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Email

alexander.perez@bcm.edu

Positions

Faculty

Division of Trauma, Bariatric and Acute Care Surgery
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Vice Chair for Surgical and Clinical Safety Simulation

Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Director, Surgical Simulation

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Associate Director, Surgical Simulation Core

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Chair, Council on Surgical Simulation

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Assistant Dean, Patient Safety, Simulation and Process Improvement

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Addresses

Acute Care Surgery Clinic (Clinic)

7200 Cambridge Street, Suite 6B
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-7911
Fax: (713) 798-8258

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Hospital)

6720 Bertner Avenue
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 855-1000

Education

Clinical Fellowship at Duke University Medical Center

Durham, NC

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Residency at Tufts University School of Medicine

Springfield, MA

General Surgery

Internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Research Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

MS from The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

Health Care Transformation

MD from El Bosque University, Colombian School of Medicine

Bogotá, Colombia

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Honors & Awards

Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award

John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch

Award for Simulation Education

Moody Foundation

Texas Super Doctor

Texas Monthly

Professional Interests

• Advanced minimally invasive gastrointestinal and abdominal wall hernia surgery

Professional Statement

Dr. Alexander Perez, a board-certified general surgeon with fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery, joins the Division of Trauma, Bariatric and Acute Care Surgery and is based at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.

Dr. Perez is passionate about advancing patient-centered care through interprofessional collaboration and lifelong learning. He completed surgical training at Harvard, Tufts and Duke, and earned a master's in health care transformation from the University of Texas at Austin. Over the past two decades, he has led initiatives that integrate minimally invasive techniques and simulation-based training into surgical practice and education. His contributions to clinical teaching and innovation have been recognized with numerous honors, including various teaching awards and induction into the Academy of Master Clinicians at UTMB.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Speicher PJ, Nussbaum DP, White RR, Zani S, Mosca PJ, Blazer DG 3rd, Clary BM, Pappas TN, Tyler DS, Perez A. "." Ann Surg Oncol.; Pubmed PMID:
• Kokosis G, Ceppa EP, Tyler DS, Pappas TN, Perez A "." Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech.; Pubmed PMID:
• Nussbaum DP, Pappas TN, Perez A "." Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech.; Pubmed PMID:
• Williams TP, Snyder CL, Hancock KJ, Iglesias NJ, Sommerhalder C, DeLao SC, Chacin AC, Perez A "." J Surg Res.; Pubmed PMID:

Languages

Spanish