Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Affiliations
Additional Information
Certification
Publications and Special Activities
Special Activities
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Yadira Dacosta

San Juan

Summary

Highly-motivated, team-oriented and compassionate Board Certified Neurologist with more than 15 years of vast experience treating complex neurological disorders in the outpatient and inpatient clinical setting.

My goals is to seek and maintain a position that offers a balance between clinical and research settings while working in an institution with the highest standard of care and compromise towards the patients.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Chief of Neurology Department /Faculty Staff

Hospital Pavia
12.2023 - Current
  • Diagnosis and management of inpatients consulted with neurological emergencies.
  • Diagnosis and management of neurological critical patients admitted to ICU
  • Enhanced department efficiency by establishing standardized neurology protocols and procedures.
  • Worked flexible hours across night , holidays and weekends shifts.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient care and treatment plans.
  • Established collaborative partnerships with local healthcare providers to streamline referral processes and improve continuity of care for patients with complex neurological disorders.
  • Outpatient general neurology clinic care provider.

Neurology Faculty Staff

Hospital Ryder
08.2009 - Current
  • Outpatient neurology clinic care provider
  • Diagnosis and management of inpatients consulted with acute neurologic disorders.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts
  • Member of th Bioethical and Organ donation Committee

Neurology Faculty Staff

MS Center HIMA - Caguas
09.2010 - 11.2023
  • Diagnosis and management of patients admitted with acute MS exacerbations or other demyelinating disorders.
  • Outpatient multiple sclerosis and demyelinating disorders clinic provider.

Chief of Neurology Department /Faculty Staff

Hospital Hima San Pablo
06.2009 - 11.2023
  • Diagnosis and management of patient admitted with acute stroke and administration of TPA.
  • Diagnosis and management of complex neurologic cases transferred from other institutions from PR and Caribbean islands
  • Management of patient admitted to stroke unit and neurosurgical ICU
  • Outpatient general neurology clinic provider .
  • Led to the continuous re-certification for 3 consecutive years of the primary stroke center at Hospital -HIMA Caguas
  • Enhanced department efficiency by establishing standardized neurology protocols and procedures.
  • Mentored interns and medical students from PR and international accredited medical schools.

Education

Neurology Residency

University of Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
07-2007

Internship

University of Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
07-2004

M.D. - Medicine

Universidad Central Del Caribe
Bayamon , PR
05-2003

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of PR
Rio Piedras
05-1999

Affiliations

  • American Academy of Neurology
  • Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis
  • Puerto Rico Academy of Neurology

Additional Information

  • 2022- present Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology


  • 2020-2022 President of the Puerto Rico Academy of Neurology


  • 2020-2018. Vice president of the Puerto Rico Academy of Neurology


  • 2016-2018. Vocal of the Puerto Rico Academy of Neurology



Certification

  • Active physician's license in PR
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology since 2006
  • Active CPR and ACLS certification




Publications and Special Activities


  • Equipo Multidisciplinary necesario para tratamiento de pacientes con diagnostico de Esclerosis Multiple- Revista de Medicina y Salud Publica - Oct, 2020


  • Manifestaciones y tratamiemto de Migraña - Revista de Neurologia - Aug ,2012


  • Diagnostico y tratamiento de esclerosis multiple - Revista de Neurologia Aug, 2011




Special Activities

  • Coordination of multiple annual meetings to provide continued medical education for neurologists and other physicians .
  • Coordination of neurology educational activities for the community .
  • Given multiple lectures to nursing staff , PA and general physicians to help identify most common neurological emergencies.


Timeline

Chief of Neurology Department /Faculty Staff

Hospital Pavia
12.2023 - Current

Neurology Faculty Staff

MS Center HIMA - Caguas
09.2010 - 11.2023

Neurology Faculty Staff

Hospital Ryder
08.2009 - Current

Chief of Neurology Department /Faculty Staff

Hospital Hima San Pablo
06.2009 - 11.2023

Neurology Residency

University of Miami

Internship

University of Miami

M.D. - Medicine

Universidad Central Del Caribe

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of PR

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