Dr. Carlos Hernandez Torres is an Assistant Attending Physician in the Perioperative Pain Management Service at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Family Medicine. Dr. Hernandez Torres provides evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic pain conditions related to the perioperative period.
He is a graduate of the New York Medical College Pain/Palliative Medicine fellowship program and the Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program where he served as chief resident in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He carries several years of experience as an attending physician in primary care, hospital medicine, inpatient hospice as well as inpatient palliative medicine consultation services. He obtained his medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez.
Patient Stories
Appointments
Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Professor Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Academy of Pain Medicine
Languages
English, Spanish
Insurance Information
Please do not hesitate to contact our office if you have questions regarding your insurance coverage. You may have coverage subject to the availability of 'out-of-network' benefits.
Education
Universidad Autonoma Ciudad Juarez, Juarez, Mexico, 2008
Internship
Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program, Las Cruces, NM, 2010
Residency
Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program, Las Cruces, NM, 2012
Fellowship
New York Medical College Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, New York, NY, 2016
Certification
American Board of Family Medicine: Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine/Internal Medicine: Hospice and Palliative Medicine
