Dr. Héctor F. Gorbea Alonso

Professor

Contact Info

  • hector.gorbea@upr.edu
  • Medical Sciences Campus
    Infectious Diseases
    School of Medicine
    PO Box 36506
    San Juan, PR  00936-5067
    Office A-816, 8th Floor
  • 787-758-2525, 2221

Education

  • University` of Puerto Rico
    School of Medicine
    Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
    M.D. – June 1977
    1973-77
  • The Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, Maryland
    B.A. – May 1973
    1969-73

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Puerto Rico
School of Medicine
San Juan, Puerto Rico
2015-present

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Puerto Rico
School of Medicine
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1993-2015

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Puerto Rico
School of Medicine
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1982-1993

RESEARCH SUPPORT

Inviragen Inc. Esquilin (PI)  2012

A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Age Descending and Expansion Phase 2 Study to Investigate the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Tetravalent Chimeric Dengue Vaccine in Healthy Volunteers Between the Ages of 1.5-45 years

Role: Co-Investigator

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  Gorbea (PI) 2012-2015

Evaluation of Dengue Epidemiology, Outcomes and Prevention in Sentinel Surveillance and Research Sites in Puerto Rico

Role: Principal Investigator