LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

·         Board Certified Cardiologist.

·         Board Certified Internal Medicine Specialist.

ACADEMIC HISTORY

1995-1999: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, M.D. DEGREE.

2000-2001: Mexicali General Hospital, INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

2002-2006: Mexicali General Hospital, INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY.

2006-2009: Ignacio Chávez National Cardiology Institute, CARDIOLOGY RESIDENCY.

CLINICAL EXPERTISE

• High Blood Pressure
• Chest Pain
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Myocardiopathies
• Arrythmia
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Lipid Disorders
• Syncope

PROCEDURES

1. Electrocardiograms
2. Treadmill Stress Test
3. Holter Monitoring
4. Ecocardiography
5. Pacemaker placement
6. Cardiac Catheterization
7. Checkups

AWARDS

• Honorable Mention after Internship Program at Mexicali General Hospital. December of 2000.
• Award for excelence achieved in the teaching of Medical Interns, June of 2005.
• Named Chief of Residents at Mexicali General HospitalHH, July of2005.
• Honorable Mention for disinguished performance as Internal Medicine Resident, February of 2006.Award for Academic Achievement of the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, May of 2008.

LANGUAGES

• English    
• Spanish

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Dr. Hernandez writes a weekly column for the “Vallarta Opina” newspaper entitled PREVENCION Y SALUD published on wednesdays in the ENSALADA VALLARTA section. Dr. Hernandez also writes a monthly article for SALUD IDEAL magazine.