John Ruelas, MD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English, Spanish
5820 E. Sam Houston Parkway N.,
Houston,
TX
77049
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: August 2021
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My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
Dr. Ruelas enjoys hiking and rock climbing, traveling, music, cooking, and learning about history.
Fun Facts
The best advice Dr. Ruelas has ever received is “Ain’t nothing worth nothing that ain’t no hard work.”
The most exotic place he has visited is Xi’an, China, where he experienced acupuncture and traditional fire cupping and explored street food.
His guilty pleasure is chocolate.
Publications
- Ruelas J.E., des Bordes J, Obimah R., Luther K., McCain C., Murdock C, Rianon N. “Does Infection Management Contribute to 30-day Readmission in Older Patients Admitted to Acute Care with an Infection?” Presented at STFM National Conference May 2021. Poster presentation of this research also at UT Health Quality Improvement Fair 2020.
- Neve L.D., Ruelas J.E., Blotte C., Bramblett D.E. “Transfection of R28 Retinal Precursor Cells with an inducible BHLHB4 expression plasmid: Potential Model for Rod Bipolar Cell Development.” Presented at 7th Annual Scholarly Activity and Research Program Symposium hosted by Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas. November 10, 2016.
- Ruelas J.E., Blotte C., Ellerbrook L.H., Neve L.D., Bramblett D.E. “Creating a cell system (R28-Tet-ON Bhlhb4) to conditionally express Bhlhb4 in R28 retinal precursor cells to examine the role of Bhlhb4 in rod bipolar cell differentiation.” Presented at 6th Annual Scholarly Activity and Research Program Symposium hosted by Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas. November 12, 2015.
- Ellerbrook L.H., Ruelas J.E., Blotte C., Neve, L.D., Bramblett D.E. “Examining Retinal Rod Bipolar Cell Differentiation Pathways in Response to Bhlhb4 Overexpression.” Presented at 6th Annual Scholarly Activity and Research Program Symposium hosted by Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas. November 12, 2015.
Research
PLFSOM Laboratory for Education in Molecular Medicine – Creating a cell system (R28-Tet-ON Bhlhb4) to conditionally express Bhlhb4 in R28 retinal precursor cells to examine the role of Bhlhb4 in rod bipolar cell differentiation, 2015.
Accepted Insurance
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT SELECT
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products.View FAQ (pdf)
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
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Aetna Plans
Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
Effective January 1, 2023
- Bronze S
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Silver 4
- Silver S
- Gold
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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KelseyCare Health Plans
Local employers can add a KelseyCare plan alongside current plan offerings. Over 400 Houston-area employers offer the choice of a KelseyCare plan to their employees.
KelseyCare plans include:
- Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
First Health
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept new patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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Medicare Advantage Plans
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Humana Plans
Humana
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana COT National POS Open Access
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana National EPO
- Humana HMO Premier (Open Access)
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana/ ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana National POS- Open Access
- Humana National POS-Open Access Plus
Education and Board Certifications
Medical School
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, 2018
Internship/Residency
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2019 The University of Texas Houston, 2021
Board Certifications
- American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine