Dr. Fernando Garcia MD

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Fernando Garcia, who serves patients in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dr. Garcia is a highly trained general surgeon at Texas Health Care General Surgery. He is passionate about surgery and working closely with his patients across the Fort Worth, Texas area to help them achieve their optimal health.

Texas Health Care is a multi-specialty physician group practice with a current membership of more than 150 physicians throughout Tarrant County. The physicians are highly regarded and known for providing excellent healthcare in North Texas. As part of their commitment to excellence in every aspect of their operation, they maintain a professional, hands-on business office with experienced personnel who are well-versed in all aspects of insurance billing, coding, and coordinating with a variety of insurance companies and health plans.

Professionally, Dr. Garcia is affiliated with several medical centers and hospitals, including Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center at Grapevine, John Peter Smith Hospital, Plaza Day Surgery Center, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, Texas Health Specialty Hospital, PAM Specialty Hospital of Corpus Christi North, and Corpus Christi Medical Center.

The doctor’s acclaimed career in medicine began after he earned his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1992. He then went on to perform his residency in general surgery / trauma surgery at UC Davis Medical Center.

A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Garcia is board-certified in general surgery and trauma surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge. 

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care. 

On a more personal note, Dr. Garcia speaks both English and Spanish.

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