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Physician Profile for Dr. Ruben Velez, MD

Address:
1420 Viceroy Drive
Dallas, TX 75235
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Personal Facts

Personal Facts:
Accepting New Patients: Yes
Male
Years Since Graduation: 31
Practice Member Since: 1983.
Physician Website: http://www.dneph.com
 

HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Appointments:
Oak Cliff Dialysis Center, Medical Director
Dallas Transplant Institute’s Pre-Transplant Department, Co-Director
 
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Dallas County Medical Society
Texas Medical Association
American Medical Association
American Society of Nephrology
American College of Physicians
International Society of Nephrology
Texas Society of Internal Medicine
 
Committees:
Governance & Quality Management Committee, Chairman
 
Professional Interests:
CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease), ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease), Transplant, Diabetes,
 
Physician Treats:
Hypertension
 
Physician Performs:
Transplantation Medicine
 
Foreign Languages Spoken:
Spanish
 

Experience / Training

Verified Specialty
Specialties:
Internal Medicine
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Ruben Velez, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine)
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Nephrology
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Ruben Velez, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine)
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Medical School:
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
San Juan, PR 1978
 
Internship:
Methodist Medical Center
Dallas, TX 1979
 
Residency:
Methodist Medical Center
Dallas, TX 1980
 
Fellowship:
Ut Southwestern University Hospitals
Dallas, TX 1983
 

Procedure

Procedure Number per Year (Approximate)
Transplantation Medicine -

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:
  • Accepts most major health plans
Accepts Medicare:
Yes
Accepts Medicaid:
Yes

Disciplinary Actions

HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Ruben Velez, MD as of 11/21/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.
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