Yesenia Rojas-Khalil, M.D., FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Position

Address

Colorectal Surgery (Clinic)
Baylor Medicine at McNair Campus
7200 Cambridge Street
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
(713) 798-4321
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Certifications

Texas Medical Board
General Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Surgery

Education

BA from University of St. Thomas
06/2005 - Houston, Texas United States
MD from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
06/2009 - Dallas, Texas United States
Residency at University of Texas Medical Branch
07/2017 - Galveston, Texas United States
Research Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital
07/2014 - Houston, Texas United States
Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
07/2018 - Houston, Texas United States
Fellowship at University of Louisville
08/2019 - Louisville, Kentucky United States

Gender

CME Presentations

Colorectal Cancer: Update in Screening Guidelines
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 3, 2021

Professional Statement

Dr. Yesenia Rojas-Khalil returns to Houston after completing a Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, where her specialty training focused primarily in robotic and minimally invasive surgery, colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis), and complex re-operative pelvic and abdominal surgery. She is a born and raised Texan, and native Spanish speaker. Dr. Rojas-Khalil graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas in Houston and obtained her Medical Degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. She then completed an 8-year General Surgery residency at the University of Texas-Medical Branch in Galveston, which included a 3-year research fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital with a focus in cancer genetics. In addition, she completed a Surgical Critical Care fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, caring for the most critically ill surgical patients. She is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, and board-eligible for certification in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dr. Rojas-Khalil has authored and co-authored many original research publications, in addition to contributing to surgical textbook chapters in Current Surgical Therapy, Scientific American Surgery, and The SCORE Curriculum for resident education. She is also the Spanish Video Commentator and Contributing Abstract Translator for Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (DC&R), the official journal for the American Society of Colon and Rectum Surgeons (ASCRS). Dr. Rojas-Khalil is an active member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and American Society of Colon and Rectum Surgeons (ASCRS).

Professional Interests

General surgery
Surgical Critical Care
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Colorectal Cancer
Inflammatory Bowel Disease