Gov. Rick Perry has appointed eight members to the Texas Medical Board. The Texas Medical Board is the state agency mandated to regulate the practice of medicine in Texas through Texas Board Exam and consists of 12 physician members and seven public members appointed for a six-year term by the governor.
A prominent Indian American heart surgeon has been appointed to this board. Dr. Devinder Bhatia of Houston has been appointed to the Texas Medical Board for a six-year term along with seven others.
Dr. Bhatia is a board certified thoracic surgeon and president of Southeast Texas Cardiovascular P.A. He is a former clinical assistant professor in the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Society for Vascular Surgery, and Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. He is also a member of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society, and Houston Northwest Medical Center Executive Committee. Bhatia received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas and a medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and completed his cardiothoracic and peripheral vascular surgery fellowships at Carolinas Medical Center. He is appointed for a term to expire on April 13, 2019.
Reference:
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/ranch/news/gov-perry-appoints-eight-to-texas-medical-board/article_5668f36b-1602-5ab5-bac4-d5a2ff63f315.html
A prominent Indian American heart surgeon has been appointed to this board. Dr. Devinder Bhatia of Houston has been appointed to the Texas Medical Board for a six-year term along with seven others.
Dr. Bhatia is a board certified thoracic surgeon and president of Southeast Texas Cardiovascular P.A. He is a former clinical assistant professor in the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Society for Vascular Surgery, and Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. He is also a member of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society, and Houston Northwest Medical Center Executive Committee. Bhatia received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas and a medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and completed his cardiothoracic and peripheral vascular surgery fellowships at Carolinas Medical Center. He is appointed for a term to expire on April 13, 2019.
Reference:
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/ranch/news/gov-perry-appoints-eight-to-texas-medical-board/article_5668f36b-1602-5ab5-bac4-d5a2ff63f315.html
