Dr. Vanessa Sepúlveda Rivera
Contact Info
Education
- Degree: M.D. Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine – 1993
- Degree: B.S. (Biology) UPR, Río Piedras Campus – 1989
- RESIDENCY: Internal Medicine, UPR School of Medicine – 1996
- FELLOWSHIP: Geriatrics, UPR School of Medicine, 1998
- SPECIALTY: Internal Medicine
- SUBSPECIALTY: Geriatrics
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Director Institutional Review Board (IRB) UPR Medical Sciences Campus -2015-present
President IRB committee 2 – 2012-15
Internal Medicine Clerkship Fourth Year Coordinator- 2014-present
Key Faculty, Internal Medicine Program, UPR School of Medicine – 2008-present
Associate Professor, UPR Department of Medicine – 2004-2019
Faculty, Geriatrics Division, UPR Department of Medicine -1998- present
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Associations between Gut Microbiota, MCI and Alzheimer’s Disease in Puerto Ricans. Vanessa Sepúlveda MD, Filipa Godoy PhD. Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico. Ongoing recruitment.
Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Among Patients Admitted to Internal Medicine General Ward at the University Hospital. Esther A. Torres, Eduardo Nieves Olabarrieta, Vanessa Sepúlveda.
Insulin Resistance and CSF Biomarkers in Puerto Ricans with MCI and Early Alzheimer’s Disease: V Sepúlveda; Arnold S, V Wojna. Writing article for publication.
Mild Cognitive Impairment and its Relation to Vitamin D Deficiency in a sample of Puerto Rican Population. Rivera Z, Sepúlveda V.
Correlation of Vitamin B12 plasmatic levels, Folate and Homocysteine with Depression in an Elderly Population. Miranda Y, Sepúlveda V.
Development of a Pictogram System Describing a series of pharmacotherapy regimens in the elderly. Collaborator to Dr. Sacha Rivera, UPR Department of Pharmacy. 2010.
Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale for a Spanish Speaking Population. Collaborator to Dr. Ilia Oquendo-Jiménez. 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
- Carrion-Baralt, V. Sepúlveda-Rivera, M. Pieras, The Impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the Behavior and Mood of People with Alzheimer’s Disease in Puerto Rico; Innovation in Aging, 2018, Vol. 2, No. S1, p. 1003
- Sepulveda, Vanessa et al. Natural Disasters and Dementia: The Experience of An Inter-Disciplinary Team Caring for People with Dementia in Puerto Rico After Hurricanes Irma And Maria. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, Volume 14, Issue 7, P1620 – P1621. Published in issue: July 2018.
- Sepúlveda, SE. Arnold, I Z. Jimenez-Velazquez, V Wojna: Are Insulin Resistance and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers Correlated in Puerto Ricans with Minimal Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, Vol. 13, Issue 7, P1517. Published in issue: July 2017.
- Sepúlveda, et al: “Un Café por el Alzheimer” An Innovative Awareness Approach in Puerto Rico. Poster Presentation at American Geriatrics Annual Meeting 2015. Published in Journal of American Geriatrics Society, April 2015.
- Sepúlveda V, Arnold S, Wojna V: Insulin Resistance and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Puerto Rican with MCI and Early AD. Poster Presentation at American Geriatrics Annual Meeting 2014. Published in Journal of American Geriatrics Society, April 2014.
- De Jesús W, Laureano A, Santos G, Borri C, Sepúlveda V: Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax Associated with Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in a Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Western Region of the American Federation for Medical Research Annual Meeting. Carmel, California. Published at the Journal of Investigative Medicine, February 2006.
- Sepúlveda V, Jiménez IZ: Epidemiologic Profile of a Puerto Rican Female Population with Osteoporosis (POSTER) American College of Physicians, PR Chapter. (POSTER) American Geriatrics Society. Published at Journal of American Geriatrics Society Oct. 1999.