{"id":47,"date":"2014-07-16T15:39:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T15:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/dermatology\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:16:51","slug":"residents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/dermatology\/residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Director:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rafael F. Martin Garc\u00eda, M.D.<\/p>\n

Third-year Residents<\/strong>: (Class of 2026)<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Andrea P. Caro, MD<\/li>\n
  2. Jos\u00e9 M. Cuesta, MD – (<\/strong>Chief Resident 2025-2026)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Natalia M. Pelet, MD<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Second-year residents<\/strong>: (Class of 2027)<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Luis G. Garc\u00eda, MD<\/li>\n
    2. Melanie D. Medina, MD<\/li>\n
    3. Fabiola Pab\u00f3n, MD<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      First-year residents<\/strong>: (Class of 2028)<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Camila M. Cordero, MD<\/li>\n
      2. Camila N. Fontan\u00e9, MD<\/li>\n
      3. Mariana B.T. Sadurn\u00ed, MD<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Research Fellow \u2013 2025-2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Cristina P. Gerena, MD<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Upcoming Residents 2026-2027:\u00a0<\/strong>(Class of 2029)<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Valerie S. Encarnaci\u00f3n, MD<\/li>\n
          2. David I. Latoni, MD<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Recent Graduates<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

            Class of 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Karina J. Cancel, MD \u2013 Chief Resident 2024-2025 (Private practice)<\/li>\n
            2. Eduardo O. Michelen, MD – (Private practice)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Class of 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Adriana C. Figueroa, MD \u2013 Chief Resident 2023-2024 \u2013 (Private practice)<\/li>\n
              2. Luis E. Santaliz, MD \u2013 (Private practice)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Class of 2023<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Gabriel E. Arias, MD \u2013 Chief Resident 2022-2023 \u2013 (Private practice)<\/li>\n
                2. Deyson Lorenzo, MD \u2013 (Private practice & UPR Dermatology Department Ad Honorem Faculty Member)<\/li>\n
                3. Diana V. Rodr\u00edguez, MD \u2013 (Private practice & UPR Hospital Carolina Dermatology Clinics, Faculty Member)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Class of 2022:<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. Marely Santiago V\u00e1zquez, MD \u2013 Chief Resident 2021-2022 \u2013 (Private practice & UPR Dermatology Department Faculty Member)<\/li>\n
                  2. \u00c1lvaro J. Ramos, MD \u2013 Dermatopathology Fellowship (Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center) \u2013 (Private Practice)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Class 2021:<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. Julian O. Barrera, MD \u2013 Chief Resident 2020-2021 (Private practice) (Private Practice & UPR Dermatology Department Faculty Member)<\/li>\n
                    2. Dianne Carrasquillo, MD \u2013 (Private Practice)<\/li>\n
                    3. Erika T. Watts, MD \u2013 Private Practice (Private practice & UPR Dermatology Department Ad Honorem Faculty Member)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Class 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. Roc\u00edo Cardona, MD \u2013 (Private practice)<\/li>\n
                      2. Osward Y. Carrasquillo, MD \u2013 (Private practice) Mohs\u2019 Fellowship (University of North Carolina)<\/li>\n
                      3. Xavier S\u00e1nchez, MD \u2013 Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship (Harvard University) \u2013 (Private Practice & UPR Dermatology Department Faculty Member)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Class 2019:<\/strong><\/p>\n

                          \n
                        1. Carla Cruz, MD Complex Medical Dermatology Fellowship \u2013 (University of California San Francisco) \u2013 Private practice<\/li>\n
                        2. Leyre Falto, MD: Private practice<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          Class 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n

                            \n
                          1. Oscar W. Nev\u00e1rez, MD \u2013 (Private Practice & UPR Dermatology Department Faculty Member)<\/li>\n
                          2. Alberto Bou, MD \u2013 Private practice<\/li>\n
                          3. Nicole Rochet, MD \u2013 Private practice<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            \u00a0<\/strong>Class 2017:<\/strong><\/p>\n

                              \n
                            1. Mariana Cruz Manzano, MD – Private practice<\/li>\n
                            2. Diana Valent\u00edn Col\u00f3n, MD – (Private Practice & UPR Dermatology Department Faculty Member)<\/li>\n
                            3. Rosbel Gonzalez Rivera, MD – Private practice<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                              [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Director: Rafael F. Martin Garc\u00eda, M.D. Third-year Residents: (Class of 2026) Andrea P. Caro, MD Jos\u00e9 M. Cuesta, MD – (Chief Resident 2025-2026) Natalia M. Pelet, MD Second-year residents: (Class of 2027) Luis G. Garc\u00eda, MD Melanie D. Medina, MD Fabiola Pab\u00f3n, MD First-year residents: (Class of 2028) Camila M. Cordero, MD Camila N.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P658od-L","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/dermatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/dermatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/dermatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/dermatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/dermatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/dermatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1143,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/dermatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/1143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/dermatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}