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From:
Gabriel Lazcano
Program: Medicine
Graduation Year: 1995 Posted: 08/25/2010
Hello Class of 1995,
Although I did not spend 4 years at PSM,
I have very fond memories of my 2 years
there. I run into a few of you every so
often. Grateful for the opportunity that
Ponce gave me. I am practicing
ophthalmology in Miami, FL. Contact
email:
eyefish247@aol.com
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From:
Adam
Ingraffea
Program: Medicine
Graduation Year: 2006 Posted: 06/08/2010
Hi Everyone!
I am finishing my dermatology residency
this month at Roger Williams Medical
Center in Providence, RI. I am headed to
the University of Cincinnati for a Mohs
surgery fellowship. Many thanks to
everyone at PSM for a great 4 years and
many fond memories!
Adam Ingraffea, MD
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From:
Víctor Rodríguez Madera
Program: Medicine
Graduation Year: 1992 Posted: 09/10/2009
¡Saludos! Quisiera saber
mas de los graduados de mi clase...De mi
parte les digo que Myriam y yo estamos
de regreso en PR despues de 16 años por
New Orleans, LA. Myriam hizo Pediatria
en Tulane y yo Anestesiologia y Manejo
de Dolor en LSU. Acabamos de abrir "The
Palms Clinic" en Bayamon y estamos super
contentos de estar por aca...espero oir
de ustedes pronto...VFR
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From:
Manuel Longo
Program: Medicine
Graduation Year: 1997 Posted: 08/09/2009
Anesthesia and Pain Management.
DIplomate of ABA. Thx for the
memories PSM.
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From:
Albert
Triana
Program: Medicine
Graduation Year: 2004 Posted: 07/06/2009
I think that this is a great way for the
PSM alumni to stay in contact with one
another. I graduated from PSM in 2004, I
completed my residency at Jackson
Memorial Hospital in 2008. I was
Administrative Chief Resident of Ob/Gyn
during my chief year. I am currently in
private practice in Miami, Fl with my
brother Joseph Triana M.D., who is also
an alumni of PSM class of 1999. Thank
you for 4 great years in Ponce, I will
never forget them.
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From:
Alex Perez
Program: Medicine
Graduation Year: 1999 Posted: 06/15/2009
Siempre agradecido de la oportunidad de
haber estudiado en PSM, me encuentro en
Stroudsburg PA practicando
interventional pain management en mi
propia practica.
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From:
Jose Iparraguirre
Program: Medicine
Graduation Year: 1984 Posted: 06/15/2009
It is great to read about all the PMS
alumni as they scatter to persue their
careers. I am an OB/GYN practicing in
Miami, Florida. I am Chairman of the
department at Baptist Hospital. I hear
from alums from time to time but
everybody is so busy with work and
family that we never have time to catch
up. Regards to all.
Jose I. Iparraguirre Class of '84
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From:
Luis
Villaplana Canals
Program: Medicine
Graduation Year: 1986 Posted: 04/24/2009
Saludos a todos una vez mas.
Como no me gusta dejar crecer la grama
entre los dedos de los pies, acabo de
comenzar un nuevo negocio "Physician
Motivators, Inc."
Es un negocio de consultoría para educar
a Medical Staff's y clínicas en cuanto a
documentar de manera apropriada en los
records médicos en pacientes
hospitalizados, para evitar reembolsos
bajos para los hospitales, clínicas y
médicos.
www.physicianmotivators.com
Check it out!
I heard Damas can use a little help... |
From:
Luz Castañón
Program: Medicine
Graduation Year: 1993 Posted: 04/13/2009
Hola!!
Saludos a todos mis colegas! Actualmente
estoy trabajando con el gobierno federal
en IHS y me va muy bien. Mejor que
si estuviera trabajando en la isla.
Parece mentira que los boricuas estemos
sirviendo a otras paises y no a nuestra
gente pero hay que buscar seguridad
economica.
