Roberto Rodriguez-Perez, MD
109 Puerto Las Palmas St. Villas De Plan Bonito, Cabo Rojo
Summary
Patient-centered physician with wide range of experience. Connects easily to patients of different backgrounds,languages and cultures in different medical settings. Serve diverse patients needs by providing high-quality, knowledgeable medical care for acute and chronic conditions.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Primary Care Physician
Costa Salud Community Health Centers
02.2022 - 11.2023
- Full-time (45 hrs/week)
- Evaluated and discussed patient histories, physical findings and plans in population characterized by patients with different ethnicity, including low-income communities, relocating patients, tourists, etc.
- Identified opiate-free pain control methods as alternative to use of narcotics.
- Ordered and executed various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient condition.
- Monitored patients' conditions and progress to reevaluate treatments.
Primary Care Physician
Migrant Health Center
10.2013 - 12.2021
- Full-time (40 hrs/week)
- Performed first responder duties during Hurricane Maria emergency (2017), during earthquake at southwestern region (2020) and during COVID-19 pandemics (2019-present).
- Advising patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene and disease prevention.
- Providing medical preoperative clearance and perioperative medical care.
- Adhering to healthcare facility protocols and all federal and local regulations.
Primary Care Physician
Private Practice
08.1997 - 10.2013
- Full-time ( inpatient, outpatient, weekends, Holidays, on call, urgent calls)
- Prevention, evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic diseases.
- Managed outpatient cases, perioperative issues, general ward hospitalist duties, critical care admissions and follow up.
- Active member of medical faculties at once on 3 tertiary hospitals and belonged to nightshift rosters in each one of those.
Hospice Physician
St Luke's Hospice
08.2001 - 08.2002
- Part-time ( on call, home visits, Holidays, urgent calls)
- Established prevention, evaluation and treatment of terminally-ill patients, emphasizing on palliative care.
- Adhered to healthcare protocols and regulations.
Consultation Physician
State Insurance Fund Corporation (Corporacion del Fondo del Seguro del Estado)
08.1998 - 08.2001
- Part-time (30 hrs/week)
- Prevention, examination and treatment of patients with occupational illnesses.
- Evaluated patients for preoperative clearances.
Resident Doctor
Hospital de la Concepcion
08.1994 - 07.1997
- Fully accredited three years training as to become Internal Medicine specialist, making night shifts every 4th day, and performing critically-ill patients care, including increased-leverage procedures.
- Teamed with other physicians, specialists and health care providers to establish well-rounded care for complex cases.
Community Outpatient Physician
Community Health Center
08.1993 - 07.1994
- Prevention, exam and treatment in outpatient basis to limited resources community, including night shifts at small Emergency Room as sole provider on duty, managing overall about 15-20 patients per shifts.
- Developed comprehensive treatment plans and goals to address individual patient needs
Official Rotatory Internship
Ramon Emeterio Betances Hospital
08.1992 - 07.1993
- Teamed with other physicians, specialists and other established health care providers to perform well-rounded care for undemanding and also for increased complexity cases, as well.
- Admitted and treated patients as part of hospital's 24-hour on-call shifts services.
Auxilliary Rotatory Internship
Mayaguez Municipal Hospital
08.1991 - 07.1992
- Supplemental requirement according to Puerto Rico Department of Health by-laws only concerning to foreign medical school graduates.
- Met with patients to discuss medical histories and current complaints.
- Admitted, followed up and discharged patients in multiple settings including ER, and wards, managing 100% of intern duties,as sole intern, after peers gave up job duties at first semester.
Education
M.D. -
Autonomous University of Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico07.1991
Bachelor of Science - Premedicine Concentration
University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez Campus
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico07.1987
Skills
- Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software proficiency
- Good telephone etiquette
- Fluent Spanish and English
- Regulatory protocols adherence
- BLS/ACLS
- Differential diagnosis skills
- Compassionate Care
Accomplishments
- First prize Oral Presentation-American College of Physicians,Puerto Rico Chapter, 10/1997
Attitudes Toward Euthanasia,Assisted Suicide and Termination of Life Sustaining Treatment Of Puerto Rican Medical Students,Medical Residents,and Faculty.
Hospital De La Concepcion,San German,Puerto Rico.
Affiliations
- Puerto Rican College of Physicians,member since 2000
- Puerto Rican Medical Association,member since 1991
Timeline
Primary Care Physician
Costa Salud Community Health Centers
02.2022 - 11.2023
Primary Care Physician
Migrant Health Center
10.2013 - 12.2021
Hospice Physician
St Luke's Hospice
08.2001 - 08.2002
Consultation Physician
State Insurance Fund Corporation (Corporacion del Fondo del Seguro del Estado)
08.1998 - 08.2001
Primary Care Physician
Private Practice
08.1997 - 10.2013
Resident Doctor
Hospital de la Concepcion
08.1994 - 07.1997
Community Outpatient Physician
Community Health Center
08.1993 - 07.1994
Official Rotatory Internship
Ramon Emeterio Betances Hospital
08.1992 - 07.1993
Auxilliary Rotatory Internship
Mayaguez Municipal Hospital
08.1991 - 07.1992
M.D. -
Autonomous University of Guadalajara
Bachelor of Science - Premedicine Concentration
University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez Campus
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Professional and Academic Appointments
- Interim Director Internship Program 2006-2007
Hospital de la Concepcion, San German,Puerto Rico
Research
- Completed a Research Program in Enteric Infectious Diseases, 1987-1988
Program in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,Texas,USA
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