About Me:
I am a medical physician, with a specialty in minor surgery, graduated from UAG in 08. I have 3 internships, and over 8 years of experience in academia and of those 8 years in academic 5 are in administration. Native to Puerto Rico, born in San Juan. I do have a passion for teaching, leadership, and research in the healthcare setting. My principal interests are in faculty development and increase student engagement in academic learning and application of knowledge to the clinical area.
Project Info:
I have a research interest in medicinal plant application to pharmaceuticals. Development of pipeline to increase awareness of PR based medicinal plants to common diseases such as Heart Failure, COPD and asthma. The first plant we started studying was English Hawthorne, and it's the description in plant-based biology. The research is now geared toward identification on a micro and macro level, plants in Puerto Rico that have a purpose in treating chronic degenerative conditions and inflammation.