Dr. Teran joined the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health in 2024. He is a board-certified family physician with additional certification in sports medicine and will be seeing patients at all of the Family Medicine Clinics – Island East, Island West and Dickinson. Dr. Teran is currently the Associate Program Director for Medical Student Education.
Dr. Teran earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from The University of Texas at Austin and his Doctor of Medicine from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Dr. Teran completed his residency training at the University of Texas Tyler Health Science Center’s Rural Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Teran completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship from Louisiana State University Health in Shreveport Louisiana.
Dr. Teran is certified in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
Dr. Teran's research interests are in regenerative treatment options for musculoskeletal injuries. His clinical interest are in taking care of chronic conditions that afflict the greater Houston/Galveston population, serving Latino and underserved communities, and ultrasound guided procedures for various musculoskeletal conditions.