Dr. Bolster's Biographical Sketch

Dr. Bolster was born in New Jersey in 1948. He attended Marquee University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduating "with distinction." Like more than half the physicians in New Jersey, Dr. Bolster began his studies of medicine abroad. He studied for three years in Tampico, Mexico. This greatly blessed his life. Not only did he learn a new culture and become fluent in Spanish learning to love a people and culture wholly different from his own, he also married his best friend, his eternal companion and the mother of their six children. She grew up in Tampico. His medical studies took him from Tampico to St. Barnabas hospital in N.J. to St. Agnes hospital in Baltimore and St. Joseph's hospital in Paterson, N.J. He received his MD at CMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School.

In 1983, Dr. Bolster completed his residency in Family Practice at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, NJ. He first became board certified by the American Board of Family Practice in 1983. He recertified in 1994 and will again recertify in 2001. As a Robert Wood Johnson Fellow, he earned a Masters degree in academic family medicine at Case-Western Reserve University Medical School concentrating his research on the effects of alcoholism on the family.

After developing a flourishing practice in the Cleveland Area, for family and health reasons Dr. Bolster and his family relocated to Corpus Christi, Texas. In Ohio, he served on his hospital's Medical Education Committee, The Family Practice Quality Assurance Committee and The Medical Practice Committee. He also served on QA and executive committees for Lake County Primary Care Physicians and the Lake Hospitals PHO. In his spare time Dr. Bolster serves as scout master and Sunday school teacher. As a family, the Bolsters enjoy camping, fishing, theater, church activities and some family business ventures. The whole Bolster family really is glad to be here in South Texas!