Faculty Directory



ALICEA, LUZ VANESA, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, P.R, 1989; M.D. University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, P.R. 1993, Internal Medicine internship at the Hospital Universitario de Distrito, Carolina, P.R.; 1996. Board Certified of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Clinical Instructor.

AREVALO, MIGUEL, M.D., University of Salamanca, Spain, Assistant Professor, Anatomy Department.

BAEZ SUAREZ, JULIO M., Pre-Medical, Colegio Universitario of Cayey, 1981; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1986; Assistant Professor; Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

BARCELO MILLER, ANDRES, M.D., Inter American University; M.D., Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (Dominican Republic), Clinical Instructor, Internal Medicine, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

BENITEZ LOPEZ, LUIS F, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1984, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1990; Clinical Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

BORGES PEREZ, MYRNA L., M.D., Catholic University of Ponce, 1973; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1977; Board Certified in Pediatrics; Assistant Professor; Department of Pediatrics (Genetics), San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

BORRERO, GUALBERTO L., B.S., University of Puerto Rico, l966; M.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1973; Professor, Associate Dean for Basic Sciences.

BRUGAL, YOCASTA, M.D., Faculty of Medicine, Barcelona, Spain, l97l; Associate Professor; Department of Physiology-Pathology.

CALIZ APONTE, RAMON E., B.S., Catholic University of Ponce, 1985; M.P.H., University of Puerto Rico, 1990; Instructor; Department of Family Medicine.

CARTAGENA AYALA, EDGARDO F., M.D., Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, (Dominican Republic), 1987; Internal Medicine Board Certified; Clinical Instructor; Department de Internal Medicine, (Neumology), San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

CASES MAYORAL, HECTOR, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1964; Ad Honorem; Neurology.

CATONI ZEPPENFELOT, LUIS A., B.S., Colegio Universitario of Cayey, 1976; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1980; Assistant Professor; Department of Family Medicine.

CHINAPEN, SANDRA, Ph.D., Old Westbury/SUNY College, Long Island, New York, 1987, Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Jersey, 1998; Assistant Proffesor; Chair of Anatomy Department.

CINTRON MALDONADO ROSA M, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, Cayey, P.R. 1987. MD, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Caguas, P.R. 1992, Internship at the Hospital Henry Ford, Detroit, Michigan, 1995, Department of Pediatrics. Clinical Instructor.

CLAUDIO CORTES, OLGA I., PhD, B.S. University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, 1996. Ph.D. University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, 2000. Post Doctoral Training, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Neurology, 2002. Assistant Professor and Chair, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Department.

COBIAN-MENA, ALBERTO, D.S., Psychology, Universidad de la Habana, 1979. Professor Ad-Honorem, Escuela de Medicina San Juan Bautista since 2003, Psychiatry Department.

CORDERO SOTO, JORGE L., M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1984; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1986; Assistant Professor; Academic Chair of the Department of Surgery, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

CORREA ORTIZ, RAMONITA, Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico, l968; M.S. Anatomy, University of Puerto Rico, l970; Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico, l979; Professor.

CORREA PEREZ, JUAN, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1996. Statistics minor, Reproductive Physiology-Andrology. Assistant Professor, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

CORRETJER BENVENUTTI, JORGE, M.D., Pre-Medical, University of Puerto Rico, 1950; M.D., Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Mexico, 1958; Assistant Professor; Department of Pediatrics, (Nephrology); San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

DE MELLO, WALMOR C., M.D., Federal University of Río de Janeiro, l955; Ph.D., Private Docent Pharmacology Federal University of Río de Janeiro, Brazil, l964; Professor; Department of Biochemistry/Pharmacology.

ESTRADA BIBILONI, FRANCISCO, M.D., Pre-Medical, University of Puerto Rico, 1947; M.D., Universidad Autónoma of Guadalajara, Mexico, 1958; Assistant Professor; Otorhinolaryngology; San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

FIGUEROA , CESAR, M.D., Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 1983; Internal Medicine 2002; Clinical Instructor, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

GARCIA GOYCO, CARLOS, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1974; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1979; Assistant Professor; Department of Family Medicine.

