Professor of Medicine

The Theodore & Maureen O’Driscoll-Levy Professor

The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Dr. Francisco Fuentes joined The University of Texas at Houston in 1978.

He earned his medical degree from The University of Valencia and completed his residency at The Hospital Santa Cruz & San Pablo in Barcelona, Spain and a fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.  Dr. Fuentes is The Theodore & Maureen O’Driscoll-Levy Professor and is the Director of both the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and the Cardiology Fellowship Program, underscoring his excellence as a clinician and educator. 

Dr. Fuentes is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Critical Care Medicine.  Dr. Fuentes is also a recognized health educator in the community, and routinely volunteers at the San Jose Clinic.  In 2006 he was named Texas Super Doctor, Texas Monthly and Top Doctors for Women – Cardiology, H. Texas Magazine and was presented with a Special Congressional Recognition by Congressman Al Green in Honor of Outstanding Dedication to Healthcare, Education and Community Service and honored by The American Heart Association for Numerous Contributions to the Field of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Hispanic Community.  In 2004, he received the Benjy F. Brooks M.D. award from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston for outstanding clinical faculty.

His clinical interests are in the areas of general cardiology, preventive cardiology, echocardiography and invasive cardiovascular medicine.  He conducts one of the largest and most comprehensive courses in preventive cardiology in the United States, which has been held annually for 17 years.

Currently he is investigating how to optimize medical and surgical therapies for patients with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes. 

Dr. Fuentes is the author of 66 abstracts, 48 publications and 5 book chapters.