Jorge F. Velazco, MD, FCCP, a Pulmonologist with Heart Hospital of Austin
Get to know Pulmonologist Dr. Jorge F. Velazco, who serves patients in Austin, Texas.
Dr. Velazco is a triple board-certified pulmonologist who, since March of 2021, has been serving as the Associate Medical Director of Heart Hospital of Austin.
Holding an academic title, he is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Anesthesiology at Baylor College of Medicine.
Educated in Peru, Dr. Velazco graduated with his medical degree from the National University of San Marcos in 1996. He then relocated to the United States, performing his residency in internal medicine at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in New York in 2002, and his fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple in 2012.
With over three decades of experience, the doctor is board-certified in pulmonary disease, critical care medicine, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
A Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), Dr. Velazco is also a member of the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Critical Care Medicine.
Practicing medicine in the State of Texas, he is affiliated with Baylor Scott and White Medical Center-Temple, AdventHealth Central Texas, and Baylor Scott and White Medical Center-Hillcrest.
Pulmonology is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. A pulmonologist is an internal medicine physician who specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating conditions and diseases that affect the lungs, bronchial tubes, and the respiratory system, including the nose, pharynx, and throat.
On a more personal note, Dr. Velazco speaks both English and Spanish.
Learn More about Dr. Jorge F. Velazco:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1230381-Jorge-Velazco-Internist or through Baylor College of Medicine, https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/jorge-velazco-72321
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