President

I was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, of Cuban immigrant parents. I am the second of three sons. My oldest brother manages the family business, an electrical contracting and fire prevention company. He was named one of the top 100 Hispanic Americans of 1995. My youngest brother is a practicing pediatrician.

I have been married for thirty years and have three daughters and a son. I have lived in Houston, Texas since 1975. I have developed an interest in business and management in order to develop better patient care and value. I have always had an interest in management which evolved in teaching and writing about issues of group process, organizational development, and leadership.

Dr. Borrell has been in private practice for twenty-five years. He is a graduate of Emory University and trained at a Harvard Medical School affiliated program at McClean Hospital and Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Baltimore. He is Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry and Addictionology. He has received special recognition by the American Psychiatric Association and the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry, and was conferred fellowship status. He has special interest in working stress-related issues and families in transition. The focus of his practice is working with individuals in partnership to identify the change that they need to make in order to be fulfilled and satisfied in their personal life and careers. He has recruited a team of physicians who have special experience in various areas to provide services for Positive Changes for Health & Beauty.

In addition, he is quite interested in understanding the relationships between the mind and the body. He works in consultation with primary physicians in order to help individuals cope with major medical problems in order to improve the response to traditional medical interventions and alternative holistic approaches to illness.

Having attended business school, Dr. Borrell is quite knowledgeable about issues related to stress in the work place and in career transitions. He is also available to individuals or corporations for coaching of individuals regarding career development for leadership and team development, conflict resolution, and understanding motivations and maintaining self-esteem.

Dr. Leo Borrell is a board certified physician with graduate certification in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas School of Medicine, and Consultant to the Adolescent Medicine Clinic at Baylor. He was a founder of West Oaks Hospital and of Stafford meadows Hospital. He has practiced in Houston for 15 years and is currently President of M.D. Weight Care, a Houston Weight Loss Clinic, and Comprehensive Weight Management, a national company for the treatment of severe obesity. He was on the Board of Directors of MedCenter Bank, and is a founder of Harris, Webb and Garrison. He is on the Board of Directors of Interactive Health Systems and Health Management Solutions. He founded the Cosmetic Surgery & Aesthetic Centers of America in 2000.