Dr. Gishlaine Alfonso Méndez
Contact Info
Education
Degree: M.D. UPR, School of Medicine, 1988
Degree: BS, UPR, Rio Piedras Campus, 1982
INTERNSHIP: Veteran Administration Hospital, San Juan, PR, 1986-87
RESIDENCY: Neurology, Neurology Training Program, School of Medicine, UPR-RCM, 1986-90
FELLOWSHIP: Neuromuscular Medicine and Electromyography, School of Medicine, UPR-RCM, 1990-91
SPECIALTY: Neurology
SUBSPECIALTY: Neuromuscular Medicine
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Associate Professor, UPR, School of Medicine, Neurology Section – 2000-18
Assistant Professor, UPR – School of Medicine, Neurology Section, 1991-2000
Clinical Instructor, UPR – School of Medicine, Neurology Section, 1990-91
RESEARCH INTEREST
Post Approval Safety Study Assessing Gilenya Experience (PASSAGE study – FTY720D2403), by Puerto Rico Translational Research Center Novartis. Ongoing March 2015
The Impact of fatigue and depression on Cognitive Functioning in patients With Multiple Sclerosis – a pilot study. 2011
Seroprevalence of NMO/AQP4-IgG in a Puerto Rican cohort with inflammatory CNS disorders: by Mayo/Ethiopian Collaborative study, 2009-11
Multiple Sclerosis: Description of our population and prevalence of fatigue vs. cognitive changes. 2009
Biochemical and Neuropsychological Changes on Isolated Clinical Syndrome and early stages of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, NIH. 2006-09
PUBLICATIONS
Angélica Rivera Cruz, MD, Kathya Ramos MD, Gishlaine Alfonso MD, Valerie Wojna MD, Brenda Deliz MD. Polyneuritis Cranialis: a Rare Manifestation of the Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Internal Medicine Department, Neurology Section. University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Annual Meeting Research Forum. May 2015
Zayas, T. MD; Rodriguez, C. MD; Alfonso, G. MD; Labat, E. MD; Is Subacute Combined Degeneration Still Present in this Time? Neurology Section, University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, San Juan, PR. Poster Presentation in 33rd Annual Research Forum. May 2015.
Nazario, B, MD, MD; G. Alfonso, MD; C. Serrano, MD. Informative Brochure May Prevent Falls in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the AAN on April 2014
Vargas N. MD; Méndez, K. MD; Ramos, K. MD;Deliz, B. MD; Alfonso, G. MD. Steroid Responsive Myopathy Presenting as a Bent Spine Syndrome: A Case Report. UPR School of Medicine, Neurology Section. San Juan, PR. Poster presentation in 34th Annual Research Forum medical Sciences Campus. May 2014.
Chapa. J. MD; Alfonso, G. MD; Ortiz, A. MD. Atypical course of Bickerstaff’s Brainstem Encephalitis showing relapsing remitting presentation: a case report. UPR School of Medicine, Neurology Section. San Juan, PR. Poster presentation in 32nd Annual Research Forum medical Sciences Campus. May 2012.
Schenk, C. MD; Alfonso, G. MD; Deliz, B. MD; Algaze A., MD; Colon E. MD, San Miguel L. PHD. Neuropsychological Performance and Biochemical Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Changes in Clinical Isolated Syndrome and Early Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology, 2012; 78
Vazquez YZ, Luciano CA, Deliz B, Carlo JR, Alfonso G, Quiñones-Perez D, Ginebra T; Distal and proximal Thermal and Pain Perception in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Sensory Neuropathy. Muscle and Nerve, 2011; 44: 622.
YZ Vazquez Perez MD, B Deliz MD, S Pardo MD, G Alfonso Mendez: Distinct Mutations of SGCA and CAPN3 of LGMD within the same puertorican family. Abstract. Poster Presentation AANEM. Muscle and Nerve, September 2011
Chapa, J. MD; Alfonso, G. MD; Quinones, Y. MD; Gonzalez J. MD. Brain aneurysm rupture in a patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: a case report. UPR School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Neurology Section. San Juan, PR. Poster presentation in 31 th Annual Research and Educational Forum Medical Sciences Campus. May 2011