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Joseph Agnew, MD

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Joseph W. Agnew, MD, CPH

Director, Observation/Short Stay Unit

Associate Professor/Clinical

Dr. Joseph Agnew is a published, board-certified Associate Professor/Clinical providing Hospitalist services with UT Health San Antonio at the South Texas Veterans' Healthcare System, where he also acts as the Director of the Observation/Short Stay Unit, since 2018. He earned his Doctor of  Medicine from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2015 before going on to complete his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in 2018.

Dr. Agnew specializes in Rural Medicine/Health and serves as the Medical Director of El Campo Memorial Hospital. His professional interests include rural medicine, hospital medicine procedures, critical care, protocol development, patient safety, quality improvement, resource management and efficiency, length of stay optimization, patient communication and compliance, resident wellbeing and burnout prevention, and medical education. He was awarded Cleveland Clinic's "Resident of the Month Award" in December 2015.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2015 - Doctor of Medicine/Certificate of Public Health - University of New Mexico School of Medicine
    • 2009 - Bachelor of Science (Magna Cum Laude) - Biology - University of New Mexico

    Training

    • 2018 - Residency - Internal Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 2016 - Residency - Internal Medicine - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    • 2016 - Residency - Internal Medicine - Louis Stokes Veterans' Administration Hospital Center of Excellence

    Appointments

    • 08/2018 - Present - Director, Observation/Short Stay Unit - UT Health San Antonio/South Texas Veterans' Affairs Healthcare System
    • 04/2018 - Present - Hospitalist Physician - El Campo Memorial Hospital
    • Associate Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio/South Texas Veterans' Affairs Healthcare System

  • Research & Grants

    Agnew J, Wathen P. Evaluation of a Curriculum on the Management of Chest Tubes. 2017.

    Hughston A, Agnew J, et al. The Successful Discharge of Heart Failure Patients. May 2017, South Texas Research Fair

    Aurelius M, Agnew J. H1N1 Influenza A Virus Isolation from Myocardium Collected at Autopsy. Presented 2014, University of New Mexico School of Medicine Research Day

  • Publications

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • 2018 - American Board of Internal Medicine