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From:
Juan Canabal
Program:
Graduation Year: Posted: 02/12/2009
Liver Transplantation
Unexplained and Prolonged
Perioperative Hypotension After
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation:
Undiagnosed Systemic Mastocytosis
Willingham; Peiris; Canabal; Krishna;
Hewitt; Shine; Arasi; Aranda-Michel;
Hughes; Kramer
Accepted: Jan 11 2009
Proofs Available: Unspecified
Anticipated Publication Date: Mar
25 2009
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From:
Dennis Duriex Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1984
Posted: 01/05/2009
Hola. Acabo de enterarme de este
servicio. Mi graduacion fue en el 1984.
Ahora vivo y trabajo en LUBBOCK,TEXAS (infeciosas).
Estoy buscando a los otros miembros de
mi clase! Si quieren comunicarse conmigo,
me pueden dejar un mensaje aqui o me
pueden mandar un e mail.
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From:
Christian Gonzalez Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 2002
Posted: 11/11/2008
En los ultimos años he
logrado ascender rapidamente en la
cadena academica en EEUU. Mi
entrenamiento es en Anestesiologia en
Baylor College of Medicine, luego mi
fellowship en Pain Medicine en el
Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard
Medical School. Desde febrero 2007 hasta
hoy soy el Pain Medicine Director de la
Universidad de Massachusetts. Tambien he
sido nombrado Chair of Academic
Taskforce de la American Society of
Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP).
Tambien he dado varias charlas nacional
e internacionalmente sobre el manejo de
dolor. He escrito varios capitulos que
van a ser publicados ya pronto y estoy
en el proceso de finalizar mi primer
libro.
Bueno saludos a todos,
Christian Gonzalez, MD
Ponce School of Medicine Class 2002
PS. Ya ha rotado conmigo un estudiante
de la escuela Orvil Ayala. Me interesa
que sigan viniendo para que sean
expuestos ha mi especialidad.
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From:
Víctor J. Ramos Torres Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 2001
Posted: 11/18/2008
Hola a todos. Esto es
tremenda idea. Me gradue en 2001 y
complete residencia en OB-Gyn en el
hospital Madigan Army Medical Center en
Tacoma, WA mientras estaba activo en el
Army. Luego me mude a Savannah, GA donde
estuve por tres años cumpliendo mi
compromiso en un hospital militar. Alli
trabaje con otros egresados de PSM.
Recientemente me separe del Army luege
de completar mi compromiso y tengo una
practica privada de OB-Gyn en el
hospital Menonita de Aibonito. Sigo
casado con mi esposa Yinaira (9 años) y
tengo un nene de tres años (Victor
Antonio). No duden en preguntar en
relacion a OB-Gyn o las fuerzas armadas.
Victor
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From:
Tony Martin Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1992
Posted: 11/11/2008
Panitas
Despues de leer tantas noticias de
éxitos, deja ver si me meto a jefe de
algo o director de algo! Por el momento
solo soy un monito anestesiólogo en la
ciudad medio sumergida de New Orleans.
Saludos!!
Tony Martin, MD
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From:
Carl
Minniti
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1986
Posted: 11/10/2008
Hello to all. These Alumni Notes are a
great idea, as is the website. It's a
nice way to feel connected to the
school. I left Ponce in '86 and did an
Internal Medicine Residency at UMDNJ in
NJ, then a fellowship in
Oncology/Hematology at Fox Chase Cancer
Center in Philadelphia. I have a Medical
Oncology & Hematology private practice
in southern New Jersey. I am completing
a two year term as Medical Staff
President at Underwood Memorial
Hospital, and also serve as Chief of the
Division of Hem/Onc. Wife Irene and
children Cristina and Carl are all doing
great. I could use some of that warm
Ponce sunshine right about now....
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From:
Leonardo Valentín
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 2010
Posted: 11/08/2008
Dear PSM Alumni:
It is great to hear from you! As one of
the editors for Ponce Medicine
Webmagazine, I am very interested in
publishing your achievements on our
magazine. Please contact us at
www.poncemedicine.org , and send us your
information and some pictures.
