Integrative Optimal Health of Puerto Rico

 

 

 

Instructor:

Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology. Department of Internal   Medicine. San Juan City Hospital. January-July 2001.

Attending Physician (Hospital Privileges):

Department of Medicine, Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital. Since July 1995. Active.

Preceptorship:

1. Hematology/Oncology Elective Rotation, Second, Third, Fourth & Fifth Year Naturopathic Medicine Doctor Degree Students. Universidad del Turabo, SUAGM. Aug - Dec. 2015. Since January 2016.
2. Hematology & Oncology, Integrative Medicine Shadowing Rotation for High School Students from Fundación Dr. Garcia Rinaldi. Since June 2018.
3. Community Preceptorship Program, Second-Year Medical Students.San Juan Bautista School of Medicine. January to April and August to November 2007. January to June 2008 & August to December 2008.
4. Hematology / Oncology Elective Rotation, Fourth-Year Medical Students. San Juan Bautista School of Medicine.January to December 2009.

Chairperson & Moderator:

1.   Chairperson & Moderator: First Workshop on IL-2 for Malignant Melanoma in Puerto Rico. Directed by the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center, Accredited by Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital, Supported by ChironPharmaceutical & PRCOG. San Juan, P.R. November 15-16, 2002.

2.   Chairperson & Moderator: Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting. Present Challenges and Evolving Practices by Anthony A. Meluch from Tennessee Oncology PLCC. Sponsored by Merck Sharp &Dohme. San Juan, P.R. May 15th, 2003.

3.   Chairperson & Moderator: Lung Cancer: Goals of Therapy and Patients Considerations by Dr. Mark A. Socinski from Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. AccreditedbyFundación de EducaciónMédica Continuada de Puerto Rico, Inc. Supported by Eli Lilly of PR and PRCOG.San Juan, P.R. 03/17/04.

4.   Chairperson & Moderator: Emerging Options in Oncology Treatment.Sponsored by Puerto Rican Hematology and Medical Oncology Society &GlaxoSmithKline.CME by Univ.of PR School of Medicine.San Juan, P.R. 5/15/04.

5.Moderator: Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting: What more we can do? By: Dr. Carlos Alejandro De JonghGarcía from Universidad Central de Venezuela. Sponsored by PR Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology & Merck. At Relay for Life  2004 from American Cancer Society in San Juan, P.R. May 30th, 2004. 

6.   Chairperson & Moderator: Third and Fourth Educational & Social Annual Activity Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Organized by Ashford Institute of  Hematology &Oncology.In San Juan, PR. October 2003 & 2004.

7. Moderator: ONCO 2000 PROGRAM of the American Cancer Society of Puerto Rico. On TV Channel 40 in San Juan, P.R. From March 2006 to Dec. 2008. 

8. Chairman & Moderator: First Symposium of GI Oncology In The Caribbean: Innovation in Gastrointestinal Cancer. Organized by Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital and AMEC. In Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. February 26 – 28, 2010.