Dr. Humberto M. Guiot

Joint Associate Professor
Dr. Humberto M. Guiot

Contact Info

  • humberto.guiot@upr.edu
  • Department of Internal Medicine
    Office-A-838, 8th Floor
    University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
    PO Box 365067
    San Juan, PR 00936-5067
  • 787-758-2525, extension 1806

Education

  • Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2006.
  • Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2004.
  • MD., University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2001.
  • BS. General Natural Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, 1997.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor – Department of Internal Medicine
  • Joint Associate Professor – Department of Microbiology and Zoology

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Pathophysiology, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of HPV-related anal neoplasia
  • Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria
  • Endemic mycoses and other fungal infections

PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapter

  1. Guiot HM, Sánchez-Sergentón CG, Sánchez-Rivera CJ, & González-Rivera R (2012). “Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Disease”. In N.P. Sánchez, Atlas of Dermatology in Internal Medicine (1st Ed., pp 121-127).  New York, NY, USA:  Springer Science+Business Media.

Articles in Journals

  1. Martínez KG, Guiot HM, Casas-Dolz I, González-Tejera G, Colón de Martí LN. “Applicability of the Spanish Translation of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale in a General Puerto Rican Population”.  P R Health Sci J.  2003 Jun; 22(2):179-85. PIMD: 12866143
  2. Guiot HM, Pita-García I, Bertrán-Pasarell J, Alfonso G. “Cytomegalovirus Polyradiculomyelopathy in AIDS:  A Case Report and Review of the Literature”.  P R Health Sci J.  2006 Dec;25(4):359-362. PIMD: 17550105
  3. Guiot HM, Bertrán-Pasarell J, Tormos LM, González-Keelan C, Procop GW, Fradera J, Sánchez-Sergentón C, Méndez W. “Ileal Perforation and Hemophagocytic Syndrome Secondary to Disseminated Histoplasmosis:  The Role of the Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis and Successful Treatment with Amphotericin B Lipid Complex”.  Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Apr;57(4):429-33. PMID: 17141457
  4. Paterson DL, David K, Mrsic M, Cetkovsky P, Weng XH, Sterba J, Krivan G, Boskovic D, Lu M, Zhu LP on behalf of the PRoACT Investigators. “Pre-medication practices and incidence of infusion-related reactions in patients receiving AMPHOTEC®: data from the Patient Registry of Amphotericin B Cholesteryl Sulfate Complex for Injection Clinical Tolerability (PRoACT) registry”. J Antimicrob Chemother. (2008) 62 (6): 1392-1400.  PRoACT Investigators: Nadira Durakovic MD, Humberto Guiot MD, Maria Stefaniak MD, Visanu Thamlikitku MD, Nenad Govedarovic MD, Carlos Sanchez MD, Michael Matysiak MD, Ruth Soto-Malave MD, Jorge Santana-Bagur MD, Tigran Torosjan MD, Sutep Jaruratanasirikul MD, Slobodon Marjanovic MD, Sinari Salleh MD, Ivanka Savic MD. PMID: 18812423
  5. González-Ramos MM, Bertrán-Pasarell J, Guiot H, Soto R. Santana J, Amador R, Conde A. “Clinical experience with posaconazole in patients with invasive mucormycosis:  A case series”.  P R Health Sci J.  2008 Dec; 27(4):  328-32. PMID: 19069358
  6. Ortiz AP, Colón-López V, Girona-Lozada G, Botello-Harbaum MT, Sheon N, Guiot HM, Román-Torres L, Díaz-Santana MV, Miranda-De LS, Palefsky JM. “Report of the 2012 capacity building for HIV-HPV clinical trials recruitment among minority underserved populations of Hispanic origin in Puerto Rico”.  P R Health Sci J.  2012; 31 (3): 185-7. PMID:23038895
  7. Ortiz AP, Guiot HM, Díaz-Miranda OL, Román L, Palefsky J, Colon V. “Recognizing and treating anal cancer:  training medical students and physicians in Puerto Rico”.  P R Health Sci J.  2013 Dec; 32(4):209-12. PIMD 24397221
  8. Colon-Lopez V, Ortiz AP, Soto-Salgado M, Torres-Cintrón M, Perez N, Mercado-Acosta JJ, Guiot HM, Suarez E. “Survival from Anal Cancer Among Hispanics-Puerto Rico, 2000-2007.” J Gastrointest Cancer. 2014 Apr 4. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 24699986

Abstracts

  1. Guiot HM, Colón-Candelaria M, Bertrán-Pasarell J, Lozano H, Magno-Pagatzaurtundúa P, Torres EA.  “Atypical Presentation of Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a Liver Transplant Recipient” (abstract).  P R Health Sci J. 2005 Sept;24:240.
  2. Guiot HM, Pita-García I, Bertrán-Pasarell J, Alfonso G.  “A Case of Flaccid Paralysis in a Patient with HIV:  CMV Polyradiculomyelopathy” (abstract).  P R Health Sci J. 2005 Sept;24(3):241.
  3. Guiot HM, Amador-Miranda R, Bertrán-Pasarell J, Gutiérrez-Núñez JJ.  “Disseminated Fungal Infection with Severe Cutaneous Involvement in a Renal Transplant Recipient” (abstract).  P R Health Sci J.  2006 Mar;25(1):96.
  4. Guiot HM, Bertrán-Pasarell J, Sánchez-Sergentón C, “Ileal Perforation Secondary to Disseminated Fungal Infection” (abstract).  P R Health Sci J. 2006 Mar;25(1):93.
  5. Gago-Piñero, R, Guiot HM, Vázquez-Pérez YZ, Barrón-Alemañy JR, Morales-Rodríguez CM.  “Physical Activity among Medical Residents” (Abstract 194).  P R Health Sci J 2012; 31 (1 Suppl): 66.
  6. Febles A, Carrillo SM, Guiot H, Bertrán J.  “Intrathecal Polymixin B as an Adjunctive Therapy for Ventriculostomy Associated Infections Secondary to Multi-Drug Resistant Gram Negative Bacteria:  A Retrospective Studey of Cerebrospinal Fluid Sterilization” (Abstract 198).  P R Health Sci J 2012; 31 (1 Suppl): 67.
  7. Cruz-Cuevas EI, De Jesús-Monge WE, Colón-Rivera G, Caraballo-Picornell V, Guiot HM.  “Implementation of an innovative research training program for Internal Medicine residents” (Abstract 29).  P R Health Sci J 2013; 32 (1 Suppl): 12.
  8. Ortiz AP, Guiot HM, Díaz-Miranda OL, Román L, Palefsky J, Colon V.  Abstract 30. “Recognising and treating anal cancer:  training medical students and physicians in Puerto Rico”.  Sex Health 2013 Nov; 10(6):584-5.