This way we can contact you an create an
article for the magazine.
Regards,
Leonardo Valentin MSIII
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From:
Vincent Kwon
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1998
Posted: 10/29/2008
Hello everyone,
I'm
not sure if anyone remembers me. I, like
many, was just another struggling
medical student at PSM. I have to say,
it wasn't all struggle. If you asked me
then, I would have said it's too much
work to go through medical school. But,
now that I have finished, I have to say
it was the best 4 years of my life
filled with so many wonderful memories.
Now I am a Retinal specialist practicing
in Oregon. If anyone is interested in
pursuing a career in Ophthalmology
please don't hesitate to email me.
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From:
Luis J. López
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1999
Posted: 10/13/2008
Luego de finalizar mi
residence de medicine interna en
Baltimore, Maryland en 2002, regrese a
PR al Hospital de Veteranos donde
complete mi fellowship en
gastoenterologia (2005). Actualmente
estoy en una practica de grupo en Tampa
Florida con otros dos puertoriquenos.
www.tampabaygastro.com
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From:
Carmen Cortes
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1983
Posted: 9/22/2008
Hola! I have enjoyed
reading about all of your
accomplishments and I am very proud of
all of you. I am from the third medical
school class that started as Escuela de
Medicina de la Universidad Catolica de
PR and graduated as Ponce School of
Medicine. I did Internal Medicine at
Damas Hospital. I have a small private
practice in Caguas, PR. At the present
time I am Director of Medical Education
at Hima San Pablo Caguas and recently
Director of ICU. I married a graduate
from the class of 1985, Alfonso Serrano
Isern. He is the Director of Ob-Gyn at
Hima-San Pablo Caguas.
I now understand the vision that my
father and the other founders of the PSM
had and I am sure they are very proud.
I am looking for the rest of my
classmates from PSM.
Keep on writing!
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From:
José
Rodríguez
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1986
Posted: 9/16/2008
I was glad to hear that
you are now running the alumni affairs
office. I know that you will do a great
job!!
I left my group practice of
gastroenterology in January of 2008 and
started my own practice in South Texas.
You can see me on the web at
www.PENrgv.com. I am having a blast. I
was elected to fellowship in the
American College of Physicians about 7
years ago. Can you believe that it has
been 22 years since I graduated?
I have very fond memories of my time at
Ponce School of Medicine. I was so
privileged to be the valedictorian of
the class of 1986.
I am still married to Debbie (29 years)
and I have 3 sons: Nicholas Vicente is
23, Lucas Carlos is 20 and Andre'
Christian is 19. They are all off to
college and graduate school and so
Debbie and I are once again by
ourselves.
I hope we can make a visit to Ponce
soon.
Love,
Jose Rodriguez, MD, FACP
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From:
Rolando
Prieto
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year:
Posted: 9/14/2008
Saludos a todos:
Enilda y yo vivmos en Ocala, Florida.
Soy radiologo invasivo. Estoy en
practica privada con un un grupo de 16
radiologos. Cubrimos 4 hospitales y
tenemos 4 oficinas. Unas de las oficinas
es un centro vascular llamado Center for
Vascular Health. Tenemos unos de los
servicios endovasculares mas ocupados
del estado con una gran variedad de
casos aretriales, venosos,
oncologicos,etc. Soy el director medico
del centro vascular. Asi tambien soy el
jefe de radiologia en Munroe Regional
Medical Center y el jefe de radiologia
invasiva en el mismo hospital. Con
suerte tenemos mucho trabajo. Edson y yo
somos partners en el grupo. Tuvimos
mucha suerte de que Edson y su esposa
quisieron mudarse a Ocala. Nos hacen
falta un par de portorros mas para
cuadrar la dominada.
