Positions

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Pediatric Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Clinic)

Mark A. Wallace Tower
6701 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3135
Pediatric Surgery

Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands (Clinic)

Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands
17580 I-45 S
The Woodlands, TX 77384
United States
Phone: (936) 267-7333
jrrodrig@bcm.edu

Education

M.D. from Baylor College Of Medicine

01/2001 - Houston, TX United States

M.M.S. from Harvard Medical School

01/2006 - Boston, MA United States

Advanced Training from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

01/2010 - New York, NY United States

Advanced Training from Massachusetts General Hospital

01/2008 - Boston, MA United States

Certifications

Board Certified - Pediatric Surgery

American Board of Surgery

Board Certified - General Surgery

American Board of Surgery

Honors & Awards

2020 Top Doctor: Pediatric Surgery

Houstonia Magazine

Professional Interests

• Pediatric surgery
• Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Congenital lung lesions

Professional Statement

Dr. José Ruben Rodríguez is a general pediatric surgeon whose research interests include improving outcomes and quality of care for pediatric trauma patients, and clinical trials to improve outcomes following general pediatric surgical operations. Dr. Rodríguez is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and in Pediatric Surgery.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Fallon SC, Kim ES, Naik-Mathuria BJ, Nuchtern JG, Cassady CI, Rodriguez JR "Needle decompression to avoid tension pneumoperitoneum and hemodynamic compromise after pneumatic reduction of pediatric intussusception.." Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Jun;43(6):662-7. Pubmed PMID: 23283408
• Sims CR, Paetznick VL, Rodriguez JR, Chen E, Ostrosky-Zeichner L "Correlation between microdilution, E-test, and disk diffusion methods for antifungal susceptibility testing of posaconazole against Candida spp.." J. Clin. Microbiol.. 2006 Jun;44(6):2105-8. Pubmed PMID: 16757605
• Fallon SC, Lopez ME, Zhang W, Brandt ML, Wesson DE, Lee TC, Rodriguez JR "Risk factors for surgery in pediatric intussusception in the era of pneumatic reduction.." J. Pediatr. Surg.. 2013 May;48(5):1032-6. Pubmed PMID: 23701778

Memberships

American Pediatric Surgical Association

Eastern Society of Trauma Surgery

Pediatric Trauma Society

Languages

Spanish