Dr. Richard Benavides is a general surgeon, specializing in LAP-BAND surgery. He was born and raised in the San Antonio area and has four children.

Dr. Benavides went to medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He did his General Surgery Internship and Residency at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas from 1981-1986. He has worked in a variety of settings in Texas and Alabama since 1986, including Lyster Army Hospital from 1986 to 1991 where on average he saw 300 outpatients and performed 40 surgeries a month. Currently he practices at Surgery Center of Richardson and periodically at College Station Medical Center in College Station, TX.

 


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Mailing Address:

7920 Belt Line Road
Suite 310
Dallas, TX  75254
(972) 331-8100
(972) 331-8110 fax

 

 

 Educational Background
 
  SCHOOLS - Attended Elementary, Junior High, and High School in San Antonio, Texas: Graduated from Jefferson High School 1973.

COLLEGE - Virginia Military Institute on ROTC Scholarship, 1973-1977. Graduated with honors, 1977: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.

MEDICAL - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas 1977-1981.

INTERNSHIP/RESIDENCY - General Surgical Internship and residency at Scott & White Hospital; Temple, Texas 1981-1986.

 

 
 
Licensure and Certification
  • Medical License, Texas (1981)
  • Medical License, Alabama ( 1987)
  • Board Certified in General Surgery (1988)
 

 



Organizations

  • American Medical Association
  • Coffee County Medical Society
  • Franklin County Medical Society
  • Society of Laproendoscopic Surgeons
  • Brazos County Medical Society
  • Brazos Valley Physicians Organization
  • Texas Medical Association
   
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