Kenneth Ro, MD

Kenneth Ro, MD

Founder & Medical Director, Back in the Game Men™

Board-Certified in Emergency & Internal Medicine

Precision Medicine | Ethical Leadership | Human Performance

Texas | Board Certified through 2033

dr.ken.ro.md@proton.me 281.808.7568

CURRENT POSITIONS

Founder & Medical Director, Back in the Game Men™ May 2025 – Present
Founder, Nova Oath™ May 2025 – Present
Founder, SoGoMakeaDifference™ May 2025 – Present
ER Physician, The Hospitals at Providence (Emerus), El Paso TX Jun 2018 – Present
ER Physician, STHS FSED, McAllen TX Apr 2015 – Present
ER Physician, Envision Envoy, Corpus Christi & McAllen TX Jun 2023 – Present

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

Medical Director & ER Physician, Edinburg Regional Medical Center Jun 2022 – Mar 2023
Telemedicine Hospitalist, Emerus — Texas, Oklahoma & Nevada Aug 2020 – May 2022
ER Physician, First Choice Freestanding ERs, Houston TX Aug 2016 – Jan 2018
Medical Director, McAllen Medical Center Emergency Department May 2005 – May 2015
Regional Medical Director, EmCare – South Texas Region Jan 2007 – Feb 2011
Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine, UT San Antonio @ McAllen Oct 2004 – May 2015
Medical Director & ER Physician, Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Houston TX Aug 2001 – Dec 2003
Medical Director & ER Physician, Polly Ryon Hospital, Richmond TX Jun 1993 – Aug 2001

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Doctor of Medicine

University of Texas at Houston Medical School (1984 – 1988)

Top 15% of Class

Pre-Med / Biochemistry

Texas A&M University, College Station TX (1981 – 1984)

3.8 GPA • Gibson Scholarship • Early Medical School Acceptance

Chief Resident — Internal Medicine

University of Texas at Houston (1992 – 1993)

High School Valedictorian

Bryan High School (1981)

Rank 1 of 550

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

Emergency Medicine

American Board of Physician Specialists

Certified 2004 | Recertified 2013, 2022 | Valid Through 2030

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Certified 1992 | Recertified 2003, 2013, 2023 | Valid Through 2033

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Emergency Physician of the Year
Greater Houston EMS Council (1999) Physician of the Quarter
McAllen Medical Center (2009 Q4) AMA Physicians Recognition Award
1994–1996, 1999–2002 SCP Health Encore Award
Collaboration (2020)

PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA

PRIME: How to Win the Second Half of Life
A Modern Physician's Guide to Reclaiming Your Energy, Redefining Your Story, and Living with Strength, Clarity, and Purpose.
Back in the Game Men™ Press, 2025
"Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction"
Ro, K. G., Anderson, H. V. — Postgraduate Medicine, Dec 1990; 88(8): 79–90
"The Nova Oath: A Physician's Pledge to Courageous and Ethical Care"
KevinMD.com, June 23, 2025
"From Survival to Sovereignty: What 35 Years in the ER Taught Me"
KevinMD.com, June 20, 2025
Guest, The KevinMD Podcast
"From Survival to Sovereignty" — July 2025