Alexander Perez

Alexander Perez, M.D., MSHCT, FACS

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Alexander Perez, M.D., MSHCT, FACS

Faculty

Positions

Faculty: Division of Trauma, Bariatric and Acute Care Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Vice Chair for Surgical and Clinical Safety Simulation: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Director, Surgical Simulation: Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Director, Surgical Simulation Core: Baylor College of Medicine

Chair, Council on Surgical Simulation: Baylor College of Medicine

Assistant Dean, Patient Safety, Simulation and Process Improvement: Baylor College of Medicine

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.