GARCIA OSORIO, MARTHA E. M.D., Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Colombia), 1992; M.S. Immunology, University of Antioquia (Colombia) 1998; Associate Director for Outcomes Learning Assesment; Assistant Professor; Department of Microbiology.

GARCIA RINALDI, RAUL, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1962; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1966; Board Certified in Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and General Vascular Surgery; Professor; Department of Surgery.

GARCIA SANTIAGO, ERNESTO, M.D., Universidad del Noreste, Mexico, 1990; Clinical Instructor; Department of Emergency, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

GOMEZ GOYTIA, FRANCISCO, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1976; M.D., Universidad Central del Caribe, 1980; Clinical Instructor; Academic Chair of the Department of Radiology; San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

GONZALEZ DE CATONI, MARTA, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1977; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1981; Board Certified in Family Medicine; Assistant Professor; Department of Family Medicine.

GONZALEZ MONSERRATE, EVELYN, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1974; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1978; Pediatrics Neurology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 1985; Board Certified in Pediatrics and Board Certified in Neurology; Associate Professor; Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Neurology), San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ, RAFAEL, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1983. Director OB/Gyn Department, Clinical Instructor, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

HERNANDEZ, CARMEN L. M.D., Pre-Medical. Sacred Heart University, Puerto Rico, 1982; M.D., Universidad Autónoma of Guadalajara, Mexico, 1986; Assistant Professor; Department of Physiology-Pathology.

IZQUIERDO MORA, LUIS, B.S.B., University of Puerto Rico, l950; M.S.S.C., School of Tropical Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico, l95l; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, l956; Professor; Academic Chair of the Department of Family Medicine. Distinguished Professor.

LUGO SOMOLINO, AIDA, B.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1980; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1984; Board Certified in Dermatology; Lecturer; Dermatology.

MARTINEZ LORENZO, ELFREN, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1976; M.D., Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1983; Clinical Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

MEJIA RIVERA, LUIS CARLOS, M.D. , Liceo José M. Bernal, Colombia, 1981; M.D., University of Antioquia, 1990; Ph.D., Pharmacology, University of Antioquia, 1995; Assistant Professor; Department of Biochemistry/ Pharmacology.

MIRABAL RODRIGUEZ, EDUARDO, M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1983; Clinical Instructor; Emergency Room, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

MIRANDA EDGAR G., B.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1991, Universidad Central del Caribe, 1995, M.S., Public Health.

MIRANDA LAMA, ESMERALDA, M.D., University of Puerto Rico 1988, MD Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamón, P.R. 1992, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx N.Y. 1998, Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Clinical Instructor.

ORDEIN RODRIGUEZ, JOSE J., M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1981; M.D., Universidad Central del Caribe, 1985; Board Certified in Pediatrics; Assistant Professor; Department of Pediatrics (Pediatrics Gastroenterology), San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

ORTIZ KIDD, ENRIQUE O., M.D., Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña, 1977; Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology; Associate Professor; Ad Honorem; Nephrology.

ORTIZ RIVERA, ANABELLE, M.D., University of Puerto Rico 1989; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1994; Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

OTERO MARTINEZ, JUAN R., M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1979; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1983; Board Certified in Internal Medicine; Fellow American College of Physicians; Assistant Professor; Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology), San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

PEREZ ARCILA, ALVARO E., M.D., University of Antioquia, Colombia, 1991; M.S., Pharmacology, University of Antioquia, Colombia, 1995; Director of Institutional Effectiveness Ofice; Assistant Professor; Department of Biochemistry/Pharmacology.

QUESADA ALONSO, ANGEL, B.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1980; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1984; Fellow in Cardiovascular Diseases, 1989; Assistant Professor; Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

RAMOS MERCADO, MIRIAN, M.D., B.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1987; M.D., Escuela de Medicina San Juan Bautista, 1991; Associate Dean for Clinical Sciences; Department of Pediatrics, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

RAMOS RAMOS, LUIS, M.D, B.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1982; M.D., Escuela de Medicina San Juan Bautista , 1994; Clinical Professor; Department of Internal Medicine, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

RIVERA ENITH, B.S., Biology, Sacred Heart University, Puerto Rico, 1975; M.A., Education (Biology), University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1978; M.S., Microbiology and Medical Zoology; University of Puerto Rico, 1991; Assistant Professor; Department of Microbiology.

