♦ Wellness Programs                                               ♦ Disability Case Management/ADA

♦ Drug Testing                                                          ♦ Return to Work/Fitness Assessment

♦ OSHA Compliance/Recordkeeping                     ♦ Occupational Medicine Informatics

♦ Program Administration                                       ♦ Supervision/Leadership

♦ Training & Education                                            ♦ Protocol Development

 

Ø  Offer numerous years of diverse corporate and clinical background in Occupational Medicine; currently steer Occupational Health and Wellness initiatives supporting Pfizer Pharmaceutical s Occupational Health Programs and Consumer Healthcare Plants in Guayama as PR Regional Medical Director.

Ø  Member of the Occupational Health Management Program, Governance Board and the PGM-PGRD Occupational Health and Safety Network.

Ø  Served as Allied Group Academic Coordinator for Occupational Medicine Conference; 1999.

Ø  Proficient in Occupational Health Management (OHM) and Medgate programs as well as GratefulMed, EpiInfoVersion 5, MS Office Suite, and Harvard Graphics 3.0.

Ø  Adept in literature research via NIOSHTIC II, MEDLINE, TOXNET, TOXLIT, PDQ, etc.

Ø  Widely published in Occupational Medicine, with articles including Retorno al Trabajo,  Ley ADA and Nuevas Recomendaciones del CDC para Post Exposure Prophylaxis, among others, as well as published multiple Health Promotion articles through local periodicals/ publications including Medicina Primaria y Geriatr a (July 1994), Buena Salud (August, 1994), Reporte M dico (July 1993), Claridad, El Galeno, Peri dico Impacto, Noti-Salud, El Nuevo D a, Peri dico La Perla, and Hablando Claro.

Ø  Guest Speaker in Occupational Health and Health Promotion radio programs including WEUC, WALO & WKBM stations.

 

 

ABFP/Board Certified-Family Medicine; 1991/recertifications 1999-2006 and 2005-2012

PR Medical License-Occupational Medicine Specialist; 2004

MRO-Medical Review Officer for Drug Testing Results, AAMRO; 1999

PR Medical License-Geriatrician Sub-Specialist; 1993

PR Medical License-Family Medicine Specialist; 1991

PR Medical License # 9513-General Practitioner; 1989

FMGMS-Component II; 1986

FLEX-Federal Licensing Exam, I & II; 12/1986

ECFMG-Permanent Certificate 339-641-3; 1983

 

Page 1 of 5

Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy                                                                                                         Page 2 of 5

 

Pfizer Pharmaceutical/Wyeth Pharmaceutical-Guayama/Vega Baja, PR                 1997-Present

PR Regional Medical Director; 2007-2008/2010-current

Joined Pfizer in Occupational Medicine Services, 1997-2007, and promoted to PR Regional Medical Director, 2007-2008; accepted offer from Wyeth to serve as Medical Director EHS, 2008, and retained through their acquisition by Pfizer; subsequently re-appointed PR Regional Regional Medical Director; 2010-current

Currently directing Occupational Health and Wellness initiatives supporting company Occupational Health Programs and Consumer Healthcare Plants in Guayama; consistently monitor programs and ensure critical compliance with regulatory standards.

Conduct walk-through evaluations of work areas; partner with Safety and Industrial Hygienist in performing assessments.

Effectively develop and review Medical Surveillance Programs protocol; revised Warner-Lambert Occupational Medical Guidelines for integration and compliance with Pfizer Corporate Occupational Medical Support Guidelines.

Collaborate with Human Resource Department in medical interface issues.

Serve as Trainer in AED, BBP, DT and related Collection Processes; in capacity of Medical Review Officer (MOR), evaluate drug testing results.

Supervise Fajardo and Vega Baja Dispensary reporting to US Corporate Medical Director; actively assist other Puerto Rico and US dispensaries in addressing compliance issues.

In charge of OSHA recordkeeping case analysis, decision-making and log maintenance.

Facilitate coordination amongst Safety, IH, Environmental, and Medical departments.

Have case managed Fondo and Non Occupational disability (STD &LTD) cases as well as co-managed MCS Disability Management Program.

 

Allied Occupational Group-PR                                                                                         1992-2002

Occupational Medicine Consultant

Applied vast Occupational Medicine knowledge toward providing expert consultative services.

