Dr. Edgar Mora, MD

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Get to know Internist Dr. Edgar Mora, who serves patients in Brighton, Colorado.

Recognized as a well-versed internist, Dr. Mora offers his services at Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, Colorado. He believes in treating everyone with the utmost respect and is dedicated to providing the best care possible. 

A part of SCL Health, Platte Valley Medical Center is a national top performing hospital with a mission to foster optimal health for all. It serves patients in three cities: Brighton – main hospital, chest pain, stroke and trauma center, along with two medical office buildings for doctors’ offices, a sleep lab, wound center, and outpatient imaging center; Commerce City (Reunion area) – pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, and obstetrics, gynecology and high risk pregnancy care are within the medical plaza next to King Soopers on Chambers Road and 104th Avenue; and Fort Lupton – a walk-in clinic for urgent visits, occupational and family medical care are located in the medical plaza next to Safeway.

Academically, Dr. Mora graduated with his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala in 2002. After relocating to the United States, he completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

A member of the Society of Hospital Medicine, he is board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They manage and prevent common and complex diseases by providing comprehensive care and promoting overall well-being.

In his spare time, Dr. Mora enjoys the outdoors, traveling, listening to music, and playing tennis. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.

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