Shannon Medical Center | Health Beat | Summer 2019

2 HEALTH BEAT Meet our new providers News If you are looking for a new physician, contact our Shannon Doctor Matchmaker Service at 325-481-2343 . Eduardo Gonzalez, MD Internal Medicine Dr. Gonzalez earned his medi- cal degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine in Guadalajara, Mex- ico. He then completed his in- ternship training at Universitario Ramón Garibay Hospital in Guadalajara and at Buen Samaritano de Aguadilla Hospital in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. His internal medicine residency training took place at Mayagüez Medical Center Dr. Ramon Emeterio Betances in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Dr. Gonzalez is fluent in Spanish. He is ac- cepting new patients at his office located on the second floor of Shannon Clinic Beauregard, 120 E. Beauregard. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call 325-481-2284 . Colleen Heartsill, MD Anesthesiology Dr. Heartsill received her medi- cal degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and completed her residency in anesthesiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Cen- ter. Dr. Heartsill is board certified by the Ameri- can Board of Anesthesiology. She comes to Shannon from West Texas Med- ical Associates, where she has practiced anesthe- siology in San Angelo for nine years. Lucas Heartsill, MD Anesthesiology Dr. Heartsill received his medi- cal degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and completed his residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Heart- sill is board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He comes to Shannon from West Texas Medi- cal Associates, where he has practiced anesthesi- ology in San Angelo for nine years. Joseph Hobbs, MD Neurosurgery Dr. Hobbs received his medical degree fromThe Ohio State Uni- versity College of Medicine and Public Health. He completed his neurological surgery residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Penn- sylvania. During his residency, Dr. Hobbs received additional fellowship training in cranial nerve and brainstem disorders specific to trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. Dr. Hobbs is joining Shannon Clinic from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He was the Chief of the Department of Neurosurgery and served as Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. He is accepting John Massoud, MD Family Practice Dr. Massoud earned his medi- cal degree from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Cen- ter in Lubbock, Texas. He then completed his family medicine residency at Texas A&M University College of Medicine in Bryan, Texas. Dr. Massoud is fluent in Spanish. He is ac- cepting new patients at his office located on the third floor of Shannon Clinic Harris, 220 E. Har- ris. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call 325-481-2000 . Timothy Peterson, MD Family Practice Dr. Peterson earned his medi- cal degree from Virginia Com- monwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia, and completed his family medi- cine internship and residency at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. Prior to joining Shannon, Dr. Peterson practiced as a family medicine physi- cian at Goodfellow Air Force Base where he also served as the Flight Commander, Family Medi- cine Department Medical Director, Director of the Allergy and Immunizations Clinic and Air Force Allergy Extender. Dr. Peterson is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is accepting new patients at his office located on the fourth floor of Shannon Clinic Harris, 220 E. Har- ris. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call 325-481-2000 . Cesar Rodriguez, MD Family Practice Dr. Rodriguez earned his medical degree from the Central Univer- sity of Venezuela in Caracas, Ven- ezuela. He completed his family medicine residency at the Univer- sity of Puerto Rico in Loiza, Puerto Rico. Dr. Rodriguez is fluent in Spanish and has more than nine years of primary and urgent care experience. He is accepting new patients at his office located on the third floor of Shannon Clinic Harris, 220 E. Harris. For more informa- tion, or to schedule an appointment, please call 325-481-2000 . Kyle Taylor, MD Family Practice Dr. Taylor earned his medical de- gree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, and completed his family medicine residency at Texas A&M Univer- sity College of Medicine in Bryan, Texas. Dr. Taylor is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is accepting new patients at his office located on the third floor of Shannon Clinic Harris, 220 E. Harris. For more information, or to schedule an appoint- ment, please call 325-481-2000 . Garrett Herdman, PA-C Urgent Care Garrett completed his bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience at Wash- ington & Jefferson College in Washington, PA. He then earned his master of science degree in physician assistant studies from Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He has served in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and was stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base for three years while serving as a U.S. Air Force Captain and Physician Assistant. He has more than five years of clinical experience in primary care, urgent care and internal medicine. Garrett is certified by the National Commission on Cer- tification of Physician Assistants and the Texas Medical Board. Garrett will see patients at Shannon Urgent Care North, 2626 N. Bryant. For more infor- mation, please call 325-481-2271 . Robert Jackson, RN, MSN, FNP-C, BC, PMHNP, CLNC Pain Management Robert received his bachelor’s degree from Angelo State Uni- versity and his BSN from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. Robert finished his MSN and PMHNP through the University of Texas Houston Health Sci- ences Center and his family nurse practitioner program as a post graduate from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. Robert is board-certified in pain management and as a Clinical Legal Nurse Consultant. He has over 20 years of clinical care experience and joins the office of Shannon Pain Management physician Marius Vulcan, MD. For more information, please call 325-481-2247. new patients at his office located in the Shannon Brain and Spine Institute on the second floor of Shannon Clinic Magdalen. For more informa- tion, or to schedule an appointment, please call 325-481-2193 .