Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA
Critical Care Physician · MBA in Healthcare Administration
Mission, TX Galveston, TX Edinburg, TX Rochester, NY Cleveland, OH McAllen, TX
What I am building toward.
Self-driven, bilingual, independent learner. The goal is to combine language, culture, business, and medicine to provide equitable and culturally competent critical care to patients and their families.
Education and Training
Cardiothoracic Critical Care Anesthesia Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, Ohio
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
University of Rochester Medical Center - Rochester, New York
Internal Medicine Residency
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg, Texas
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Houston-Clear Lake - Clear Lake, Texas
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) - Galveston, Texas
Bachelor of Science, Biology - Magna Cum Laude (B.S.)
University of Texas-Pan American - Edinburg, Texas · Minors in Chemistry and Spanish
Professional Certifications
ELSO Adult ECMO Simulation Course at SCCM
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
- 2-day hands-on course applying practical ECMO concepts to simulation scenarios
- Multidisciplinary problem solving across the full range of ECMO scenarios
Funding: University of Rochester Medical Center
ELSO Foundation: Adult ECMO Training Course
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
- 8-hour course covering 53 modules and 80+ learning objectives
- Up-to-date evidence-based standards of practice for adult ECMO patient care
Funding: Out of Pocket
Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS)
Society of Critical Care Medicine
- 2-day course on managing critically ill patients for the first 24 hours of care
- Adult, pediatric, and pregnant patient critical care
Funding: Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
American Heart Association
Basic Life Support (BLS)
American Heart Association
The Difficult Airway Course
- 20-hour course on airway assessment, supraglottic and extraglottic devices, awake intubations, nasal intubations, and surgical airway
Funding: UTRGV IM Residency Program
Certified Healthcare Financial Professional (CHFP)
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Funding: HFMA South Texas Board Student to Professional Scholarship
National Board of Certified Medical Interpreter - Spanish
NBCMI Registry #: 102875
Parrot Language Certification - General Professional IL3 Spanish
Medical Interpreting and Translating Institute Online
60-hour Certificate Course in Medical Interpretation · Requirement for NBCMI Certification
Recognition
HFMA South Texas Board Student to Professional Scholarship
The Business Strategy Game Industry Champion
Global 100 Top Performance in The Business Strategy Game
Earnings Per Share · Stock Price
John P. McGovern Student Award in Oslerian Medicine - Finalist
UTMB School of Medicine
Second Place Poster - Southwestern Regional Latino Medical Student Association Conference
Mosquito Collection in Prevalence Detection of Zika Virus in Southeastern Dominican Republic
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Best Honors Thesis Presentation
University of Texas-Pan American · Circadian Modulation of Associative Conditioning in Lymnaea stagnalis
Professional Memberships
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Speaker Presentations
LUCAS: Indications and Limitations
Richard Witherington Hyde, MD Conference · University of Rochester Medical Center - Strong Memorial Hospital
Advances in CPR: Heads Up
Richard Witherington Hyde, MD Conference · University of Rochester Medical Center
Methylene Blue: A Physiologic Review
Richard Witherington Hyde, MD Conference · University of Rochester Medical Center
Facts and Fiction on Contrast Nephropathy
Richard Witherington Hyde, MD Conference · University of Rochester Medical Center
Hypoxic/Hypercapnic Ventilatory Responses
Richard Witherington Hyde, MD Conference · University of Rochester Medical Center
Root Cause Analysis: Epinephrine Extravasation Leading to Above-Elbow Amputation
Morbidity and Mortality Conference · UTRGV IM Residency at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
- Investigated current hospital protocols and updated ACLS guidelines
- Suggested hospital improvements based on most current guidelines
PARADIGM-HF Trial: ARNI in Heart Failure (Journal Club)
UTRGV IM Residency at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
Introduction to Clinical Documentation
UTRGV IM Residency · Onboarding training for incoming interns · Provided dot-phrases for documentation
Poster Presentations
Research Experience
PPARγ-Regulated Gene Expression in a Rat Model of Neuronal Injury
University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, Texas · Advisor: Dr. Kelly Dineley
- Applied Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) software to analyze the role of PPARγ in neuronal injury
PPARγ-Regulated Gene Expression in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease
University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, Texas · Advisor: Dr. Kelly Dineley
- Applied IPA software to interpret the role of PPARγ in Alzheimer's disease
Zika Virus Prevalence in the Bateyes of Southeastern Dominican Republic
University of Texas Medical Branch · Advisors: Dr. Matthew Dacso (UTMB Center for Global Health Education); Dr. Scott Weaver (Microbiology and Immunology)
- Assessed Zika prevalence in underserved and vulnerable populations in Bateyes
Circadian Modulation of Associative Conditioning in Lymnaea stagnalis
University of Texas-Pan American · Advisor: Dr. Daniel Plas (Biology Department)
- Identified circadian effects on learning in the neuroscience model Lymnaea stagnalis
QI Projects
Getting Ahead: Diabetic Nephropathy Screening in an Underserved Hispanic Population
UTRGV IM Residency at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
- Added a UACR order set to hospital-wide EMR
- Increased diabetic nephropathy screening by 50% in one academic year
- Resulted in peer-reviewed publication
Age-Appropriate Preventive and Health Screening in a Resident-Led Outpatient Clinic
UTRGV IM Residency at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
- Created doctor-friendly smart phrases as screening reminders in the EMR
- Increased health screening and vaccination rates by 25%
Reducing Insulin Sliding Scale as Diabetic Monotherapy
UTRGV IM Residency at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
- Used educational techniques and reinforcement methods
- Decreased sliding-scale-only insulin therapy by 25% in 4 months
Service and Leadership
Chair, Resident Leadership Council
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg, Texas
- Organized and led bi-weekly meetings; coordinated implementation of RLC goals
- Represented IM residency in UTRGV-wide leadership meetings alongside elected peers from 9 other residency and fellowship programs
Housestaff Emerging Academy of Leaders (HEAL) - USA
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- 6-month networking and professional development program for transition into academic faculty
Local COVID-19 Vaccination Effort
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
- Supervised and oversaw handling and administration of Pfizer COVID vaccines
Director of Health and Stewardship · Church Board Member · Pianist
Galveston Seventh Day Adventist Church (2015-2019) · McAllen Jordan Hispanic SDA Church (2020-2022)
- Co-founded "Taste the Market" - farmer's market health education series
- Established yearly Heimlich Maneuver course and quarterly health-topic presentations
- Bridged cultural and language differences between Spanish- and English-speaking congregations
- Led weekly worship services; taught piano to children and teenagers
International Experience
Adventist Medical Missionary Trip - Bucharest, Romania
PREMED Adventist Medical Center · Healthcare delivery to underserved villages near the capital
Funding: Private funding through Galveston SDA Church
Global Health Clinical Rotation - Dominican Republic
University of Texas Medical Branch · Zika prevalence research and healthcare delivery in the Bateyes
Funding: UTMB Field Site Scholarship
Medical Humanities Honors Course - Ireland and Northern Ireland
University of Texas-Pan American
Funding: Honors Study Abroad Scholarship; International Women's Board Scholarship; International Education Fee Scholarship
Medical Humanities Honors Course - Vienna, Prague, Budapest
University of Texas-Pan American
Special Topics in Business and Marketing - Lüneburg, Germany
Leuphana Universität
Funding: International Women's Board Scholarship; International Education Fee Scholarship
Languages
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