Meet the Doctor

Delio Ortegon, MD

San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

Education:

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency
University Hospital - San Antonio, TX

General Surgery Residency
University Hospital - San Antonio, TX

Doctor of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio, Texas

Bachelor of Arts in Microbiology
University of Texas - Austin, Texas

Memberships:

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Board Certification:

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Licenses:

Delegate American Board of Surgery
Texas Medical License

Appointments:

Assistant Clinical Professor - Department of Plastic Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio
Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Christus Santa Rosa Westover Hill Hospital

Publications

Pediatric Thermal Injury  Chapter for Pediatric Plastic Surgery Text;   In Print

The Bovine Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen-Carrying Solution (HBOC-201) Improves Flap Survival in a Rat Model of Epigastric Flap Failure
Delio P. Ortegon MD, Michael R. Davis MD, James B. Sampson, Edward J. Dick MD, Vikram Kashyap MD, Jeffrey D. Kerby MD, PhD
Microsurgery 26(3):203-206,2006.

Presentations

Aesthetic Outcomes in Breast Conservation Therapy
Delio Ortegon MD, Morton Kahlenberg MD*, Jamie Berger, Allison Daum, Howard T. Wang MD, Constance Barone MD
Annual Meeting of  the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Francisco CA, Oct 6-11,2006

Tissue Engineering Baboon Auricular Cartilage for uses in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.          
Delio P. Ortegon MD, Michael R Davis MD, Christopher Breuer MD.
5th Annual Aust Society Meeting, San Antonio TX  June 2001.