In the News
Excellence in Epilepsy Care
KFOX 14 and KTSM 9 News toured UMC’s Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and spoke with surgeons who provide the highest level of care for patients with complex epilepsy. UMC is now an accredited Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC).
Brain Injury Awareness
Dr. Kristopher Hooten with UMC Healthcare Partners' Nexus Neurosciences spoke with KVIA on the best thing you can do when it comes to traumatic brain injuries.
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Our UMC Healthcare Partners gastroenterologists were featured on Univision 26 and KTSM 9 News to talk about the importance of colon cancer screening for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Life-Changing Surgery in Action
Dr. Jaime Gasco of UMC Healthcare Partners’ Nexus Neuroscience was featured on KTSM 9 News after completing his 300th Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion (OLIF) at UMC Surgical Hospital, highlighting both surgical expertise and regional leadership in spine care.
National Menopause Awareness Month
UMC Healthcare Partners’ Dr. Daniela Pino joined Univision 26 to share important information about menopause and the options available to help women manage this natural stage of life.
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.