Nuestras hijas, Isabel y Patricia estan
en la universidad en cuarto y segundo
ano. Mi email es
rp976@yahoo.com
Espero que todos sigan bien. Tiranos con
una nota de vez en cuando para saber de
ustedes.
Saludos....Rolando y Enilda Prieto
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From:
Manuel Colón
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1997
Posted: 9/11/2008
Hello All,
I graduated from PSM on 1997. After a
very long one-year internship in surgery
at the Mayaguez Medical Center I moved
to Atlanta, Georgia for my residency in
Anesthesiology. From there we moved to
Ann Arbor, Michigan (U of M) for a
Fellowship in Interventional Pain
Management which is 90% of what I do now
on my clinical practice with the other
10% being Anesthesiology. I am also a
graduate of the University of Notre Dame
(Class 2005) with a Master's Degree in
Business Administration. I am Board
Certified in Anesthesiology, Pain
Medicine and Medical Management. I have
been happily married for 10 years. My
wife and I have an 8 y/o daughter. We
live in Minot, North Dakota and yes, it
gets cooooold up here. I am currently
the medical director for Interventional
Pain Management at the Trinity Hospital
here in Minot.
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From:
Iván Figueroa
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 2003
Posted: 9/8/2008
Hola a todos. Yo ando por
Dallas, Texas con mi esposa Key y mi
hija Ariana. Yo me de PSM gradue en el
2003 y me vine aca a Dallas para hacer
mi residencia en Fisiatria (PM&R) en UT
Southwestern Medical School en el
hospital de Parkland . Ahora soy parte
de una pequena practica privada de
"Rehab y Pain Manegement" que se llama
Ellman Rehab Associates. Tambien fui
Director Medico del "Inpatient
Rehabilitation Unit" del Dallas Regional
Medical Center. Me alegra mucho saber de
todos y aprovecho para desearle muchas
cosas buenas y mucha salud a todos y a
sus familias.
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From:
Luis "Javi" Rivera
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 2003
Posted: 9/8/2008
Saludos PSM!
Me gradue de Neurología en Cleveland
Clinic Florida con concentración en
Neurofisiología. Actualmente trabajo en
Caguas PR y Hospital HIMA-San Pablo-Caguas.
Hago todo tipo de estudio neurológico
EMG/NCS, Potenciales evocados, EEG,
Punciones lumbares y estudios del sueño.
Tambien veo pacientes con todo tipo de
condicion neurológica, al menos trato de
resolver todos los misterios que puedo
como Scooby-Doo. Estoy a la orden para
todos.
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From:
Madeline Lefranc
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1998
Posted: 9/8/2008
Hi everyone
After school I did a transitional year @
Distrito, Ponce, and then headed to
Norwalk, CT, for my radiology residency.
I practice as a general radiologist for
3 years and finally decided to dedicate
my work to breast radiology. At the
present I am in Indiana. I am still
married to Bobby Sambolin (16 years) and
we have 3 beautiful kids: Michael 11,
Adriana 9, and Sebastian 15 months.
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From: Mónica
Coronel
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1998
Posted: 9/8/2008
Monica Cruz Coronel-
class of 1998 married to Jorge Coronel
also class of 1998. We both went to
University of texas health science
center in San Antonio, Texas. Jorge is
assistant Medical Director of the
Hospitalist group in Baptist Hospital in
Miami, Florida. I practice Family
Medicine in Hollywood, Florida. We have
two kids Gabriella is 8 y/o and
Alexander is 5y/o.
Thanks for everything,
Monica Cruz Coronel, MD
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From:
Roberto López Santini
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1986
Posted: 9/8/2008
Saludos a todos . Aqui
preparandonos para otro huracan !
Vivimos al Norte de New Orleans , asi
que despues de Katrina , ya somos
profesionales.
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From: Joseph NG
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 2004
Posted: 9/8/2008
Estoy en Nueva York donde
ya termine mi residencia de Medicina
Interna y fui Chief Resident del
Departamento de Medicina Interna y soy
Board Certified en Medicina Interna.
