{"id":1700,"date":"2022-03-30T11:51:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T15:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/?post_type=dt_team&#038;p=1700"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:22:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:22:53","slug":"dr-ivonne-jimenez","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/dt_team\/dr-ivonne-jimenez\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ivonne Z. Jim\u00e9nez Vel\u00e1zquez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-286469d4db6dd4b8e\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-286469d4db6dd4b8e uvc-4256 accent-subtitle-color\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-286469d4db6dd4b8e h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:30px;mobile_landscape:34px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:40px;mobile_landscape:44px;\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#0a0a0a;margin-bottom:10px;\">Dr. Ivonne Z. Jim\u00e9nez<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-286469d4db6dd4b8e .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;mobile_landscape:20px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:34px;mobile_landscape:30px;\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">Assistant Professor<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#545454;box-shadow: px px px px none;border-style:solid;border-width:5px;border-radius:5px;border-color:#545454;padding:10px;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#545454\"  data-border_color=\"#545454\" ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-f1a1680db04d591609e0175348c01d9b.enable-bg-rollover .rollover i,\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-f1a1680db04d591609e0175348c01d9b.enable-bg-rollover .rollover-video i {\n  background: -webkit-linear-gradient();\n  background: linear-gradient();\n}\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-f1a1680db04d591609e0175348c01d9b .rollover-icon {\n  font-size: 32px;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  min-width: 44px;\n  min-height: 44px;\n  line-height: 44px;\n  border-radius: 100px;\n  border-style: solid;\n  border-width: 0px;\n}\n.dt-icon-bg-on.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-f1a1680db04d591609e0175348c01d9b .rollover-icon {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);\n  box-shadow: none;\n}<\/style><div class=\"shortcode-single-image-wrap shortcode-single-image-f1a1680db04d591609e0175348c01d9b alignnone  enable-bg-rollover dt-icon-bg-off\" style=\"margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; width:300px;\"><div class=\"shortcode-single-image\"><div class=\"fancy-media-wrap  layzr-bg\" style=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/ivonne-jimenez.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/ivonne-jimenez.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/welcome\/ivonne-jimenez\/\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300;\" alt=\"Ivonne Z. Jim\u00e9nez-Vel\u00e1zquez, MD, FACP\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Contact Info<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"uavc-list-icon uavc-list-icon-wrapper ult-adjust-bottom-margin   \"><ul class=\"uavc-list\"><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-6925\">\n<div class=\"uavc-list-icon  \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon none \"  style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;display:inline-block;\">\n\t<i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-mail-03\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-6925 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:ivonne.jimenez1@upr.edu\">ivonne.jimenez1@upr.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-8990\">\n<div class=\"uavc-list-icon  \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon none \"  style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;display:inline-block;\">\n\t<i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-map-05\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-8990 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">University of Puerto Rico<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Medical Sciences Campus<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">School of Medicine<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Associate Deanship for Academic Affairs, A-866<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">San Juan, PR 00936<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-1290\">\n<div class=\"uavc-list-icon  \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon none \"  style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;display:inline-block;\">\n\t<i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-phone-071\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-1290 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">787-758-2525, Ext. 1184<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"standard-arrow list-divider bullet-top\"><ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Degree: M.D, UPR, School of Medicine \u2013 1978-1982<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Degree: B.S. (Biology) UPR, R\u00edo Piedras Campus, 1974-1978<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">SPECIALTY: Internal Medicine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">SUBSPECIALTY: Geriatrics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">INTERSHIP: Caguas Regional Hospital \u2013 1982-1983<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">RESIDENCY: University Hospital, PR Medical Center, R\u00edo Piedras \u2013 1983-1986<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">FELLOWSHIP: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY \u2013 1987-1989<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-116969d4db6dd56af\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-116969d4db6dd56af uvc-1378  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-116969d4db6dd56af h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">ACADEMIC POSITIONS<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-116969d4db6dd56af .