Providing Personal Physician Services 24/7 in the Greater Albuquerque Area
(We Specialize in Modern Medicine and "Old Fashioned" Care)
John R. Vigil, MD FACS, CIME
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Physician Executives
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery
Diplomate, American Board of Medical Examiners
Certified Independent Medical Examiner
Certified Aviation Medical Examiner
Designated Civil Surgeon
Board Certified, Urgent Care Medicine
Dr. Vigil was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he attended Bel-Air Elementary, Mc Kinley Jr High, and Del-Norte High schools.
After high school Dr. Vigil joined the US Army and completed almost 6 years of military service serving in air defense and as a pharmacy technician.
After his military service, Dr. Vigil entered the University of New Mexico to study for his degree in pharmacy. During his studies he changed his major to pre-med. He received his Bachelor of University Studies degree with an emphasis in Biological Sciences and Chemistry with honors in 1984 and entered medical school at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
Dr. Vigil completed medical school in 1988 and while in medical school he received two very prestigious awards, The Khatali Alumni Award and the Faculty Award of Excellence recognizing his accomplishments in academics and community service.
After the completion of medical school, Dr. Vigil entered a residency in general surgery at the University of New Mexico Hospital where he completed 4 years of training before moving to Dayton, Ohio where he completed his surgical training in 1994. During his residency, Dr. Vigil admitted into the national honor medical society, Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Vigil also served honorably as a medical officer in the New Mexico Army National Guard during his residency in New Mexico.
After residency Dr. Vigil joined one of the oldest and most respected surgical groups in southwest Ohio in 1994 where he practiced general, vascular, and transplant surgery in a large metropolitan setting. While in private practice in Ohio, Dr. Vigil started a free clinic with several volunteers for migrant workers who had no access to health care. Dr. Vigil was recognized for this achievement by the governor of Ohio. Dr. Vigil left Ohio in 1998 and the clinic remains open today serving the needs of migrant workers in southwest Ohio. In 1995 was initiated as a Fellow into the American College of Surgeons which is one of the highest honors a surgeon can achieve.
Dr. Vigil returned to New Mexico in 1998 where he has practiced general surgery in the rural communities of Ruidoso, Raton, and Las Vegas. In 2003 Dr. Vigil was recognized as "one of America's Top Surgeons" in a major health care industry publication. Dr. Vigil has also been involved as a preceptor for medical students since 1998 as a volunteer faculty member of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. As of September of 2002, Dr. Vigil has practiced emergency medicine in the rural communities of Truth or Consequences and Portales.
Dr. Vigil has passed the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners examination and is certified as an Independent Medical Examiner.
Dr. Vigil has been recognized as one of America's "Top Family Doctors" in general medicine and urgent care by the Consumer's Research Council of America for 2009-2010.
Dr. Vigil will be entering the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico this summer studying for his executive MBA degree.
Throughout his career Dr. Vigil has obtained broad experience in several areas of medicine including general and vascular surgery, primary and urgent care, and emergency medicine. Because of this experience, Dr. Vigil has recognized the need for a more compassionate and patient friendly, as well as a more cost effective model of health care delivery. Through Doctor On Call, Dr. Vigil hopes to provide such a model of health care delivery and, by example to his colleagues, to forge a new way--or more appropriately--an old, but nearly forgotten way of thinking about how we think about our patients and how we can best deliver our services to them in order to ease their burden of suffering.
As of July 2010, Dr. Vigil has fullfilled all the requirements and has passed the certifying examination of the American Board of Urgent Care Medicine and is now board certified in urgent care medicine.
You may contact Dr. Vigil by e-mail by clicking on the link below.
John R. Vigil, MD
Roger Felix, MD
Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine
Dr. Felix was born in Philadelphia, and lived in California and Boston during his youth. He attended college at Brandeis University in the Boston area and studied genetics in graduate school at Johns Hopkins University. Later, he completed medical school at New York Medical College, graduating in 1991. In 1994 he completed a residency in family medicine at University of Rochester Family Medicine Residency Program in Rochester, NY. He has been intent on settling in New Mexico since "discovering" it while in medical school, and has many good friends who reside in New Mexico.
Dr. Felix has a wide range of family medicine experience, including pediatrics, obstetrics & gynecology, adult medicine, and geriatrics, both inpatient and outpatient care, although his current practice is limited to outpatient care only. He has also had extensive experience in urgent care and emergency medicine. He is mainly interested in spending enough time with his patients to be able to improve their health and wellness while also trying to treat acute and chronic illnesses accurately and thoroughly.
Robert Martin, PA-C
Mr. Martin received his undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Science) in Biology from Columbia University in New York and went on to obtain his Bachelor of Science Degree in Physician Assistant Studies through the Physician Assistant Program at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook.
He moved to New Mexico from New York in 2002 and worked for Presbyterian Health Services with the EENT group until last year when he joined Doctor On Call to diversify his experience into primary care and urgent care medicine.
In addition to medicine and science, Mr. Martin's interests include economics, law, and recent history. He enjoys the outdoors and loves New Mexico's rich cultural history.
Curtis Quintana, PA-C
Curtis has been a practicing Physician Assistant for 9 years in Albuquerque and Arizona. He joined Doctor On Call in September of 2007 as a part time provider and as of September 22, 2008 he will be the clinic director of the new west side clinic.
Robert Helmer, PA
Mr. “Doc” Rob Helmer joined Doctor On Call in March of 2009 and is the clinical director for the east side clinic as well as the Spine and Soft Tissue Injury Clinic. He has over 20 years of experience in clinical medicine including urgent care, emergency medicine, and general medicine.
Mr. Helmer graduated in 1974 from Cincinnati Technical College with dual Associate of Applied Science degrees as a Physician Assistant and as a Surgical Assistant. In addition, he has a Bachelors of Science degree from Excelsior College, New York.
He has 20 years experience in Emergency Medicine and 15 years experience in Aesthetic Medicine/Laser Surgery.
Mr. Helmer has also done graduate work at Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, W.I. and at International Institute of Oriental Medicine in Albuquerque, NM.
Mr. Helmer is now pursuing additional studies in the fields of Male Health and Longevity Medicine.
Mr. Helmer has been a resident of New Mexico for ten years and pursues rock hunting and fishing. His medical interests include aesthetic lasers, acne skin care, male health, and health and wellness.
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