What is your current occupation?
“Medical doctor specialized in pediatrics”
What does that involve?
“Care of all health needs for children from birth to 17 years of age”
What do you do off the clock “Just for fun?”
“Reading non medical literature, movies, hunting, target shooting”
When and where were you born?
“Medellin, Colombia SA”
What’s the most recent book you’ve read?
“Aura O Las Violetas from Jose Maria Vargas Vil”
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
“Love is the most powerful force in the universe.”
What is the biggest challenge you’ve ever faced?
“To face the challenge as an immigrant”
If you had to describe yourself in just two words, what would they be?
“Persistent, kind”
What inspires you?
“The people that show multiple expressions of love for others”
If you could assemble a dinner party with any five guests
(living or dead), who would they be?
“Saint Theresa of Calcutta, Gandhi, The Little flower, Unamuno, Miguel
Hernandez”
What is your favorite TV show and why?
“HBO mini-series”
What are your roles in the community?
“My role as pediatrician in a community health center (Seguin Family
Health Center, 1104 Jefferson St. 830-379-9797″
What is your educational background?
“Elementary, middle and high school with the Jesuits, Medical School
at a Pontifical University”
What’s your professional background/achievements/leadership roles?
“Pediatric residency at Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus
Christi, TX. Resident of a year – Ordained Deacon with The Catholic
Church”
Share your family.
“Wife and five kids”
What are the moments in your life and career that are your proudest
accomplishments?
“Every time a patient walks out of my office with peace on their heart”
What brought you to Seguin and why did you choose to live here?
“To be closer to my youngest kids going to college in the area”
What do you believe are the strengths of this community?
“To regain the rich experience of working for a Community Health Center”
What initiatives or changes would you like to see in Seguin that
would further strengthen the community?
“That the undeserved populations obtain the fulfillment of basic
needs and beyond”
Do you have any family roots/history in the area?
“None”
What are your plans for the future, personally and/or professionally?
“To keep serving the community as a pediatrician and as a deacon
until age of retirement”