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Dr. Rafael Borges identified specializing in Family PracticeFamily Practice
A family physician is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family, and is trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of ailments in patients of all ages. The family physician receives a broad range of training that includes internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and geriatrics. Special emphasis is placed on prevention and primary care of entire families, utilizing consultations and community resources when appropriate..

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Rafael Borges accepts the following plans for Cigna at Family Medicine Clinic:

• HMO
• TX - South Texas HMO-POS Seamless

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Borges is affiliated with 3 hospitals:

Houston Northwest Medical Center
710 Fm 1960 Rd W
Houston, TX

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License

Dr. Rafael Borges has been confirmed to have a license in Texas.

Education

Dr. Borges attended medical school at Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo Departamento de Medicina. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud and graduated in 1979 having 33 years experience. Additional residency training in Family Practice was conducted at Sacred Heart Hospital.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Rafael Borges MD as:

• Rafael G Borges
• R Borges

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