Medina Regional Hospital | Medina Health News | Fall 2014 - page 1

Join us in welcoming Shahid Aziz, MD, to the Specialty Clinic at
st St. in Hondo. Dr. Aziz specializes in thyroid disorders, thyroid nodule
biopsies, diabetes and all other glandular disorders, including pituitary,
adrenal, parathyroid and hypogonadism (low testosterone). He is also a
certi ed clinical densitometrist and can interpret bone density scans
and diagnose and treat osteoporosis.
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YEARS
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Exciting news for
Devine patients
T
he Texas Department of Agriculture
(TDA) has approved a $75,000 grant
to Medina Healthcare System to ex-
pand health services at the Medical Clinic
of Devine. This grant was further matched
by the Medina Healthcare Fund by $25,000,
providing us with $100,000 in grant funding
to begin construction. This construction
will provide the clinic with additional wait-
ing room space, four additional clinic rooms
and more. Special thanks to the generosity
of TDA and the Fund for providing assis-
tance in making this project a reality. Total
cost of the clinic expansion is estimated
at $500,000. This investment will provide
needed space for this growing clinic.
Shahid Aziz, MD
The Medical Clinic of Devine, at 1250 State Highway 173 N. in Devine, is
open until 6 p.m. on Thursdays and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays for added
convenience.
“We are pleased to o er the community access to
Dr. Aziz, who has been in practice for several years now
and is double board-certi ed in internal medicine and
endocrinology, diabetes andmetabolism,” says Janice
Simons, CEO of Medina Healthcare System. “Dr.
Aziz is focused on providing each patient
with treatments tailored speci cally to
him or her by using non-insulin therapies,
insulin pump therapy and continuous
glucose monitoring. His practice goal
is to provide the best care possible for
the Medina County community, all while
remaining focused on the mission of the
Medina Healthcare System, to provide comprehensive,
quality care close to home.”
Dr. Aziz is a native of Chicago. He attended Loyola
University Chicago for his undergraduate degree in
biology and received his medical degree from Ross
University. He completed his residency training in
internal medicine and fellowship in endocrinology at
the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
Dr. Aziz will be coming to Hondo on the third
Friday of every month from 8 a.m. to noon. For more
information or to schedule an appointment, please call
the San Antonio Endocrinology & Diabetes Care
Center at
210-352-5006
.
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