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Professor \u2013 UPR School of Medicine \u2013 7\/2002 \u2013 Present<br \/>\nAssociate Professor \u2013 UPR School of Medicine \u2013 1996 \u2013 2002<br \/>\nAssistant Professor \u2013 UPR School of Medicine \u2013 1989 \u2013 1996<br \/>\nAdjunct Professor \u2013 Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, \u2013 6\/1989 \u2013 Present<br \/>\nInstructor \u2013 UPR School of Medicine \u2013 1986 \u2013 1987<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-181569d4db6dd5702\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-181569d4db6dd5702 uvc-2232  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-181569d4db6dd5702 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">RESEARCH TRAINING<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-181569d4db6dd5702 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Alzheimer\u2019s Disease International 10\/66 Research Training<br \/>\nMentor \u2013 Dr. Martin Prince,<br \/>\nSantiago de Compostela, Spain. \u2013 September 25, 2010<\/p>\n<p>NIH Grant Writing Workshops. Grant received from HACU \u2013 Hispanic<br \/>\nAssociation of Colleges and Universities.<br \/>\nSan Antonio, Texas, NIH. \u2013 June, July &amp; August 2010<\/p>\n<p>Alzheimer\u2019s Disease International 10\/66 Research Training<br \/>\nMentor \u2013 Dr. Martin Prince,<br \/>\nThessaloniki, Greece.\u00a0 \u2013 March 21-24, 2010<\/p>\n<p>Alzheimer\u2019s Disease International 10\/66 Research Training<br \/>\nMentor \u2013 Dr. Martin Prince,<br \/>\nConventions Center, San Juan, PR, \u2013 November 2, 2009<\/p>\n<p>EOAD \u2013 Risk factors and genetic Study of Families with Early Onset<br \/>\nAlzheimer\u2019s Disease.\u00a0 Mentor \u2013 Dr. Richard Mayeux,<br \/>\nSergievsky Center, 630 West 168th Street, Columbia University, New York. \u2013 November 6-7, 2007<\/p>\n<p>Alzheimer\u2019s Disease International 10\/66 Research Training<br \/>\nMentor \u2013 Dr. Martin Prince, London Institute of Psychiatry, Crespigny Park,<br \/>\nLondon, United Kingdom. -July 25-31, 2007<\/p>\n<p>Alzheimer\u2019s Disease International 10\/66 Research Training<br \/>\nMentor \u2013 Dr. Martin Prince.\u00a0 ADI International Meeting,<br \/>\nBerlin, Germany. \u2013 Oct 7,2006<\/p>\n<p>EFIGA \u2013 Risk Factors and Genetic Study of Families with Late Onset Alzheimer\u2019s Disease.<br \/>\nMentor \u2013 Dr. Richard Mayeux.\u00a0 Sergievsky Center, 630 West 168th Street, Columbia University,<br \/>\nNew York 2002. \u2013 July 23-27, 2002<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-258069d4db6dd574c\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-258069d4db6dd574c uvc-3823  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-258069d4db6dd574c h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">PUBLICATIONS \u2013 BOOK CHAPTER<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-258069d4db6dd574c .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ivonne Z. Jim\u00e9nez-Vel\u00e1zquez, MD, FACP.\u00a0 Geriatric Assessment Chapter.\u00a0 ACP-CDIM Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students. American College of Physicians\/Clerkship Directors for Internal Medicine<br \/>\nAssociation Publications. 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Ivonne Z. Jim\u00e9nez-Vel\u00e1zquez, MD, FACP. Geriatric Assessment Questions. Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP) for Students 4.\u00a0 ACP\/CDIM, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Ivonne Z. Jim\u00e9nez-Vel\u00e1zquez, MD, FACP.\u00a0 Geriatric Assessment Chapter.\u00a0 ACP-CDIM Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students. ACP\/CDIM, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Jim\u00e9nez Vel\u00e1zquez, IZ. The Aging Process. Chapter in the book: \u201cWhat you should know about your health\u201d.\u00a0 Mario Rub\u00e9n Garc\u00eda-Palmieri. Editorial Universitaria, February 2001.<\/li>\n<li>Freidenberg J, Jim\u00e9nez-Vel\u00e1zquez, IZ. Assessing Impairment Among Hispanic Elderly: Biomedical and Ethnomedical Perspective.\u00a0 Clinical Gerontologist.\u00a0 June 1992.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-512069d4db6dd578d\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-512069d4db6dd578d uvc-2510  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-512069d4db6dd578d h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">COMMUNITY SERVICES<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-512069d4db6dd578d .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alzheimer\u2019s Association Support Groups \u2013 conferences and workshops given to patients and relatives one, Saturday every month.<\/li>\n<li>Community Clinics organized by medical students, Senior Citizen Centers, Schools.<\/li>\n<li>Geriatric Clinics at Christian Elderly Home, every week.<\/li>\n<li>Geriatric Conferences in Churches and Senior Citizen Organizations as requested.<\/li>\n<li>Trauma Center Volunteer Group, Puerto Rico Medical Center.\u00a0 Hospital visits every month to provide medical and spiritual support to hospitalized patients. 2003<\/li>\n<li>Missionary Trip to San Crist\u00f3bal, Santo Domingo, Health Clinics for one weekend. Organized by Disciples of Christ Church, Bayam\u00f3n, PR.\u00a0 May, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Missionary Trip to Bonao, Santo Domingo, Health Clinics for one week. Organized by Disciples of Christ Church, Bayam\u00f3n, PR.\u00a0 April, 1997.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","dt_team_category":[36,43],"class_list":["post-1700","dt_team","type-dt_team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","dt_team_category-faculty","dt_team_category-geriatrics","dt_team_category-36","dt_team_category-43","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_team\/1700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dt_team"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dt_team_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_team_category?post=1700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}