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Guillermo P. Ponce De Leon MD

Guillermo P. Ponce De Leon MD

General Surgeon, Bariatric Surgeon
Southwest Surgical Associates
Guillermo P. Ponce De Leon MD

Guillermo P. Ponce De Leon MD

General Surgeon, Bariatric Surgeon
Southwest Surgical Associates

Personal Statement

Dr. Ponce de Leon is a native of Cuba who completed medical school at the University of Texas at Houston. He completed general surgery training at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He is a pioneer in advanced laparoscopic general surgery, recently performing the first single incision adrenalectomy in Texas. He also specializes in bariatric surgery, including lap band. Dr. Ponce de Leon is a fluent Spanish speaker and stays active in the Hispanic community. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing and spending time with his family.

Gender

Male

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Insurance Plans

  • AARP - Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Aetna - HMO
  • Aetna - Medicare Private Fee for Service Plans (PFFS)
  • Aetna - PPO
  • Aetna - TRS
  • Aetna Whole Health
  • Affiliated Healthplan - PPO
  • AIG - W/C
  • Amerigroup - Amerivantage
  • Assurant Health - PPO
  • BC/BS - HMO
  • BC/BS - PPO
  • BC/BS of Texas - Fed Select PPO
  • BC/BS of Texas - Health Select POS
  • BeechStreet - PPO
  • Benefit Planners
  • Boon Chapman - HMO
  • Boon Chapman - PPO
  • Bravo
  • Cigna - HMO
  • Cigna - PPO
  • Cigna Medicare Access (PFFS)
  • Community Health Choice
  • Coventry Health Care - PPO
  • DARS
  • Evercare - Medicare
  • First Health - HMO
  • First Health - PPO
  • Fort Bend County Indigent
  • Galaxy Health - PPO
  • Gallagher Bassett - Workers' Compensation
  • GEHA Health Plans - Standard Option (PPO)
  • Golden Rule - Basic Plan
  • Golden Rule - HMO
  • Golden Rule - PPO
  • Great West Healthcare - HMO
  • Great West Healthcare - PPO
  • Guardian - PPO
  • Health Adminstration Services (HAS)
  • Health Net - PPO
  • HealthSmart - PPO
  • Humana - Gold Choice PFFS
  • Humana - HMO
  • Humana - PPO
  • Memorial Hermann Choice - MH Choice
  • Memorial Hermann Elect - MH Elect
  • Memorial Hermann Employees - MH Employees
  • Memorial Hermann Select - MH Select
  • MHealth - Insurance Plans
  • MultiPlan - HMO
  • MultiPlan - PPO
  • PHCS - HMO
  • PHCS - PPO
  • Principal Financial Group - Classic PPO
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) - POS
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) - PPO
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Renaissance (RPO) - HMO Blue
  • Renaissance (RPO) - Texas HealthSpring
  • Secure Horizons - Insurance Plans
  • SelectCare of Texas - Texan Plus
  • Self Pay (No Insurance)
  • TexanPlus - Medicare Replacement HMO
  • Texas True Choice - HMO
  • Texas True Choice - PPO
  • TML - PPO
  • TML - Workers' Compensation
  • Today's Options
  • Tricare - Prime
  • Tricare - Standard
  • UMR - PPO
  • Unicare - HMO
  • Unicare - PPO
  • United Healthcare - HMO
  • United Healthcare - Pacificare
  • United Healthcare - PPO
  • US Family Health Plan - Tricare
  • WellCare - Insurance Plans
  • Workers Compensation

Medical School

University of Texas at Houston, School of Medicine (1992)

Residency

Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas (1998)

Board Certifications

  • Surgery

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • American Board of Surgery
  • American Medical Association
  • Texas Medical Association
  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Awards

  • Top Score in Surgical in Training Exam During Internship at Baylor

Research Interests

  • Ponce De Leon, G. “Thyroid Malignant Lymphomas"
  • Protocol EFC6520: A Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind Study comparing the Efficacy and Safety of AVE5026 with enoxaparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery
  • Protocol CXA-CIAI-10-08: A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Phase 3 Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous CXA-201 with that of Meropenem in Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections
  • Protocol E101:PH3:2012:004 Phase 3 Study of Efficacy and Safety of Topical E-101 Solution to Prevent Incisional Infections among Colorectal Surgery Patients (Triple IN Study --Inhibition of Incisional Infections)

Clinical Interests

  • Breast Cancer
  • Appendectomy
  • Weight Loss Surgery
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Colon Cancer
  • Hemorroid Surgery
  • Hernia Repair
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Pancreatic Diseases
  • Skin Lesion
  • Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
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Memorial Hermann Southwest

Medical Plaza 1 7777 Southwest Freeway Suite 810A Houston, TX 77074 (713) 772-1200

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        Methodist Sugar Land

        Medical Office Building 1 16651 Southwest Freeway Suite 360 Sugar Land, TX 77479 (713) 772-1200

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                Memorial Hermann Sugar Land

                Medical Plaza 1 17510 W Grand Pkwy S Ste 490 Sugar Land, TX 77479 (713) 772-1200

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