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- ↑ "21 S.A. Doctors Listed Among Best", San Antonio Express-News , February 19, 1992.
- 1 2 3 Faculty profile at UTHSCSA, retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ A letter from AANEM [ permanent dead link ] listing him as president-elect, June 29, 2000, retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ Achievement awards Archived 2007-04-20 at archive.today , AANEM, retrieved 2010-02-24.
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