{"id":1872,"date":"2022-06-13T09:36:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T13:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/?post_type=dt_team&#038;p=1872"},"modified":"2022-06-13T09:36:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T13:36:58","slug":"dr-gishlaine-alfonso-mendez","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/dt_team\/dr-gishlaine-alfonso-mendez\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Gishlaine Alfonso M\u00e9ndez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-113769df05de4aefd\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-113769df05de4aefd uvc-4088 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-113769df05de4aefd h2'  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class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:gishlaine.alfonso@upr.edu\">gishlaine.alfonso@upr.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-2324\">\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-2324 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">University District Hospital<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Neurology Section, 5th Floor<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">School of Medicine<\/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-3626\">\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-3626 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">787-754-0101, Ext. 2516<\/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\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Degree: M.D. UPR, School of Medicine, 1988<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Degree: BS, UPR, Rio Piedras Campus, 1982<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">INTERNSHIP: Veteran Administration Hospital, San Juan, PR, 1986-87<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">RESIDENCY: Neurology, Neurology Training Program, School of Medicine, UPR-RCM, 1986-90<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">FELLOWSHIP: Neuromuscular Medicine and Electromyography, School of Medicine, UPR-RCM, 1990-91<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">SPECIALTY: Neurology<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">SUBSPECIALTY: Neuromuscular Medicine<\/span><\/p>\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-5227\">\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-5227 .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\/06\/CV-Gishlane-Alfonso-CLI\u0301NICOS-FORMAT-2015-REV.-AGO.-15-JA-ALFONSO-profile.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-181769df05de4bd99\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-181769df05de4bd99 uvc-3191  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-181769df05de4bd99 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-181769df05de4bd99 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Professor, UPR \u2013 School of Medicine, Neurology Section, 2018-present<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor, UPR, School of Medicine, Neurology Section \u2013 2000-18<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Professor, UPR \u2013 School of Medicine, Neurology Section, 1991-2000<\/p>\n<p>Clinical Instructor, UPR \u2013 School of Medicine, Neurology Section, 1990-91<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-37669df05de4bdea\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-37669df05de4bdea uvc-2957  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-37669df05de4bdea h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">RESEARCH INTEREST<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-37669df05de4bdea .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Registry-based of Multiple Sclerosis patients From the MS Clinic of the UPR School of Medicine: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics. Ongoing April 2015<\/p>\n<p>Post Approval Safety Study Assessing Gilenya Experience (PASSAGE study \u2013 FTY720D2403), by Puerto Rico Translational Research Center Novartis.\u00a0 Ongoing March 2015<\/p>\n<p>The Impact of fatigue and depression on Cognitive Functioning in patients With Multiple Sclerosis \u2013 a pilot study. 2011<\/p>\n<p>Seroprevalence of NMO\/AQP4-IgG in a Puerto Rican cohort with inflammatory CNS disorders: by Mayo\/Ethiopian Collaborative study, 2009-11<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Sclerosis: Description of our population and prevalence of fatigue vs. cognitive changes. 2009<\/p>\n<p>Biochemical and Neuropsychological Changes on Isolated Clinical Syndrome and early stages of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, NIH. 2006-09<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-732869df05de4be2f\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-732869df05de4be2f uvc-1896  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-732869df05de4be2f 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-732869df05de4be2f .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Alfonso, G MD. Role of Cannabis in Multiple Sclerosis, review article.\u00a0 Revista Puertorrique\u00f1a de Medicina y Salud Publica. June 2015<\/p>\n<p>Ang\u00e9lica Rivera Cruz, MD, Kathya Ramos MD, Gishlaine Alfonso MD, Valerie Wojna MD, Brenda Deliz MD.\u00a0 Polyneuritis Cranialis: a Rare Manifestation of the Guillain-Barr\u00e9 Syndrome. Internal Medicine Department, Neurology Section. University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus,\u00a0Annual Meeting Research Forum.\u00a0 May 2015<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 May 2015.<\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p>Vargas N. MD; M\u00e9ndez, 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.\u00a0 May 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Chapa. J. MD; Alfonso, G. MD; Ortiz, A. MD. Atypical course of Bickerstaff\u2019s 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.\u00a0 May 2012.<\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p>Vazquez YZ, Luciano CA, Deliz B, Carlo JR, Alfonso G, Qui\u00f1ones-Perez D, Ginebra T; Distal and proximal Thermal and Pain Perception in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Sensory Neuropathy. Muscle and Nerve, 2011; 44: 622.<\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p>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. 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