Dr. Jose Cortez is a board-certified Urologist with subspecialty certification in Pediatric Urology. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Houston. He also earned his medical degree in Houston at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Cortez completed two years of General Surgery training and completed a Urologic Surgery residency at the University of Cincinnati. He completed an advanced training fellowship in Pediatric Urology at the University of California - San Diego.

Dr. Cortez was the first fellowship-trained pediatric urologist in Central Texas and was one of the co-founders of Children’s Urology. He came to Austin with the support of Austin Urology Associates (The Urology Team) to start the first pediatric urology practice in Central Texas. He has a special interest in advanced anatomic reconstruction for children with urologic congenital anomalies. He is the current Urology Section Chief for Dell Children's Medical Center.

Dr. Cortez is an avid cyclist and enjoys the outdoor activities here in Austin with his wife and three children.

Education

Undergraduate Education:
Bachelor of Science - University of Houston, Houston, TX

Medical Education:
Doctor of Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Residency:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Fellowship:
University of California - San Diego, San Diego, CA

Licensure

• Sub-specialty Certification in Pediatric Urology
• Diplomate of American Board of Urology
• Texas Medical License

Honors and Awards

Top Docs for Kids 2021, 2022

Austin's Top Doctors (Urology) 2021, 2022, 2023

Memberships and Activities

Service Activities

Dell Children's Council, Member

George M. Seremetis, MD

Austin, TX Board-Certified Urologist

Children's Urology

Dr. George Seremetis is a board-certified Urologist with a special interest in Spina Bifida and subspecialty certification in Pediatric Urology. He received his undergraduate degree at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. He also earned dual master's degrees in Biostatistics, and Physiology at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He also earned his medical degree at Georgetown University. Following two years of General Surgery training at Dartmouth University in Hanover, New Hampshire he joined the International MedCorp and spent a year in Pakistan. Dr. Seremetis completed a Urologic Surgery residency at Dartmouth University and an advanced training fellowship in Pediatric Urology at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago (Northwestern University).

Dr. Seremetis has held many leadership positions at Dell Children’s Medical Center including Head of the Pediatric Ethics Committee, Chief of Surgery, and Chief of Staff. He is also active in Peer Review for the hospital. He is the Urology Director for the Spina Bifida clinic.

Dr. Seremetis is an avid hiker and outdoorsman. He lives in Austin and has three children. He also enjoys tennis and traveling the world and is one of the founding members of the Dell Children’s Surgical Global Surgical Outreach medical mission group now called Operation Kid Docs (OKD).

Education

Undergraduate Education:
Bachelor of Arts - Brandeis University in Waltham, MA

Graduate Education:
Masters in Biostatistics and Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Medical Education:
Doctor of Medicine - Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Residency:
Dartmouth University, Hanover, NH

Fellowship:
Northwestern University / Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Licensure

Sub-specialty Certification in Pediatric Urology

Diplomate of American Board of Urology

Texas Medical License

Honors and Awards

Top Docs for Kids 2021, 2022

Austin's Top Doctors (Urology) 2021, 2022, 2023

Texas Super Doctors 2007, 2008, 2009

Memberships

• AUA Member
• Society for Pediatric Urology
• Society for Fetal Urology
• AAP-Section of Urology
• American College of Surgeons
• Travis County Medical Society
• Texas Medical Association
• Austin Urological Society

Service Activities

Operation Kids Docs (OKD)
International MedCorp, Pakistan