Dr. Yvette Farran is a native of El Paso, and works as a rheumatologist at UMC. Her mother is from Juarez, Mexico and her father is from Lebanon, both eventually settling in El Paso, where Yvette was raised on the west side of the city, attending Coronado High School.
“I always wanted to be a doctor. I love my pediatrician, and am always really attracted to the science field,” Farran said. “During college, I got to experience just shadowing different positions. I had one where that really helped me. I guess you helped me solidify my plans to become a physician, and that really led me to where I am now.”
As a rheumatologist Farran treats patients with autoimmune conditions, many of whom systems are compromised, and thus start attacking their own bodies.
“Rheumatoid arthritis is probably the most common thing we treat. What drew me to rheumatology was the fact that when you get to help take pain away from patients, hopefully relieve it, or, you know, completely get their disease into remission,” Farran said.
The disease can lead to deformities in the fingers, wrists and other joints, and Farran focuses on trying to prevent deformities and help with patient function as normally as possible.
Farran, who did part of her medical training in Houston, is glad to be able to serve patients in the El Paso area close to home, rather than seeing them have to go across the state to seek treatment.
“Since I did my training in Houston, I saw several patients that were traveling all the way over there to get their care…900 miles across the state.” she said.
Farran said that she is grateful to be able to return home to El Paso to help patients at UMC avoid having to travel so far from family and friends to get the treatment they need.
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