Dr. Carlos Augusto Gómez Ponce — UNAM-trained infectious disease specialist in Ciudad Juárez. Fully bilingual. Walk in Monday to Friday, no appointment, no insurance paperwork.
Typical self-pay prices in El Paso compared with what you pay here. No insurance, no referral, no pre-authorization.
Dr. Gómez speaks fluent English and Spanish. You explain your history in the language you actually think in, and so does he.
Walk-in consultations Monday through Friday, 3 to 5 PM. If you cross today, you are seen today.
Inside Plaza Sendero, about 10 minutes from the international bridges. Well-lit commercial plaza with free parking.
Member of IDSA, IAS and AMIMC. Treatment follows the same international guidelines your U.S. physician uses.
A full history and examination, and time for your questions. Nobody is moving you along to hit a quota.
Nothing is filed with a U.S. insurer or employer. For HIV and STD care in particular, many patients cross for exactly this reason.
Medical degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), with specialty training in infectious disease at Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, one of Latin America's leading academic hospitals.
Nine years treating infections in adults and children: HIV, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections, fever without a clear source, and infections in patients with weakened immune systems.
He attends the major international meetings each year, including AIDS 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, so what you get in the office reflects current practice rather than what was taught a decade ago.
Infectious disease care for adults and children, from a single consultation to long-term follow-up.
Confidential, without judgment. Nothing reported to any U.S. insurer or employer.
Hepatitis C is curable in over 96% of patients with current oral treatment.
Full adult and pediatric catalog, at a fraction of U.S. pharmacy pricing.
Come in three to four weeks before you fly, so vaccines have time to work.
For the infection that keeps coming back, or that nobody has named yet.
Trained at a pediatric hospital, so children are a core part of the practice, not an exception.
Confidential screening at a fraction of what the same panels cost in El Paso. Read how it works before you cross.
Pick whichever suits you. In both, the sample is taken in the morning, fasting.
Blood draws and swabs are done at one of the three collection sites listed below, in the morning, after 8 hours of fasting. The office (Monday to Friday, 3 to 5 PM) is for your consultation and for going over your results.
They are two separate visits at two different times of day. If you cross the bridge at 3 PM expecting blood work in the office, it cannot be done there.
Best if you have symptoms, questions, or you are not sure which tests you need.
Best if you already know which test you want and would rather skip a first visit.
The standard four-test serology panel. On other days the price follows that month's promotion.
Molecular detection of chlamydia (3 variants), gonorrhea, herpes 1 and 2, Mycoplasma genitalium and hominis, ureaplasma, trichomonas, chancroid and syphilis.
Human papillomavirus detection by swab.
No appointment needed. Bring your lab order and a photo ID, and arrive fasting.
Av. Gómez Morín at Francisco Villarreal, Plaza Sendero
Monday to Sunday, 7:00 to 10:00 AM
Women onlyAv. de las Torres #1538, at José Reyes Estrada
Monday to Sunday, 7:00 to 10:00 AM
Women and menAv. de las Américas #201 Nte., Col. Margaritas
Monday to Saturday, 7:00 to 10:00 AM
Sunday, 9:00 to 11:00 AM
Most patients are back across the bridge within two hours of leaving home.
Stanton Street or Bridge of the Americas. Usually 5 to 15 minutes southbound.
Av. Francisco Villarreal Torres #2050. About 10 minutes, and your GPS knows it.
Centro Médico de Especialidades, inside the plaza. Free parking.
Monday to Friday, 3 to 5 PM. No appointment needed.
Read what patients on both sides of the border say
Walk in Monday to Friday, 3 to 5 PM. Consultorio B, Centro Médico de Especialidades, Plaza Sendero. If you would rather ask first, WhatsApp is answered in English.