Dr. John Echevarria, (DDS, MD) has been practicing medicine since receiving his MD from the University of Oregon in 1964. Since then he has practiced primarily in Oregon (as a staff Dr. and professor at the University of Oregon Medical School) and Texas . He has served on the governing boards of several medical associations and has been a member of the Texas Medical Association since 1985. He's also a published researcher with his work appearing in textbooks and professional journals.

Colleges and Universities Attended

University of Oregon Medical School, Portland, OR
1960-1964
M.D. 1964

University of Oregon, Portland, OR
1962
Bachelor of Science

Northwestern Dental School, Chicago, IL
1954-1958
D.D. S. 1958

University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
1951-1954
Undergraduate



University of Hospital Staff Appointments
Brownsville Surgicare, Brownsville, TX
1991-2000
Staff

Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, TX
1991-2000
Courtesy Staff

Valley Regional Medical Center, Brownsville, TX
1985-2000
Courtesy Staff

Dolly Vinsant Hospital, San Benito, TX
1985-2000
Staff

AMI Brownsville Medical Center, Brownsville, TX
1985-2000
Staff

University of Oregon Medical School, Portland, OR
1980-1985
Clinical Instructor of Otolaryngology and Maxillo-Facial Surgery

Southern Coos Hospital, Bandon, OR
1972-1985
Courtesy Staff

Lower Umpqua Hospital, Reedsport, OR
1973-1985
Courtesy Staff

Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay, OR
1975-1985
Staff

McAuley Hospital, Coos Bay, OR
1972-1975
Staff

Keizer Hospital, North Bend, OR
1972-1975
Staff

University of Oregon Medical School
1968-1972
Resident, Otolaryngology

Travis Air Force Base Hospital, CA
1964-1965
Rotating Internship



Professional Societies
Texas Medical Association
1985-Present
Member

Cameron County Medical Society
1985-Present
Member

Southwestern Medical Society
1973
Member

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1978
Fellow

American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
1977
Fellow

American College of Surgeons
1975
Fellow

American Board of Otolaryngology
1972
Diplomat

Publications
Co-author of Chapter Diseases of the Pharynx and Deep Neck Infections with Edwin Everts, M.D., Paparella & Shumrick's textbook Otolaryngology, First edition 1972, Second edition 1980.


Co-author of article Temporalis Fascia Grafts, Medial or Lateral to Tympanic Membrane with Patrick J. Doyle, M.D., Laryngoscopy, August 1972.

Author of chapter on Deep Neck Infections in Infections of the Head and Neck by David Schlossberg, Springer Verlag 1987.