{"id":208,"date":"2020-04-22T17:32:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T21:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/neurology\/?p=208"},"modified":"2020-04-22T17:32:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T21:32:57","slug":"gishlaine-alfonso-mendez-md","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/neurology\/gishlaine-alfonso-mendez-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Gishlaine Alfonso Mendez, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Role<\/strong>:  Associate Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Information<\/strong>:
Hospital Universitario \u2013 5to Piso \u2013 Secci\u00f3n de Neurolog\u00eda
Centro M\u00e9dico, San Juan, PR 00936
787-754-0101, ext 2507 or 787-777-3535, ext 5519 (phone);  787-751-3911 (fax)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To schedule a medical appointment:  Call 787-758-7910<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Languages:<\/strong> Spanish, English<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clinical Areas: <\/strong>Neuromuscular Medicine, Electromyography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications: <\/strong>American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) \u2013 Neurology; Board Certified in Neuromuscular Medicine (subspecialty)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education and Training:<\/strong>
1986:   University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus \u2013 Medicine (MD)
1987:   Veterans Administration Hospital – Internship
1990:   University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus – Neurology Residency<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1991:   University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus – Fellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine and Electromyography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/strong>:  Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Disease<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clinical Affiliation(s):  <\/strong>Faculty Practice Plan \u2013 School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Ambulatory Clinics; consultant with the Adults University Hospital, Cardiovascular Hospital<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional Membership(s): <\/strong>American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and Fellow since 1992; the American Association of Neuromuscular Medicine and Electrodiagnostic, the Puerto Rican Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Neurology.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Alfonso has been an Associate Professor in the Neurology Section of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus since 2000.  A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, she received her Medical Degree from The University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus in 1991.  She completed her internship in 1987 at the Veteran\u2019s Administration Hospital, followed by a residency in Neurology at The University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus (1990), where she was Neurology Chief Resident (1989).  In 1991, Dr. Alfonso completed a Fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine and Electromyography, also at The University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus.  Dr. Alfonso is Board Certified in Neurology and Neuromuscular Medicine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A member of the Neurology faculty, Dr. Alfonso is involved in the teaching of Neurology residents and medical students.  She is a consultant at the Adults University Hospital, the Cardiovascular Hospital, and with the Faculty Practice Plan \u2013 School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Ambulatory Clinics.  Dr. Alfonso is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and has been a Fellow since 1992.  She is also a member of the American Association of Neuromuscular Medicine and Electrodiagnostic, the Puerto Rican Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Neurology.  Dr. Padilla has participated in several clinical trials and is fluent in Spanish and English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. An extremely aggressive case of Marburg’s disease treated with high dose cyclophosphamide. A case report. <\/a> Avila-Ornelas J, Labat E, Alfonso G<\/strong>, Serrano C, Fiorito F. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2019 Jun;31:51-53. doi: 10.1016\/j.msard.2019.03.014. Epub 2019 Mar 23. PMID: 30925320<\/li>
  2. Cytomegalovirus polyradiculomyelopathy in AIDS: a case report and review of the literature. <\/a> Guiot HM, Pita-Garc\u00eda IL, Bertr\u00e1n-Pasarell J, Alfonso G.<\/strong> P R Health Sci J. 2006 Dec;25(4):359-62. PMID: 17550105<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Role:  Associate Professor Contact Information:Hospital Universitario \u2013 5to Piso \u2013 Secci\u00f3n de Neurolog\u00edaCentro M\u00e9dico, San Juan, PR 00936787-754-0101, ext 2507 or 787-777-3535, ext 5519 (phone);  787-751-3911 (fax) To schedule a medical appointment:  Call 787-758-7910 Languages: Spanish, English Clinical Areas: Neuromuscular Medicine, Electromyography Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) \u2013 Neurology; Board Certified in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-1","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}