gastroenterological Association.
