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Dr.
Horacio Oria, a general surgeon, has been involved in bariatric
surgery - specifically stomach banding - since 1982 when he joined
the Spring Branch Medical Center medical staff. During the past
22 years, he has been a respected member of that staff. Presently,
he is a member of the Surgery Committee (22 years), the Medical
Executive Committee (12 years) and the Comprehensive Care Committee
(eight years).
Ninety percent of Dr. Oria's practice is bariatric surgery. Dr.
Oria also performs abdominal, hernia and breast surgeries.
He is an active member of the American College of Surgeons (Argentine
Chapter), Harris County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association,
American Medical Association, American Society of Bariatric Surgery
and Society for the Alimentary Tract.
Three times, Dr. Oria has received the American Medical Association's
Physicians' Recognition Award in Continuing Medical Education.
A native of Argentina, he attended medical school and completed
his internship and residency in that country before migrating
to the United States and earning his Texas medical license in
1982.
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Dr.
Oria is a fellow of the American Board of Surgery (ABS). A surgeon
who has attained this certification has specialized knowledge and
skill relating to the diagnosis, preoperative, operative and postoperative
management of surgical problems.
The ABS is an independent, non-profit
organization with worldwide recognition.
The Board Certification process
includes:
1) Educational requirements:
Must have graduated from an accredited medical school and must
have satisfactorily completed five years of graduate surgical
education in an accredited residency program in the United States
or Canada.
2) Review of Credentials: Applicants
must satisfy all of the Board's requirements.
3) Examinations: Applicants must
first pass a day-long written Qualifying examination a means of
assessing their knowledge base. After this process, candidates
are admissible to the oral Certifying examination. During this
exam, candidates are interviewed by three teams of prominent surgeons
who evaluate the candidate's capability to manage ordinary and
complex surgical problems. This team of surgeons then determines
if the candidate should be granted certification.
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