RODRIGUEZ CRUZ, EDWIN, M.D., B.S. Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán, P.R., 1988; M.D. Escuela de Medicina San Juan Bautista, Caguas, P.R., 1992; Internship and Fellowship and sub-fellowship at the Pediatrics Cardiology Department of Michigan Children Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. Clinical Instructor.

RODRIGUEZ EMMA, JOAQUÍN, M.D., B.S. University of Puerto Rico, San Juan P.R. 1961, M.D. University of Barcelona, Spain, 1968; Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario 1971. Fellowship in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University Health Center Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh, PA 1972. Clinical Instructor.

RODRIGUEZ MONGE, EDGARDO, M.D., Escuela de Medicina San Juan Bautista., Clinical Instructor, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

RODRIGUEZ OLAVERRI, ENRIQUE J., M.D., University of Salamanca, Spain, 1987; Clinical Instructor; Department of Internal Medicine, Neurology, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

RODRIGUEZ PEREZ, VILMARIE, M.D., Escuela de Medicina San Juan Bautista., Puerto Rico, Instructor, Department Obstetric and Gynecology, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

RODRIGUEZ RIVERA, EDGAR I., M.D., B.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1986; M.D., University of Puerto Rico 1990; Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

ROJAS ACACIA, M.D., Board Certified Family Medicine, Academic Director of Primary Medicine Residency Program; Professor, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

ROMERO GROSS, GLORIANA, M.D., B.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1988; M.D., Universidad Central del Caribe, 1983; Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

SAAVEDRA CABALLERO, JESUS M., M.D., Pre-Medical, University of Puerto Rico, 1971; M.D., Universidad de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela (Spain); 1978; Internship in Children and Adolescents, and General Psychiatry; Puerto Rico Institute of Psychiatry (PRIP), 1986; Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, 1991; Diplomat and Board Certified of the American Board of Forensic Medicine, 1997; Diplomat in Ericksonian Hypnosis, Universidad Central del Caribe, 2001; Full Surgeon (LCMR)-R, U.S.-P.H.S.; Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

SANTIAGO FIOL, IVONNE, M.D., B.S., Colegio Universitario of Cayey, 1983; M.D., Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Mexico, 1988; Clinical Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

SANTIAGO ORTIZ, CARILUZ, PhD, B.S. University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, 1999. Ph.D. Ponce School of Medicine, 2006. Assistant Professor and Chair, Physiology and Pathology Department.

SANTOS PICO, JOSE V., M.D., B.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1976; M.D., Universidad Central del Caribe, 1980; Instructor; Ad Honorem; Neurosurgery.

SERRANO GONZALEZ, INA, M.D., B.S., Inter American University of Puerto Rico, 1960; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1964; Board Certified in Pediatrics; Department of Pediatrics; San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

SKAMENE, EMIL, M.D., Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, l964; Ph.D., Institute of Experimental Biology, Czechoslovakia, Academy of Science, Prague, Czechoslovakia, l968; Professor, McGill University.

TORRES NIEVES, ARMANDO, M.D., Universidad Central del Este, Dominican Republic, 1981; Assistant Professor; Department of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases), San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

VALCARCEL RUIZ, ROSALINA, M.D., B.S., Tulane University; 1986, M.D., University of Puerto Rico; 1990, Clinical Instructor. Department of Pediatrics, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

VALENTIN BERRIOS, SHIRLEY D.PhD, B.S. University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus, 1997; Ph.D. University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, 2006; Post-doctoral Fellowship, 2007; Assistant Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology.

VALLEJO, RUBEN, M.D., Universidad Central del Caribe, 1986; Board Certified in Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine; San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

VEGA LOPEZ, ORLANDO, M.D., B.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1979; M.D., Universidad Central del Este, Dominican Republic, 1983; Clinical Instructor; Academic Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, San Juan Bautista Medical Center.

VELEZ FIGUEROA, SAMUEL J., M.D., Pre-medical, University of Puerto Rico, 1971; M.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1975; Board Certified in Pediatrics; Assistant Professor; Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), San Juan Bautista Medical Center.