2023
UMC Conducts First of Its Kind Vascular Surgery In El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – It was another first at University Medical Center of El Paso this week as surgeons performed El Paso’s first Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis surgery, a procedure to repair damage to the largest artery in the chest.
Dr. Gilbert Aidinian, Division Chief of Vascular and Endovascular surgery at UMC, and Dr. Alireza Daneshpajouh, Director of Vascular Clinic Services at UMC, conducted the new procedure using the FDA approved GORE TAG Thoracic Stent Graft.
2022
First In The Region: UMC Receives Membership Into The Society For Vascular Surgery VQI Registry
El PASO, Texas – The University Medical Center of El Paso Healthcare Partners Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Center has received notification of its membership into the Society for Vascular Surgery VQI (Vascular Quality Initiative) Registry; a first for the region. The center is led by Gilbert Aidinian, M.D., Division Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery for UMC and Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso (TTP El Paso). Dr. Aidinian is also an associate professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s Foster School of Medicine.
2020
UMC Acquires Border Pediatrics To Strengthen Pediatric Care Throughout El Paso
University Medical Center of El Paso has acquired both locations of Border Pediatrics, a longtime provider of high quality pediatric care in El Paso. Border Pediatrics will continue its care and remain located at 4500 N. Mesa in west El Paso, and 10211 Alameda in El Paso’s lower valley. This new UMC presence provides El Pasoans more options for enhanced pediatric care. Dr. Ruben R. Roncallo and his medical staff are now UMC Associates and will continue to see patients at both locations, now known as UMC Border Pediatrics.