Clinch Valley Health General Surgeon Paula Porras Rodriguez, MD now Certified by American Board of Surgery
March 23, 2023
Clinch Valley Health announced that General Surgeon Paula Porras Rodriguez, MD is now certified by the American Board of Surgery.
“This is a distinguished accomplishment that affirms the quality of general surgery services available to our community,” said Clinch Valley Health CEO Peter Mulkey. “Our highest priority is providing excellent patient care. There’s been extremely positive feedback from Dr. Porras Rodriguez’s patients, and we are glad she is on our team at Clinch Valley.”
“I am proud to be board certified by the American Board of Surgery,” said Dr. Porras Rodriguez. “Achieving board certification status means I am part of a community of more than 33,000 surgeons upholding the highest standards in surgery with a commitment to professionalism, lifelong learning and delivering high quality care to patients.”
Dr. Porras Rodriguez went to medical school at Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario in Bogota, Colombia and completed a residency at Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. She specializes in general surgery, small & large bowel surgery (including cancer), open hernia repair, dermatological surgery, breast surgery, endoscopy, gallbladder disease, and colonoscopies.
New patients are welcome, and appointments can be made by calling 276.964.1304. Clinch Valley Physicians Associates is located at 1 Clinic Drive, Cedar Bluff, Virginia. It is on the hill behind Food City and Claypool Hill Mall.
About Clinch Valley Health: For more than 80 years, Clinch Valley Health has been an integral part of the lives of people throughout southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia. Our 175-bed acute care hospital offers a range of inpatient and outpatient services including medical and radiation oncology services, specialty care for the heart, lungs and vascular system, cardiac catheterization lab, 24-hour emergency services, physical rehabilitation, sleep studies, skilled nursing, pediatrics & obstetrics, an advanced wound care center, and advanced diagnostics. For more information, please visit ClinchValleyHealth.com.
About The American Board of Surgery: The American Board of Surgery is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1937 to provide board certification to individuals who have met a defined standard of education, training and knowledge in the field of surgery.