Roque Ruggero, MD

Biography

Roque Ruggero, MD, received his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio in 1997 and completed his emergency medicine residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York in 2000 where he also served as chief resident.

Dr. Ruggero has been a practicing emergency physician staffing St. David’s Healthcare facility since 2000. He has a special interest in pediatric emergency medicine and additionally works part time at St. David's North Austin Medical Center Children's Emergency Department since its inception in 2014. He is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Ruggero first joined Texas A&M College of Medicine in 2009. 

Dr. Ruggero strongly believes in the team model of delivery of healthcare for optimal patient outcomes. He is actively involved in the integration of bedside ultrasound into the medical school curriculum. Dr. Ruggero has also participated in global health projects that strive to improve emergency healthcare capacity through education partnerships with local physicians. 

I have fun teaching history and physical exams skills, procedural skills, bedside ultrasound, and resuscitation topics with our bright, hard-working TAMU medical students.