4.6
27 Ratings with 7 written Reviews
Summary
r. David W. Person was born in Rochester, Minnesota. Before his third birthday, his family moved to Houston. After matriculating from Bellaire High School, he headed to The University of Texas at Austin where he graduated magna cum laude in biology. He next moved to Dallas to study medicine at Southwestern Medical School on a military scholarship. It was in Dallas that he met and married his wife Suzanne. They moved to San Antonio where Dr. Person took his internship and residency in general surgery at the famed Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC). In his last year of training, their first daughter, Madison, was born.
While serving our country, the Army took Dr. Person and his family to Wurzburg, Germany. While there, he served a tour in Kosovo with the 67th Combat Support Hospital. On his return, he was assigned to the 67th Forward Surgical Team (a small, highly deployable surgical unit). In Germany, Dr. Person and his wife had their second daughter, Monroe. After two years in …Germany, he was asked to return to BAMC as an attending surgeon. While serving at BAMC, he was deployed to Honduras and Kuwait. As his nine years of commitment came to a close, he prepared for specialized surgical training.
Dr. Person moved his family to study plastic and reconstructive surgery under Dr. Luis O. Vasconez at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. There they had their third daughter, Mary-McKinley. After two years of intense specialty training, Dr. Person and his family moved back to San Antonio. It was there he subspecialized in hand and microsurgery at The Hand Center of San Antonio.
He is Board Certified in both General Surgery and Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Person’s clinical interests include surgery of the hand and wrist, reconstructive plastic surgery and reconstructive microsurgery.
Dr. Person enjoys scuba diving, hiking and digital photography. His foremost interests are his faith and spending time with his family.
Dr. Person works primarily in the Hand Center's Northside office.
Read More Read less While serving our country, the Army took Dr. Person and his family to Wurzburg, Germany. While there, he served a tour in Kosovo with the 67th Combat Support Hospital. On his return, he was assigned to the 67th Forward Surgical Team (a small, highly deployable surgical unit). In Germany, Dr. Person and his wife had their second daughter, Monroe. After two years in …Germany, he was asked to return to BAMC as an attending surgeon. While serving at BAMC, he was deployed to Honduras and Kuwait. As his nine years of commitment came to a close, he prepared for specialized surgical training.
Dr. Person moved his family to study plastic and reconstructive surgery under Dr. Luis O. Vasconez at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. There they had their third daughter, Mary-McKinley. After two years of intense specialty training, Dr. Person and his family moved back to San Antonio. It was there he subspecialized in hand and microsurgery at The Hand Center of San Antonio.
He is Board Certified in both General Surgery and Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Person’s clinical interests include surgery of the hand and wrist, reconstructive plastic surgery and reconstructive microsurgery.
Dr. Person enjoys scuba diving, hiking and digital photography. His foremost interests are his faith and spending time with his family.
Dr. Person works primarily in the Hand Center's Northside office.
Quick Facts
- 32 years of experience
- speaks Spanish, English
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School
- 7 written reviews
- 3 specialties
- 10 areas of expertise
- 3 board certifications
- 5 hospital affiliations
- 2 office locations
- Male
Office Locations
Dr. David Wesley Person has 2 locationsMethodist Specialty And Transplant Hospital
8026 Floyd Curl DrSan Antonio, TX 78229 Tel: (210) 575-8110
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Medical Specialties
Dr. David Wesley Person has the following 3 specialties
Specialty Expertise
Dr. David Wesley Person has the following 10 areas of expertise
Certifications, License, & Education
32 Years Experience
MEDICAL LICENSE
Medical Doctor, Texas, 2026, Active
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Medical School
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolGraduated in 1994
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