Emeritus Professor
UNTHSC TCOM
UNTHCS TCOM
Biography
Albert H. Olivencia-Yurvati, D.O., PhD, DFACOS,FACOS, FICS, FAHA
Albert H. O-Yurvati, DO, FACOS, FICS, FAHA, is a 1986 graduate of the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his Internship and General Surgery residency at Tulsa Regional Medical Center at Tulsa, Oklahoma, and served as Chief Resident his final year. He then completed a residency in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at the Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Browns Mills, New Jersey, where he also served as chief resident. He is AOA board certified in Cardiothoracic-Vascular and General Surgery, and he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons as well as the International College of Surgeons.
Other educational activities include a Graduate Certificate from the University of North Texas Toulouse School of Education in Teaching and Adult Learning. He completed a PhD in Education from Northcentral University with a concentration of Organizational Leadership.
He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland, in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He also received Doctor of Philanthropy in 2011, and in 2010, he was the recipient of both the Benjamin L. Cohen Award for Outstanding Research Achievement and the TCOM’s Dean’s Award for Philanthropy. IhE=e has been awarded two Academic Commendation of Excellence (ACE) Award for superior post-tenure reviews.
Dr. O-Yurvati has served on many committees on the local, state, and national level.
He has received the Orel Martin medal, Guy Beaumont Educational Award and the Ballinger Distinguished Surgeon Award. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the ACOS.
Dr. O-Yurvati has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, three book chapters, and numerous abstracts. He is the recipient of over 2.5 million in grants, to include NIH, NASA, DOD, and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation funding. H
Keynote Address: Transition from Provider to Caregiver to Patient
Saturday, September 23, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
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