Ahora estoy en Mt Sinai Hospital aqui en
Nueva York como fellow de Cuidado
Critico Quirurgico y me nombraron Chief
Administrative Fellow de un fellowship
de 17 fellows del Dept de Cirugia. Ya he
publicado 8 articulos entre Journals y
Conferencias nacionales y he presentado
research en 4 conferencias de ACCP, en
ACP, y en SCCM. Termino mi fellowship en
Junio y seguramente me quedare aqui en
NY. Saludos a todos en PR.
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From:
Darwin
Caraballo Burgos
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1999
Posted: 9/8/2008
Hi everyone! This is very cool! I
graduated from PSM 1999, did my
residency in Family Medicine in Daytona
Beach, Fl; I was resident of the year
2002. Board Certified in Family Medicine
with extensive geriatrics experience.
Worked in Miami for a Medicare Company
as a staff physician and medical
director. Also did house calls for
MyHomeDoctor for the rich and famous
(lots of stories to tell, LOL!) as well
as homebound patients. Currently moved
back to Daytona Beach area, staff
physician in a semi-solo practice for
medicare company and staff physician for
urgent care/workers comp facility.
Single, happy and loving the coastal
living! Thanks PSM! I always keep you
guys on my prayers!
Bye
now,
Dr. Caraballo.
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From:
Veronica Versari
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 2004
Posted: 9/8/2008
Hola a todos!
Yo estoy en Mt Sinai Hospital en NY
terminando mi fellowship en Infectious
Diseases.
Pienso graduarme en Junio y volver a la
hermosa tierra de Puerto Rico!
Besos,
Veronica
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From: Walter
Rodríguez Irizarry Program: PsyD - Psicología
Clinica
Graduation Year: 2004
Posted: 9/8/2008
Catedrático Asociado UIPR,
San Germán Programa de Psicología
Profesor Adjunto, PSM, Psy.D.
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From: Jorge
Martínez Llorens
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1992
Posted: 9/8/2008
Muchos saludos a todos
los exalumnos y futuros colegas de PSM.
Actualmente practico Radiologia en
Melbourne, FL. Es un area tranquila, con
buenos Hospitales/Multiclinicas y buenas
playas. Recientemente me case con la
Dra. Beatriz Pirazzi (PSM 1996), quien
es Emergenciologa y al mudarse aqui en
la FL practicamos en el mismo sistema de
Hospitales (Wuesthoff Medical Center).
Tengo dos hijos, Jorge de 16 anos y
Andrea de 12; unos teenagers bien
santitos...YA QUISIERA!
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From: Luis E. Saliceti
Program: PsyD - Psicología
Clínica
Graduation Year: 2005
Posted: 9/5/2008
Gracias por mantenerme informado sobre
los eventos en la Escuela de Medicina de
Ponce. Mi graduación fue en el 2005 del
Programa de Psicología Clínica y en la
actualidad tengo oficina privada en
Santurce y contrato de servicios
profesionales en la Policía de PR.
Estamos trabajando en la evaluación en
términos psicológicos y emocionales de
la población de Agentes a nivel isla.
También estoy trabajando en el campo de
la psicología - jurídica junto con el
Dr. José H. Rodriguez Acosta y quien es
reconocido en PR como un experto en esta
área de la psicología. El Dr. Rodriguez
tambien fue profesor en la Escuela de
Medicina y en la actualidad mantiene
comunicación con el Dr. José Pons Madera
sobre temas de investigación en general.
Ambos realizamos peritaje en Tribunales
en PR. En la actualidad estoy casado con
Leticia Galarza García y tengo 2 hijas,
Adriana Isabel y Alejandra Sofia
Saliceti.
Durante el año 2007 trabajé como
profesor y supervisor de práctica en la
Universidadad Interamericana de PR
Recinto Metropolitano. Tengo unos
proyectos pendientes dentro del campo de
psicología clínica y espero poder
ponerlos a trabajar proximamente.
