{"id":1881,"date":"2022-06-13T10:05:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T14:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/?post_type=dt_team&#038;p=1881"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:34:55","slug":"dr-carlos-a-luciano-roman","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/dt_team\/dr-carlos-a-luciano-roman\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Carlos A. Luciano Rom\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-617969e0672a44889\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-617969e0672a44889 uvc-9700 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-617969e0672a44889 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. Carlos A. Luciano Rom\u00e1n<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-617969e0672a44889 .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; 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-11d1215004a602d8e0b57638b1a6418a.enable-bg-rollover .rollover i,\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-11d1215004a602d8e0b57638b1a6418a.enable-bg-rollover .rollover-video i {\n  background: -webkit-linear-gradient();\n  background: linear-gradient();\n}\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-11d1215004a602d8e0b57638b1a6418a .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-11d1215004a602d8e0b57638b1a6418a .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-11d1215004a602d8e0b57638b1a6418a 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\/2022\/06\/carlos-luciano.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/06\/carlos-luciano.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/dt_team\/dr-carlos-a-luciano-roman\/carlos-luciano\/\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300;\" alt=\"Dr. Carlos A. Luciano Rom\u00e1n\" \/><\/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-8017\">\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-8017 .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:carlos.luciano1@upr.edu\">carlos.luciano1@upr.edu\u00a0<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-9956\">\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-9956 .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-9426\">\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-9426 .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, 1985<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Degree: B.A., UPR, School of Medicine, 1981<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">INTERNSHIP: Internal Medicine Metropolitan Hospital Center, NY, 1985-96<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">RESIDENCY: Neurology, Boston City Hospital &amp; Affiliated Institutions Lahey Clinic Medical Center, 1989<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">FELLOWSHIP: Electromyography &amp; Clinical Neurophysiology, Bethesda Maryland, 1981<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Neuromuscular Pathology &amp; Clinical Neuromuscular Diseases, Bethesda Maryland, 1998<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">SPECIALTY: Neurology<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">SUBSPECIALTY: Neuromuscular<\/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-8961\">\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-8961 .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-Carlos-Luciano-CLINICOS-FORMAT-2015-REV.-DIC-16-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-182169e0672a4580f\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-182169e0672a4580f uvc-7845  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-182169e0672a4580f 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-182169e0672a4580f .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, UPR, RP Campus, 2009-present<\/p>\n<p>Professor, Department of Neurology Section, UPR, School of Medicine, 2007 -present<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor, Department of Neurology Section, UPR, School of Medicine, 1999-2007<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology Section, UPR, School of Medicine, 1992-99<\/p>\n<p>Teaching Fellow, Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, 1986-1989<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-651169e0672a4585f\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-651169e0672a4585f uvc-6863  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-651169e0672a4585f h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">RESEARCH EXPERIENCES<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-651169e0672a4585f .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Project Leader, UPR, Northeast Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Consortium, (NEALS)<\/p>\n<p>Principal Investigator, (with Dr. Marcia Cruz), Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National institute of Health, (U54MD007587)<\/p>\n<p>Principal Investigator, International Guillain-Barre Outcome Study (IGOS): A Prospective Inflammatory Neuropathy Consortium Study on Clinical and Biological Predictors of Disease Course and Outcome in GBS, GBS-CIDP Foundation International<\/p>\n<p>Principal Investigator, HIV Sensory Neuropathy: Age, Risk Factor, and Immunopathology<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-180369e0672a458a3\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-180369e0672a458a3 uvc-2915  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-180369e0672a458a3 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-180369e0672a458a3 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><strong>BOOK CHAPTERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luciano CA. Other complementary studies: Brink reflex, masseter reflex, and silent periods.\u00a0 In: Clinical Evaluation and Diagnostic Tests in Neuromuscular Diseases, Bertorini T (ed). Butterworth Heinneman, 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Keswani S, Luciano C, Pardo CA, Cherry KL, Ahmet H, McArthur JC.\u00a0 The spectrum of Peripheral Neuropathies in AIDS, in the \u201cNeurology of AIDS\u201d, Gendelman H, Grant I, Everall IP, Lipton SA, Swindells S (Eds), Oxford University Press, 2005, pp 423-443.<\/p>\n<p>Melendez L, Mayo R, Luciano C, Wojna V. Ethnicity and Neuro-AIDS Conditions in the HAART Era, in \u201cThe Spectrum of Neuro-AIDS Disorders: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment\u201d, Goodkin K, Shapshak P and Verma A (Eds), American Society for Microbiology Press, Washington DC, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Luciano CA, Hernandez-Ramos N.\u00a0 Treatment and Management of Infectious, Granulomatous and Toxic Neuromuscular Disorders. In Bertorini T (ed); Neuromuscular Disorders: Treatment and Management; Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA 2010<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABSTRACTS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Gilliatt RW, Luciano CA, Conwit RA: Ascending nerve action potentials in demyelinating neuropathy.\u00a0 Muscle Nerve 1990; 13:853.<\/p>\n<p>Luciano CA, Gilliatt RW, Charnas L, Gahl WA: Distal myopathy in nephropathic cystinosis. Ann Neurol 1991; 30:261<\/p>\n<p>Luciano CA, Gilliatt RW, Dang N: Turns analysis in advanced myopathy. Muscle Nerve 1991; 14:916<\/p>\n<p>Luciano CA, Richardson P, Knox S, Dalakas M: Comparison of electrophysiologic studies in paraproteinemic demyelinating polyneuropathy and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Muscle Nerve 1992; 15:1178<\/p>\n<p>Luciano CA, Dang N: Turns analysis with reduced detection thresholds in myopathy.\u00a0 Muscle\u00a0 Nerve 1993; 16:1086-1087<\/p>\n<p>Richardson PK, Luciano CA:\u00a0 A digital subtraction technique for F wave analysis&#8211;comparison with collision technique.\u00a0 XIII International Congress of EEG and Clinical Neurophysiology, Vancouver, Canada, 1993.<\/p>\n<p>Otero C, Luciano CA, Cupler E, Dalakas MC:\u00a0 Quantitative electromyography (QEMG) in zidovudine (AZT)-induced myopathy:\u00a0 correlation with histological findings.\u00a0 Neurology 1994; 44:A136.<\/p>\n<p>Cupler E, Otero C, Hench K, Luciano CA, Dalakas M:\u00a0 Acetylcholine receptor antibodies in HIV-infected individuals with fatigue.\u00a0 Ann Neurol 1994; 36:285.<\/p>\n<p>Luciano CA, Dalakas MC.\u00a0 A macro-EMG study of inclusion body myositis: no evidence for a neurogenic component. Neurology 1995; 45:A227.<\/p>\n<p>Russell JW, Luciano CA, Banerjee TK, Quirk JM, Scott LJC, Brady RO, Barton NW.\u00a0 Clinical and electrophysiologic studies of myelinated and unmyelinated fiber function in Fabry disease.\u00a0 Neurology 1995; 45:A227-A228.<\/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_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","dt_team_category":[36,47],"class_list":["post-1881","dt_team","type-dt_team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","dt_team_category-faculty","dt_team_category-neurology","dt_team_category-36","dt_team_category-47","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_team\/1881","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=1881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dt_team_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_team_category?post=1881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}