Email

isabel.valdez@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

7200 Cambridge (Clinic)

8th floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2500

Education

PA from University Of Texas Medical School At Galveston

12/2007 - Galveston, Texas United States

BA from Rice University

05/2001 - Houston, Texas United States

Certifications

Physician Assistant

NCCPA

Certified since 2008

Clinical Preceptor

#CPAAPA

AAPA

Certified clinical preceptor by AAPA in Family and Community Medicine.

Professional Interests

• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• High Cholesterol
• Women's Health
• Health Maintenance
• Mental Health Wellness
• LGBT Healthcare and Topics
• General Internal Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Preventive Medicine
• Primary Care
• Screening
• Chronic Disease Management
• Obesity Medicine

Professional Statement

Interests include the management of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and blood pressure. Informed in women's health topics including cancer screening and contraception topics. Engage in shared-decision making to promote preventive screening for patients using evidence-based guidelines.
Experienced in mentoring and educating physician assistants students from Baylor College of Medicine.
Driven to develop and implement Quality Improvement workflows for patient safety.
Collaborated with leadership across departments to develop best practices for NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home certification and Age-Friendly Health Systems Recognition

Websites

Memberships

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Member

American Academy of Physician Assistants

Member (01/2008)

Texas Gulf Coast Physician Assistant

Texas Academy of Physician Assistants

Languages

Spanish