Miguel Urencio, MD
Dr. Miguel Urencio specializes in aortic surgery, cardiac surgery and cardiothoracic surgery. A native of Mexico City, he graduated from medical school at the prestigious National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) while being enrolled in its Academic Excellence Program.
Dr. Urencio emigrated to the United States after finishing medical school to do clinical research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. After two successful years in the research side of medicine, he continued at the University of Mississippi where he completed his General Surgery Residency and Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship. Dr. Urencio received additional training at Emory University in Atlanta, GA in Advanced Aortic Surgery.
He specializes in all aspects of cardiac surgery, with a focus on complex procedures and aortic surgery. He has published multiple peer-reviewed scientific articles and abstracts, three book chapters, and he is an invited reviewer in a peer-reviewed cardiac surgery journal. He fluently speaks English and Spanish. He and his wife Emilia have three children.
Languages Spoken:
- English
- Spanish
Procedures & Conditions:
- Procedures
- Aortic aneurysm, dissection and valve repair
- Aortic root & valve replacement
- Mitral valve repair & replacement
- Valve sparing root replacement
- Aortic arch surgery
- Coronary artery bypass (CABG)
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
- Tricuspid valve repair & replacement
- Atrial fibrillation surgery
- Pericardium drainage
- Conditions
- Heart disease & heart valve disease
- Hypertension
- Heart attack
- Coronary artery disease
- Collapsed lung
- Arrhythmia
- Respiratory disease
- Lung cancer
- Myocarditis & cardiomyopathy
- Aneurysms
Education & Training:
- Fellowships: Aortic Surgery – Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Cardiothoracic Surgery – University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
- Residency and Internship: General Surgery – University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
- MedicalDegree: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Facultad de Medicina [School of Medicine], Mexico City
Primary Locations:
- Westover: 3011 West Loop 1604 North, Medical Office Building A - #102 | San Antonio, TX 78251
- South: 7719 IH-35 South, #212 | San Antonio, TX 78224
Secondary Locations:
- Northeast: 8715 Village Dr., #608 | San Antonio, TX 78217
- Downtown: 215 E. Quincy St., #604 | San Antonio, TX 78215
- North Central: 540 Madison Oak Dr., #460 | San Antonio, TX 78258
Affiliated Hospitals/Surgery Locations:
- Baptist Medical Center
- Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
- North Central Baptist Hospital
- Northeast Baptist Hospital
- Resolute Baptist Hospital
- St. Luke's Baptist Hospital