Luis Pacheco, MD
Dr. Luis Diego Pacheco, MD, completed his residency and medical school at the University of Costa Rica, with a further internship and residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch. It was at the latter where he also gained fellowships in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Anesthesia Critical Care.
He specialties include; Anesthesiology, Maternal Fetal Medicine (Ob/Gyn) & Ob/Gyn – Maternal Fetal Medicine. He is board certified in both Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine, by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology. And also in Critical Care Medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology Examination/American Board of Obstetrcis and Gynecology. His field of interest covers OB/GYN and Surgical Critical Care.
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