Departments & Divisions
Almina Vastani
Specialist
Mina Vastani received her Masters Degree (MSN) and Acute Care Geriatric Nurse Practitioners license (AGACNP) from Walden University in 2020, Bachelors Degree in Nursing ( BSN)& PHN ( Public Health Nurse certification from Western Governors University in 2014, Registered Nurse ( RN) License from El Camino College in Los Angeles in 2010, Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) from Career Colleges of America in 2007. She holds extensive knowledge and expertise in Surgical Nursing . Her experience in surgical nursing began at UCLA, Los Angeles from 2007 till 2016 , and at UT Health San Antonio and University Health System since 2016. Her passion and love for General Surgery motivated her to pursue the degree as an acute care nurse practitioner. She is very interested in specializing in Obesity Medicine and Bariatric program certification . She is currently working as a General Surgery Nurse Practitioner at UT HEALTH in the division of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Her specialty includes in-patient management of Bariatric patients, benign & malignant Colorectal patients, hernia repairs, fundoplication , fistulas & ostomies management, cholecystectomies , appendectomies and or any other foregut and abdominal surgeries.