08.19.2022

DHR HEALTH WELCOMES SPECIALLY TRAINED SURGEON TO VALLEY’S ONLY LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER

08.19.2022

DHR HEALTH WELCOMES SPECIALLY TRAINED SURGEON TO VALLEY’S ONLY LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER

Edinburg, Texas – DHR Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Cera G. Kroenke to their team. Dr. Kroenke is experienced in general surgery and received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences.

The recent administrative chief resident of residency program is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Association of Women Surgeons, American Medical Association, and the Pan American Trauma Society.

Dr. Kroenke is trained in open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery and was a member of the DHR Health Tumor Board in the past focusing on breast cancer treatment and surgery.

Utilizing state-of-the-art technology Dr. Kroenke provides surgical care with many minimally invasive options for hernia treatment, abdominal surgery, treatment of benign and malignant disease, and emergency and acute care surgery.

Kroenke is proud to be one of just a few females in the surgery field and hopes to inspire more young women to pursue careers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

To learn more about the surgical services offered at DHR Health, call (956) 362-8170.

About DHR Health…

“Our mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.”

DHR Health is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the Rio Grande Valley providing 24/7 emergency care at the highest level with specialty physicians and surgeons available every day of the year. The hospital was founded in 1997 to help over 1.2 million residents resolve limited health care access challenges in a community that lacked public and county hospitals. Today, it is a modern, 500+ bed full-service health system serving over 300,000 patients annually, with more than 6,000 employees, and offering a full-continuum of care in over 70 different specialties and subspecialties. DHR Health serves the entire region with their hub in Edinburg, clinics in Starr County, and a new hospital in Brownsville bringing the best specialty care in endocrinology, cardiology, oncology, rehabilitation and a robust clinical research division. Their women’s hospital is certified as providing the highest level of maternal care in South Texas. DHR Health has revolutionized the health care landscape of the Rio Grande Valley and continues to raise the standard of care and transform the health care delivery model for the benefit of all local residents. To learn more, visit www.dhrhealth.com.