Alexander Perez, M.D., MSHCT, FACS
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Alexander Perez, M.D., MSHCT, FACS
Faculty
Positions
- Faculty
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Division of Trauma, Bariatric and Acute Care Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
- Vice Chair for Surgical and Clinical Safety Simulation
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Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
- Director, Surgical Simulation
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Baylor College of Medicine
- Associate Director, Surgical Simulation Core
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Baylor College of Medicine
- Chair, Council on Surgical Simulation
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Baylor College of Medicine
- Assistant Dean, Patient Safety, Simulation and Process Improvement
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Baylor College of Medicine
Addresses
- Acute Care Surgery Clinic (Clinic)
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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)
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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. "Defining the learning curve for team-based laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy." Ann Surg Oncol.; Pubmed PMID: 24923222
- Kokosis G, Ceppa EP, Tyler DS, Pappas TN, Perez A "Laparoscopic duodenectomy for benign nonampullary duodenal neoplasms." Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech.; Pubmed PMID: 25304734
- Nussbaum DP, Pappas TN, Perez A "Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy in the Western Patient Population: Tips, Techniques, and Evidence-based Practice." Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech.; Pubmed PMID: 26492457
- Williams TP, Snyder CL, Hancock KJ, Iglesias NJ, Sommerhalder C, DeLao SC, Chacin AC, Perez A "Development of a Low-cost, High-fidelity Skin Model for Suturing." J Surg Res.; Pubmed PMID: 32810661
- Hancock KJ, Klimberg VS, Williams TP, Radhakrishnan RS, Tyler DS, Perez A "General Surgery Resident Use of Electronic Resources: 15 Minutes a Day." J Am Coll Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 31954817
- Williams TP, Hancock KJ, Klimberg VS, Radhakrishnan RS, Tyler DS, Perez A "Learning to Read: Successful Program-Based Remediation Using the Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) Curriculum." J Am Coll Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 33385566
- Sommerhalder C, Chacin AC, Williams TP, Delao SC, Kahrig KM, Snyder CL, Perez A "Utilizing In-Hospital Fabrication to Decrease Simulation Costs." J Surg Res.; Pubmed PMID: 33892461
- Williams TP, Klimberg V, Perez A "Tele-education assisted mentorship in surgery (TEAMS)." J Surg Oncol.; Pubmed PMID: 34245580
- Mao RD, Williams TP, Shah NR, Snyder C, Person J, Klimberg VS, Mador B, Buchanan B, Perez A "Remote Instruction in Focused Assessment With Sonography in Trauma (FAST) Exams for Surgery Residents: A Pilot Study." Am Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 36789639
- Roshal JA, Lund S, L'Huillier JC, Silvestri C, Woodward JM, Gan C, Moreci R, Hoagland DL, McDermott CE, Anand A, Everling K, Klimberg VS, Perez A "Out of Touch: A Nationwide Mixed-Methods e-Learning Needs Assessment of General Surgery Residents." J Surg Educ.; Pubmed PMID: 40253954
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