 

Solo Practice-PR                                                                                                              1997-2002

Geriatrics and Family Medicine Physician

Specialized in conducting comprehensive geriatric evaluations; provided longitudinal ambulatory care as well as home/nursing home onsite visits and hospital admissions.

 

Occupational Medicine Services-PR                                                                            1994-1997

Occupational Medicine Specialist

Conducted medical evaluations of injured workers, medical surveillance, drug testing, and return to work/fitness evaluations as well as worked with ergonomics team for various corporations including Johnson & Johnson Medical-Gurabo, Johnson & Johnson Hemispherical-Caguas, Ortho McNeil-Manat & Dorado, and Stryker-Arroyo. 

Delivered health promotion presentations to workers.

 

Solo Practice-Guayama, PR                                                                                         1993-1997

Family Medicine and Geriatrics Physician

Provided comprehensive family and geriatric medical care through satellite clinics of Centro CCSA Santa Rosa.

 

IPR-Guayama, PR                                                                                                       1993-1997

Physician

Offered quality external medical support in coordination with plant physician services.

 

 

 

 

Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy                                                                                                         Page 3 of 5

           

Family Medicine Center at Gurabo, PR                                                                        1991-1993

Geriatrics Fellow

Completed comprehensive 2-year accredited Geriatrics training as Second Year Fellow (PGY-5) through Family Medicine Department, RCM, University of Puerto Rico, including full patient evaluations.

Program incorporated intensive clinical rotations in Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gastroenterology, Infectology, Cardiology, and Geropsychiatry, among others, at  Veteran Administration Hospital, San Juan, PR and University District Hospital of PR.

Additionally conducted research at Unidad de Investigaci n.

 

Family Medicine Center at Gurabo, PR                                                                        1988-1991

Family Medicine Resident

Completed comprehensive 3-year accredited residency, rotating through multiple clinicals focused on primary care as well as longitudinal follow-ups with patients/families through Family Medicine Department, RCM, University of Puerto Rico.

Rotations covered Occupational Medicine (SK&B) with Dr. Carlos Villafaña, Board Certified Occupational Medicine Specialist, Community Medicine, Behavioral Sciences and Family Therapy, Health Promotion and adequate use of Health Risk Assessment Programs.

 

Caguas Regional Hospital-Caguas, PR                                                                           1987-1988

Transitional Intern

Encompassed accredited training in Clinical Medicine, with emphasis on inpatient care; rotated through Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pathology, Pediatrics, and Emergency Room departments.

 

 

Hospital HIMA-Caguas, PR; Family Medicine & Internal Medicine Department/Hospital Lafayette-Arroyo, PR; Internal Medicine Department/Hospital San Cristobal, Internal Medicine Department/Hospital Auxilio Mutuo-Hato Rey, PR;  Emergency Room Department,/Hospital San Carlos-Santurce, PR; Emergency Room Department/Caguas Regional Hospital; Emergency Medicine Department, Gurabo Health Center

 

 

Doctor in Medicine, CETEC University, School of Medicine-Santo Domingo, DR; Dec 1982

ACGME-Accredited Internship, Residency and Fellowships; 1987-1993

 

Continuing Medical Education (CMEs) select listing

Occupational Health Programs Audit Training-Parsippany, New Jersey; September 13-17, 2004

OSHA 300 Recordkeeping, October 2001. Advanced HazMat Life Support; July 17-18, 2004

Respiratory Surveillance, Palmer & Association; 1997 and Recertification-2002

New OSHA Respiratory Standard, San Juan, PR; 1999

Role Occupational MD & LBP in work, CIMO; 1997 and 1999

Medical Review Officer; 1993 and 1999

OSHA 200 Record Keeping, Allied Advisory Group; 1997

Hearing Conservationist Course, Villa Nevarez Hearing Center; 1997

Cumulative Trauma Disorders; 1992

Ergonomics; 1993

Occupational Health; 1992

 

Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy                                                                                                         Page 4 of 5

 

    ¿C mo Organizar y Administrar un Dispensario M dico en su Lugar de Trabajo?; Annual Assembly of Sociedad de Profesionales de Prevencion de Accidentes ; May 2010; San Juan, Puerto Rico

  Evaluacion de Riesgos Reproductivos en el Lugar de Trabajo ; Third Congress of Health and Work, April 2010, La Habana, Cuba

  Programas de Conservaci n Auditiva; Algo Mas Que Una Audiometr a ; Colegio de M dicos Ocupacionales Assembly; April 25, 2009 and Uni n de M dicos Del Fondo Del Seguro del Estado Annual Convention; May 2, 2009 at Dorado Embassy Hotel, Dorado, PR.

