The Lone Star Caucus is very pleased to nominate Joseph S. Valenti, MD, for reelection to the position of at-large member of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Board of Trustees.
A gynecologist in private practice in Denton for the past 22 years, Dr. Valenti is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He graduated with honors from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and completed residency at Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.
Dr. Valenti has the experience necessary to serve on the TMA Board of Trustees. He has chaired three TMA councils and committees: the Council on Socioeconomics, Council on Constitution and Bylaws, and Committee on Maternal and Perinatal Health. He currently serves the physicians of Texas as a member of The Physicians Foundation Board of Directors. He previously served as president of the Denton County Medical Society and chief of staff of North Texas Hospital, a physician-owned facility.
Dr. Valenti is actively involved in advocating for awareness of the social determinants of health care outcomes and costs while promoting the primacy of physicians and patients in Texas and the U.S. He has participated in organized medicine since 1991, beginning with his first year of medical school. Throughout his service to the Texas and New York state medical organizations, he has chaired and served as a delegate of the medical student, resident and fellow, and young physician sections. During his residency, he held the at-large position on the Resident and Fellow Section Governing Council of the American Medical Association. He is a member of the Texas Medical Liability Trust Business Development Committee.
Dr. Valenti has extensive organizational and leadership experience, serving his peers at almost every level of the Texas Medical Association. Both at the state and national levels, he has been a consistent stalwart for physician-owned, physician-driven, physician-led health care.
Personal Statement: “The history of the Texas Medical Association from 1853 to today is one replete with a common thread: Physicians joining together to accomplish a vision, “To Improve the Health of All Texans.” TMA’s 2025 strategic plan outlines the path forward, and certainly our original 35 founders could hardly have imagined how complex this task would become: tort reform, balance billing, political action, value-based care, and evidence-based regulation, to name a few of the factors. Nonetheless, we are faced with a future that we must walk together with our patients. We are their stewards, and they are our partners, and we can succeed only if we are kept always vigilant of that fact. Required of us is leadership, dedication, honesty, a working understanding of the determinants of health care costs, and an unwavering belief that we can never give up the ability to do what is in the aligned physician and patient best interest. We must be the leaders of the health care team, and we must defend that only those who have gone to medical school can practice medicine. I humbly ask for your support so that I may continue to carry the fight forward on behalf of our TMA, our patients, and all Texans.”
Profile
Name: Joseph S. Valenti, MD
Specialty: Gynecology
Medical School (with year graduated): Roswell Park, 1986-89 Immunology Masters; SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, 1989-94
Residency Program: Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, OB-Gyn Residency, 1994-68
Board Certification(s): American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Fellow, 2001-present
Primary Residence (City, State): Dallas, Texas
Practice Type/Employment Status: Direct patient care: solo, small group, or shared overhead, 100%
Primary Practice/Employment Location (City, State): Caring for Women, PA, Denton, Texas. Founder and co-owner.
Do you expect to maintain your current employment status and location through your term in office? Yes
Does your current employment situation(s) require you to work outside of Texas? If yes, what is the nature of that work and how many days each month do you work outside of Texas. No
Including the past five years, list all other organizations from which you have received payment, reimbursement, or financial consideration for consulting, advisory, or leadership responsibilities exceeding $1,000 per year in excess of actual expenses: Physicians Foundation
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or is your medical license restricted? Please explain. No
TMA positions held:
Current
- TMA Board of Trustees, 2018-present
- Delegate to TMA, Denton County Medical Society, 2003-present
Past
- Chair, Denton County Medical Society
- Chair and member, TMA Council on Socioeconomics, 2011-16
- Chair and member, TMA Council on Constitution and Bylaws, 2009-11
- Chair and member, TMA Committee on Maternal and Perinatal Health, 2002-03
- Chair, TMA Young Physician Section, 2000-01
- Delegate, TMA Young Physician Section House of Delegates, 1999-2003
- Disclosure of Affiliations
- Caring for Women, PA
- Physicians Foundation
Disclosures
- Caring for Women, PA
- Physicians Foundation
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Texas Physicians Advisory Council
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