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Henry Reinhart, MD, FACS

Endocrine Surgeon, General Surgeon

Department:
Surgery

Certifications:
American Board of Surgery, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Languages:
English and Spanish

Locations

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UT Health RGV Surgery & Women's Specialty

614 Maco Drive, Harlingen, TX. 78550

PHONE: (956) 296-7000 | FAX: (956) 440-9801

Services & Treatments

Conditions Treated

  • Adrenal Cancer
  • Adrenal Masses
  • Familial Syndromes
  • Goiter
  • Graves' Disease
  • Hormone Producing Adrenal Tumors
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Parathyroid Cancer
  • Thyroid Cancer (papillary, follicular, medullary & anaplastic)
  • Thyroid Nodules
  • Thyroid Radio Frequency Ablation
  • Thyroiditis

Biography

Dr. Henry Reinhart is a board-certified General Surgeon and Fellowship trained Endocrine Surgeon at UT Health RGV. Dr. Reinhart graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Texas Tech University in 2003 and received his Medical Degree (M.D.) from The University of Texas Southwestern in 2011. He then completed his Surgical Residency training at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2016. During that time, he was awarded the Raleigh Ross Award by the Texas Surgical Society, among other awards. After completion of his residency training, Dr. Reinhart continued his medical education and completed his Endocrine Surgery Fellowship at the Baylor Scott & White Health in 2017. 

Dr. Henry Reinhart is board certified by The American Board of Surgery and has a clinical interest in minimally invasive thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and general surgery. As an Endocrine and General Surgeon at UT Health RGV, Dr. Reinhart diagnoses and provides advanced medical treatment in Thyroid Cancer (papillary, follicular, medullary & anaplastic), thyroid nodules, goiter, hyperthyroidism, Graves’ Disease, Thyroiditis, Hyperparathyroidism, Parathyroid Cancer, head and neck ultrasound, along with surgeries such as hernia, gall bladder, gastric, colon, breast, small bowel, oncologic, laparoscopic and open transabdominal adrenalectomy or pancreatectomy, robotic surgery, and more. He is also the first practitioner of Radio Frequency Ablation of Thyroid nodules (RFA) in the Rio Grande Valley. 

Additionally, Dr. Reinhart is a member of several notable organizations such as The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Western Surgical Association, Texas Surgical Society, South Texas American College of Surgeons and Texas Association of Surgical Skills Laboratories.   

Dr. Reinhart joined the UTRGV School of Medicine Faculty in 2017 and currently serves as the program director of the surgery residency at Valley Baptist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery. 

Outside Medicine, Dr. Reinhart enjoys spending time with his family and friends, traveling, scuba diving, and reading. 

To schedule a consultation with Dr. Reinhart, fill out our secure Online Appointment Request Form or call us at 1-833-887-4863 to speak with one of our UT Health RGV scheduling professionals. 

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest emergency room. 

Education & Training

Fellowship:
Baylor Scott and White Health (2016-2017)
Temple, TX

Post Graduate Training:
Texas Tech University HSC (2011-2016)
El Paso, TX

Medical School:
UT Southwestern (2007-2011)
Dallas, TX

Undergraduate Training:
Texas Tech University (2002-2003)
Lubbock, TX

Honors & Awards

  • (2019) UTRGV Family Medicine Residency Award of Excellence
  • (2016) Raleigh Ross Award of the Texas Surgical Society
  • (2012) Edward C. Saltzstein Award for Intern of the Year
  • (2012) The Steve H. Dougherty Award for Excellence in Academics
  • (2006) Tau Sigma Honor Society
  • (2003) Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • (2003) Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
  • (2003) Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society
  • (2003) Wayne and Gladys Foundation International Scholar
  • (2002) Golden Key International Honor Society

Hospital Privileges: 

  • Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen
  • Harlingen Medical Center
  • Knapp Medical Center
  • Doctors Hospital at Renaissance

Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery
  • Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Program
  • Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Program
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor