Annette Ozuna

Noel E. Oliveira, M.D., CWSP, Director of DHR Health Wound Care Center.

Dr. Oliveira graduated from the College of Pharmacy at UT, Austin. He was named Outstanding Graduate of his class and also served as Student Council President for the College of Pharmacy. He attended UTMB in Galveston, TX where he received his Medical Doctorate while working as a pharmacist. After completing his residency, Dr. Oliveira returned to the Rio Grande Valley to serve his community. He became the Director of Trauma and Emergency Medicine at Rio Grande Regional Hospital.
Dr. Oliveira has dedicated the last 30 years’ of his career to Wound Care and is currently certified in CWSP, BLS, ACLS, and Stop the Bleed. He was a pioneer and the first to open a Full Service Wound Care Center in the Rio Grande Valley and is currently Medical Director of the Wound Care Center at DHR Health. At DHR Health he serves as Chairman for the Continuing Medical Education and the Environment of Care Committees. He has also been asked and serves as the Chairman for the Subcommittee on Accreditation for the Texas Medical Association. Dr. Oliveira has also served on the Board of Trustees for the Sharyland ISD for over 15 years. Dr. Oliveira was recognized in 2019 by the Sharlyland ISD and named Sharyland Pioneer High School Stadium in his honor.
Dr. Oliveira has appeared on an episode of the hit TV show E.R. and assisted in the writing of an episode that entailed Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. He has been onsite as a Trauma Physicians for the F.B.I. Swat Team of McAllen, Texas and has also served as a team physician for High School, College and Professional Football, Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, Rugby and W.W.E. Wrestling.
For fun, Dr. Oliveira has been Scuba Diving in 3 different countries and is a part of the Renaissance Rockers as a singer and guitarist. The Renaissance Rockers have assisted in raising over a million dollars in the Rio Grande Valley. His greatest accomplishment is over 30 years of marriage to his childhood sweetheart and his two wonderful children!

Dr. Annette Y. Ozuna, Pharm.D., CDCES
Ambulatory Care Pharmacist – DHR Health Diabetes & Endocrinology Institute

Dr. Ozuna graduated from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. After completing pharmacy school, she returned to South Texas to serve the minority Hispanic population of the Rio Grande Valley. She has served as an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist for DHR Health for 11 years and has been a practicing pharmacist for 21 years. She also serves as the Residency Program Coordinator for the DHR PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program. Dr. Ozuna received her Certification as a Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) in 2017. She has also received certifications in Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery as well as Medication Therapy Management. Her clinical duties as an ambulatory care pharmacist, specifically in a diabetes and endocrinology clinic, focuses on direct patient care and drug therapy management under written protocol of a physician. Additional duties include diabetes self-management education and support along with training and education on the latest diabetes devices and technology available to patients. She is also strongly committed on providing interdisciplinary education and training for the DHR Health pharmacy post-graduate year 1 (PGY1) residency program and Pharm.D. students at DHR Health. Combining her passion for direct patient care with a commitment to advancing pharmacy practice, Dr. Ozuna continues to empower individuals with diabetes while mentoring the next generation of clinical pharmacists at DHR Health. Dr. Ozuna considers her proudest professional accomplishment as leading a large-scale public health effort at DHR Health that successfully administered over 320,000 COVID-19 vaccines to the Rio Grande Valley community. Dr. Ozuna's personal interests include running and catching up on TV shows, but she especially values the time spent with her husband, son, and daughter.