Gainesville, Texas – North Texas Medical Center (NTMC) has announced that Dr. Alfred Santos has joined the Wound Care Clinic, an outpatient service offering a comprehensive approach for patients with non-healing wounds.
Dr. Santos is a general surgeon with more than 10 years of advanced wound care experience. Dr. Santos attended Loma Linda University Medical School and completed his residency in General Surgery in 1983. He has more than 30 years of surgery experience with more than 10 years shared with wound care and hyperbaric medicine. Kelley Clark, RN, WCC will serve as the Clinic Coordinator She has been certified in wound care for six years. Together, they will work closely with cardiology, vascular, podiatry, infectious disease and primary care providers to get the best outcomes.
“I am pleased to start seeing patients in the Wound Care clinic at North Texas Medical Center and I look forward to helping patients avoid amputation,” Dr. Santos said.
The clinical team keeps its referring physician partners informed of their patients’ progress with regular updates. Patients are encouraged to keep regular appointments with their referring physician while they are undergoing treatment at the NTMC Wound Care facility.
Physicians may refer their patients by calling the center at 940-612-8490. Associates are available to address referring physicians’ needs and assist in coordinating patient appointments.
The center is located inside North Texas Medical Center at 1900 Hospital Blvd in Gainesville and began seeing patients on Oct. 20.
