{"id":1840,"date":"2022-05-31T09:37:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T13:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/?post_type=dt_team&#038;p=1840"},"modified":"2022-06-13T13:35:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T17:35:13","slug":"dr-vanessa-sepulveda-rivera","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/dt_team\/dr-vanessa-sepulveda-rivera\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Vanessa Sep\u00falveda Rivera"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-468069e0be19f350d\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-468069e0be19f350d uvc-9841 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-468069e0be19f350d 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. Vanessa Sep\u00falveda Rivera<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-468069e0be19f350d .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;\">Professor<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; 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Box 365067<\/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-8414\">\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-8414 .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. 1828<\/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. Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine \u2013 1993<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Degree:\u00a0 B.S. (Biology) UPR, R\u00edo Piedras Campus \u2013 1989<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">RESIDENCY: Internal Medicine, UPR School of Medicine &#8211; 1996<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">FELLOWSHIP: Geriatrics, UPR School of Medicine, 1998<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">SPECIALTY: Internal Medicine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">SUBSPECIALTY: Geriatrics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><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-5900\">\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=\"fas fa-book\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-5900 .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=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/05\/2021.Rev-CV-DRA.-Vanessa-Sepu\u0301lveda.pdf\">CV<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-963469e0be1a0142d\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-963469e0be1a0142d uvc-1190  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-963469e0be1a0142d 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-963469e0be1a0142d .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Professor, UPR School of Medicine \u2013 2019-present<\/p>\n<p>Director Institutional Review Board (IRB) UPR Medical Sciences Campus -2015-present<\/p>\n<p>President IRB committee 2 &#8211; 2012-15<\/p>\n<p>Internal Medicine Clerkship Fourth Year Coordinator- 2014-present<\/p>\n<p>Key Faculty, Internal Medicine Program, UPR School of Medicine \u2013 2008-present<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor, UPR Department of Medicine \u2013 2004-2019<\/p>\n<p>Faculty, Geriatrics Division, UPR Department of Medicine -1998- present<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-605169e0be1a01483\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-605169e0be1a01483 uvc-9415  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-605169e0be1a01483 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">RESEARCH PROJECTS<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-605169e0be1a01483 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Correlaci\u00f3n entre los niveles de Vitamina D 25-OH y la severidad de la enfermedad de COVID-19 en pacientes adultos de Puerto Rico. Ileana Maldonado Gonz\u00e1lez BS, MT; Vanessa Sep\u00falveda MD, MSc. Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico. Ongoing recruitment.<\/p>\n<p>Associations between Gut Microbiota, MCI and Alzheimer\u2019s Disease in Puerto Ricans. Vanessa Sep\u00falveda MD, Filipa Godoy PhD. Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico. Ongoing recruitment.<\/p>\n<p>Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Among Patients Admitted to Internal Medicine General Ward at the University Hospital. Esther A. Torres, Eduardo Nieves Olabarrieta, Vanessa Sep\u00falveda.<\/p>\n<p>Insulin Resistance and CSF Biomarkers in Puerto Ricans with MCI and Early Alzheimer\u2019s Disease: V Sep\u00falveda; Arnold S, V Wojna. Writing article for publication.<\/p>\n<p>Mild Cognitive Impairment and its Relation to Vitamin D Deficiency in a sample of Puerto Rican Population. Rivera Z, Sep\u00falveda V.<\/p>\n<p>Correlation of Vitamin B12 plasmatic levels, Folate and Homocysteine with Depression in an Elderly Population. Miranda Y, Sep\u00falveda V.<\/p>\n<p>Development of a Pictogram System Describing a series of pharmacotherapy regimens in the elderly.\u00a0 Collaborator to Dr. Sacha Rivera, UPR Department of Pharmacy.\u00a0 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale for a Spanish Speaking Population.\u00a0 Collaborator to Dr. Ilia Oquendo-Jim\u00e9nez.\u00a0 2008.<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-103669e0be1a014c6\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-103669e0be1a014c6 uvc-4925  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-103669e0be1a014c6 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">PUBLICATIONS<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-103669e0be1a014c6 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">ABSTRACTS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carrion-Baralt, V. Sepu\u0301lveda-Rivera, M. Pieras, The Impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the Behavior and Mood of People with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease in Puerto Rico; Innovation in Aging, 2018, Vol. 2, No. S1, p. 1003<\/li>\n<li>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&#8217;s &amp; Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association, Volume 14, Issue 7, P1620 \u2013 P1621. Published in issue: July 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Sep\u00falveda, SE. Arnold, I Z. Jimenez-Velazquez, V Wojna: Are Insulin Resistance and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzheimersanddementia.com\/article\/S1552-5260(17)33554-9\/fulltext\">Correlated in Puerto Ricans with Minimal Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer\u2019s Disease?<\/a> Alzheimer&#8217;s &amp; Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association,\u00a0Vol. 13,\u00a0Issue 7,\u00a0P1517. Published in issue: July 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Sep\u00falveda, et al: \u201cUn Caf\u00e9 por el Alzheimer\u201d An Innovative Awareness Approach in Puerto Rico. Poster Presentation at American Geriatrics Annual Meeting 2015. Published in Journal of American Geriatrics Society, April 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Sep\u00falveda 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.<\/li>\n<li>De Jes\u00fas W, Laureano A, Santos G, Borri C, Sep\u00falveda V:\u00a0\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Carmel, California. Published at the Journal of Investigative Medicine, February 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Sep\u00falveda V, Jim\u00e9nez IZ:\u00a0 Epidemiologic Profile of a Puerto Rican Female Population with Osteoporosis (POSTER) American College of Physicians, PR Chapter. (POSTER) American Geriatrics Society. 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