  Oral Contraceptives Manufacturing; Medical Surveillance; Pfizer Fajardo Plant Experience; May 25, 2004. Pfizer Annual Environmental Health and Safety Conference, Hotel Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, Canada.

  OHM to Evaluate Occupational Medical Services and The Role of Occupational Health Services for Non Occupational, Pfizer Annual Medical Conference 2003, on October 17, 2003,  North Maple Inn at Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge, NJ.

  Hearing Conservation Programs for Occupational Physicians and Low Back Pain in the Workplace, July 10-13, 2002, VI Congreso Internacional de Salud, Seguridad y Medio Ambiente , COSSMAP, Panama City, Panam .

  Aspectos Fundamentales del Manejo de Incapacidad , Comisi n Industrial de PR, 01/25/2002.

  OSHA 300 Changes at Schering-Plough, Manat , PR, Jan 2002.

  Return to Work; The Process. Allied Group, San Juan, PR, May 1999 and COSSMAP, (Consejo de Salud, Seguridad y Medio Ambiente de Panam ); Panam City, July 2001.

  Desarrollo de un Programa y Dispensario de Salud Ocupacional Dentro de la Industria , COSSMAP, Panam City, July 2001.

  Programas de Conservaci n Auditiva; Algo mas que una Audiometr a , Allied Group, San Juan, PR, May, 1999.

  Bloodborne Pathogen OSHA Regulation, Allied Occupational Advisory Group Conference, San Juan & Mayag ez, PR, 1992 and various industries.

  Chemical, Hydrofluoric Acid, Frostbite and Electrical Burns; An Occupational Perspective, Allied Occupational Group Conference, 1993 and Ortho-McNeil, Dorado, 1996, Manat , 1997.

  Polifarmacia en el Viejo , OGAVE, Albergue Ol mpico, Salinas, PR 1996.

  Osteoarthritis in the Elderly, Am. Acad. FP , Acad. Geriatr a PR , Isla Verde, PR. As an educational resource for J&J Hemispherical.

  Alzheimer s Disease, OGAVE, Ponce, PR

  Pain Management, Colegio Farmac uticos PR, Dorado, PR, 1996. As an educational resource for J&J Hemispherical, Sales Promotion Department.

  Failure to Thrive in Elderly, VAMC, Seminar 92, AARP, Guayama, 1996.

  Hip Fracture in the Elderly, Veteran Administration Hospital Nursing Home and Blind Rehabilitation, Seminar 1992

  Diastolic Failure in Elderly, Caguas Regional Hospital, 1991.

  Occupational Dermatology, Allied Occupational, 1994.

  Llegando a Viejo en el Trabajo , Allied 1996; Schering 1996, Squibb, 1999.

  Parkinsonism in the Elderly, Prog. Gerontolog a, Univ. Catolica, Ponce, PR

  Other lectures in health promotion in the industry and to municipal governments (Caguas & Arroyo).             

  Use of Semi Automatic External Defibrillator in workplace emergencies, 1999.

 

Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy                                                                                                         Page 5 of 5

 

       Third Place Award,  "Primer Foro Investigaci n en Medicina Familia" Research in Advances Directives in the Elderly; 1991

       Community Medicine Award, Family Medicine Program; 1991  

       "Descripci n de Funci n Diast lica en una Practica de Cardiolog a Geriatr ca"; "Tercer Foro Investigaci n en Medicina de Familia; 1991

 

 

Sociedad de Profesionales de Prevenci n de Accidentes de Puerto Rico; 2008-present

Colegio de M dicos Ocupacionales de Puerto Rico; 2004-present

     Secretary-2006-2008

Colegio M dicos Cirujanos de Puerto Rico; 1995-present

American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 1997-2009

Puerto Rico Alzheimer's Association; 1991-1998

American Geriatrics Society-Fellow; 1991-1997

American Academy of Family Physicians-Resident/Fellow; 1988-1995

American Medical Association-Intern/Resident/Fellow; 1988-1993

American Association Advancement of Sciences-Student; 1991-1992

Puerto Rico Medical Association-Intern; 1987-1988