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From: Jose
Ortiz-Cardona
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 2004
Posted: 9/5/2008
Termine Anestesia en SUNY Downstate, voy
a trabajar en el Recinto de Ciencias
Medicas empezando ahora en septiembre y
no me he casado, todavia soltero y
gozando!
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From: Fernando J.
Rivera
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year:
Posted: 9/5/2008
Termine Radiología e hice
un fellowship en Interventional
radiology. Soy director del dept. de
Radiología Invasiva en Delray Medical
Center/Trauma Center. Mas cubro 4 otros
hospitales en Palm Beach.
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From:
Annette Hils
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 2006
Posted: 9/5/2008
¿Como está todo? Pues yo
sigo acá en Massachusetts! En diciembre
2007 Danny y yo nos casamos.
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From:
Juan M. Canabal, MD, FCCP Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1997
Posted: 9/5/2008
Graduado de Universidad de Puerto Rico,
Mayaguez en 1993, ingreso a la Escuela
De Medicina de Ponce luego de decidir
contra la ingresion a la Escuela de
Medicina de la Universidad de Puerto
Rico. Durante los cuatro anos de
Medicina no solo conoció a su futura
esposa Dr. Denise C. Ginart pero tambien
fue invitado a pertenecer a la sociedad
de honor de Medicina, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Graduado de la Escuela en Mayo, 1997
partió a Ohio, USA donde completo
programa de Medicina Interna. Lugo
prosigue a completar entrenamiento de
subespecialidad en University of
Pittsburgh en (Multidisciplinary
Critical Care Medicine Program; the
first in the world and the biggest
program) Critical Care Medicine.
Completó el Board of Internal Medicine y
Board of Critcal Care Medicine. Trabajo
por 3 años en Ohio y ahora trabajo
para la Mayo Clinic en Jacksonville,
Florida en el Departamento de
Transplante como "Abdominal Transplant
Intensivist". Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
fue #1 en volumen de Transplante de
Higado 3-4 años atras y se mantiene
entre los primeros 4 de la nación en
volumen y #1 en survival en la nación.
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From: Dr. Luis
Irizarry
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1995
Posted: 6/2/2008
Hello guys. I have not seen any of you
in a long time.I hope that you are all
happy and succesfull. I live in
Hattiesburg, Mississippi.I moved here in
2000. I'm an anesthesiologist our trauma
hosp. I'm remarried and have 4 boys. My
wife is from ms so I guess that now I am
also. I would like to hear from you
class of 1995.
LUIS
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From:
Dr. Dennis Pérez Colón
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1993
Posted: 5/18/2008
Saludos a todos. Me da muchísima alegría
reconectarme de nuevo con mi Alma Mater.
Soy especialista en Radiología
Diagnóstica con práctica en Vega Alta
Radiology Open MRI & CT Scan Imaging
Center. Soy el Secretario y pasado Vice
Presidente de la Sociedad Radiológica de
PR y del Capítulo de PR del American
College of Radiology(ACR). Llevamos a
cabo todas las modalidades diagnósticas
y estamos acreditados por el American
College of Radiolory en Resonancia
Magnética, Ultrasonido General,
Ultrasonido Obstétrico y Mammografía. Mi
email es dperez01@varpr.com Gusto saber
de ustedes.
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From: Dr. Luis Villaplana
Program: MD - Medicine
Graduation Year: 1986
Posted: 2/19/2008
Hi everyone! Just an update
I have recently been named Medical
Director, Forum Health Internal Medicine
Outpatient clinic, in Youngstown, Ohio.
I continue as a private practitioner in
Internal Medicine in Boardman, Ohio.
I am also Key Faculty Member and
Associate professor of Internal
Medicine, Forum Health in Youngstown,
Ohio. I thoroughly enjoyed the
newsletters.
Thanks,
Luis Emilio Villaplana Canals, MD
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