Carlos

Carlos J. Jimenez, MD

Specialties
  • General Surgery
  • Burn Surgery
Languages Spoken:
  • English
  • Spanish

Carlos Javier Jimenez, M.D., was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. He received his medical training at Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He went on to complete general surgery residency at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio. He then completed fellowships in Burns and Reconstructive Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and Shriners Children's Texas. Since finishing his fellowship, he has participated in both burn and trauma critical care and is actively involved with the acute care general surgery program at UTMB. As associate professor, he is an active core faculty to the Level 1 Trauma Center at UTMB. At the Shriners Children's Texas, Dr. Jimenez is actively involved in clinical research for the improvement of acute burn care and the rehabilitation of burn patients. He serves as chairman of the Infectious Disease Committee at Shriners Children's Texas.

As part of the surgical critical care fellowship program, he has spent a great part of his career lecturing and training critical care surgeons. Today, these surgeons are directing and staffing intensive care and burn units in other hospitals nationally and internationally in places such as Ohio, Toronto, Monterey, Mexico, Tamil Nadu, S. India, London, and Bohn, Germany. Dr. Jimenez received the golden scalpel award by the residents of the surgical program for his support and participation in training general surgery residents and critical care fellows. He has also been given the Distinguished Teacher of the Year honor by the American Osler Society.

Dr. Jimenez's research specializes in acute burn care and trauma. He has published articles in The American College of Surgeons Journal, book chapters in Total Burn Care, 4th Ed., and in burn awareness videos in collaboration with Shriners Children's and the Houston Firefighters Burned Children's Fund. He has been honored as a guest speaker at many conferences locally, nationally and internationally. Looking at the future, Dr. Jimenez sees himself at the cutting edge of technology by implementing privately funded clinical trials of different products for the care of burn injuries.

Dr. Jimenez is also board certified in both general and critical care surgery. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Burn Association and many other medical professional societies. Most of his personal achievements are credited to his family who sacrificed much to support his education and success.

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Board Certifications
  • American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, Surgery - General
  • American Board of Surgery, Surgery Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine
Education and Training

Medical Education
Universidad Autonoma de Guadaladra
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Mexico
6/1/1999

Medical Education
Ponce Med School
Ponce, Puerto Rico
5/1/2001

Residency
St. Elizabeth Health Center
Youngstown, OH
6/1/2006

Fellowship
UTMB - Galveston
Galveston, TX
United States of America
6/30/2007

Fellowship
UTMB - Galveston
Galveston, TX
United States of America
6/1/2008

Academic Positions and Locations

UTMB - The University of Texas Medical Branch
Associate Professor

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