Dr. Enrique J Griego M.D.

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Enrique J. Griego, who serves patients in McAllen, Texas.

Dr. Griego is a family physician who is currently serving patients at the Guajira Family Clinic & Diabetes Care in McAllen, Texas. He has extensive expertise in his field.

Dr. Griego is also affiliated with several hospitals and medical centers in the area, including the Starr County Memorial Hospital in Rio Grande City, Texas and the Edinburg Regional Medical Center in Edinburg, Texas.

Dr. Griego is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). Founded in 1969, the ABFM is a not-for-profit, private organization whose mission is to improve the health of the public through board certification, residency training, research, leadership development, and promoting the development of the specialty of Family Medicine.

Dr. Griego received his medical degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico in 1988. He then went on to complete his residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas.

Family medicine, formerly family practice, is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. Family physicians are often the first person whom a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility. The procedures that Dr. Griego most frequently performs are urinalysis, autonomic testing, and vascular ultrasound.

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