Since its inception in 1923, the Hidalgo-Starr County Medical Society has been representing physicians as they treat patients, advance science, maintain the standards of the profession, and protect the public health. The Society, a professional membership organization for physicians who live or work in the upper Rio Grande Valley, has a tradition of activism on behalf of practitioners, and patients. As part of the federation of organized medicine, which includes the American Medical Association and the Texas Medical Association, the Society provides a common ground for physicians across a range of specialties to discuss health care issues of the day and work for the good of the profession and the public. Welcome to our website, and welcome to the Society! Jacob Creth “Jake” Fuller, 83, of McAllen, Texas, passed away on March 20, 2024. He was born on December 27, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York.
Hidalgo Starr Counties Medical Society is deeply saddened to hear Jake Fuller has passed away. He was a longtime leader and pioneer of the Border Health Caucus. He will be missed by so many!
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Executive Board
President:
Cristel Escalona, MD
Vice-President:
Marissa Gomez-Martinez, MD
Secretary-Treasurer:
Audrey Jones, DO
Board of Censors:
Dennis Slavin, MD, Roel E. Cantu, MD, Evan Dustin Perez, MD, Mario Rudy Anzaldua, MD
Delegates:
Alcides Amador, MD, Roel E. Cantu, MD, Lenore DePagter, DO, MBA, Luis Edmundo Garcia, MD, Jesus Roel Garza, II, MD, Audrey Lee Jones, DO, Carlos Hugh Palacio Lascano, MD
Alternate Delegate:
Crystal Escalona, MDMember Benefits
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