Heriberto Sedeno M.D. was one of over 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban children who arrived without their parents to the U.S. between 1960 and 1962 under the auspices of the Pedro Pan Program.
2. Heriberto Sedeno M.D. was one of over 14,000 unaccompanied
Cuban children who arrived without their parents to the U.S.
between 1960 and 1962 under the auspices of the Pedro Pan
Program. This program functioned under the umbrella of the
Cuban Refugee Program created by a Presidential Executive
Order and administered by the U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare (“HEW”).
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3. A Pedro Pan
Dr. Sedeno was assigned to Camp Matecumbe, a former Boys
Scouts camp in the outskirts of Miami, Florida. This camp during
the early 1960s was transformed into a placement and education
center for more than 400 Cuban children from 14 to 17 years old.
Dr. Sedeno in June 1963 graduated from the camp’s High School.
His class was the only graduating class from this school ran by
the Christian Brothers. The school closed in 1963 and the camp
in 1964.
4. Undergraduate and Graduate Education
Dr. Sedeno completed his undergraduate studies from the
University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, with a major in
Biology in 1969. He enrolled at the University of Zaragoza
School of Medicine, Spain and obtained his M.D. degree in
1975. Possessing an excellent academic background, he has
worked with many recognized institutes in different capacities
during his career. He earned a distinguished reputation amongst
his medical peers for providing excellent medical care, in
particular to the Hispanic community in the Houston area.
5. Certifications
Dr. Sedeno obtained the following certifications: ECFMG
(1976), Texas License in Medicine and Surgery (1977),
Diplomate American Board of Family Practice (1979).
6. Various Appointments
From 1979 to 1985 Dr. Sedeno was in solo practice associated with Alief
General Hospital and Rosewood General Hospital in Houston. In
1985, he joined West Houston Family Practice Associates, P.A. and
served as its Principal until 1995. In January 1996, he was elected to
be the President of West Houston Family Healthcare Associates,
Houston, Texas. He ran his own private practice in Houston for 17
years during which he supervised two bilingual family physicians. In
2007, he negotiated the sale of his practice and transitioned previous
patients to the new practice. Throughout his career, he has also been
affiliated with hospitals, such as West Houston Medical Center serving
as a member of the Credential Committee, Utilization Management
Committee, and Medical Executive Committee. He was also Chief of
the Family Practice Department in 1989. He was a staff physician at
Memorial Southwest Hospital from 1980 to 2007.
7. Currently
Heriberto Sedeno, M.D. is a retired family physician who has thirty
years of experience in direct patient care. He now resides in
Austin, Texas.