Dr. Rene Vela MD
Family Practitioner
401 S Alamo Rd Alamo TX, 78516About
Dr. Rene Vela, MD--specialist in emergency medicine and family medicine--currently practices medicine at Alamo, Texas. Dr. Vela received his medical degree from University Of Texas Medical School At San ...
Education and Training
Univ of Tx Med Sch At San Antonio, San Antonio Tx 1992
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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