Prof. Mercedes Alvira Santos, MSN

mercedes.alvira@upr.edu

Office #1

Rank: Instructor

Academic Preparation: Master’s Degree in Adult and Old/Medical-Surgical UPR-Medical Sciences Campus, 2006

Clinical Specialty Area: Adult and Old/Medical Surgical

Dr. Alejandro Borrero Oropeza Psy-D, MSN

Director

alejandro.borrero@upr.edu

Administrative Office

Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Preparation: MSN, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, 2000 and PhD in Psychology with a specialty in psychological counseling, Universidad del Turabo, 2012.

Clinical specialty area: Medical-surgical

Dra. Erika Carrasquillo Meléndez PhD, FNP

erika.carrasquillo@upr.edu

Office #11

Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Preparation: PhD in Nursing Philosophy from University of Massachusetts – Amherst and Postdoctoral Doctorate in Nursing Administration University of Sao Bento, Brazil

Studies in Progress: Doctorate in Nurse Practitioner (DNP) from Ana G. Méndez University

Clinical Specialty Area: Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry, Critical Care

Prof. Irma De Jesús Flores MSN

irma.dejesus@upr.edu

Office #10

Rank: Instructor

Academic Preparation: Master’s Degree in Family and Community from UPR-Medical Sciences Campus, 2008

Studies in Progress: Doctorate in Education -Curriculum and Teaching from Pontificia Universidad Católica Ponce, P.R.

Clinical Specialty Area: Family and Community

Prof. Raquel De Jesús Ramos MSN

raquel.dejesus@upr.edu

Office #5

Rank: Instructor

Academic Preparation: Master’s Degree in Adult and Old Age from Columbia Central University, 2015

Studies in Progress: Doctorate in Nursing Science from Sao Bento University, Brazil

Clinical Specialty Area: Adult and Old Age

Prof. Yeyvann García Arroyo MSN

Academic Counselor

yeyvann.garcia@upr.edu

Office #4

Rank: Instructor

Academic Preparation: Master’s Degree in Adult/Mental Health and Psychiatry from UPR-Medical Sciences Campus, 2020

Studies in Progress: PhD in philosophy with specialization in Nursing Research Universitam-Universitario Tecnológico, Mexico and Doctorate in Nurse Practitioner (DNP) from Ana G. Méndez University

Clinical Specialty Area: Adult/Mental Health and Psychiatry, Critical Care

Dr. Paula Lorán Butrón DrPH, MSN

paula.loran@upr.edu

Office #9

Rank: Associate Professor

Academic Preparation: MSN-FNP, Universidad del Turabo 2008 and PhD in Public Health with specialty in epidemiology, Ponce Health Science University, 2014

Clinical specialty area: Family Nurse Parctitioner

Prof. Myrna Lozada Díaz, MSN

myrna.lozada@upr.edu

Office #12

Rank: Associate Professor

Academic Preparation: MSN at UPR-Medical Sciences Campus, 1994 and Master in Public Health in Gerontology

Clinical Specialty Area: Critical Care/Mental Health and Psychiatry

Prof. Zaira Luna Laboy, MSN

zaira.luna@upr.edu

Office #7

Rank: Instructor

Academic Preparation: Master’s Degree in Family and Community of UPR-Medical Sciences Campus, 2004

Studies in Progress: Doctorate in Nursing Management from Sao Bento University, Brazil

Clinical Specialty Area: Family and Community

Prof. Rebeca Miranda Serrano, MSN

rebeca.miranda@upr.edu

Office #13

Rank: Professor

Academic Preparation: Master in Critical Care at UPR-Medical Sciences Campus, 1996

Clinical Specialty Area: Critical Care

Prof. Iris Morales García MSN

iris.morales@upr.edu

Office #6

Rank: Instructor

Academic Preparation: Master’s Degree in Adult and Old Age from Columbia Central University, 2015

Studies in Progress: Doctorate in Leadership and Instruction in Distance Education-Interamerican University of Puerto Rico Ponce Campus

Clinical Specialty Area: Adult and Old Age

Prof. Neida Neris González MSN-FNP

neida.neris@upr.edu

Office #3

Rank: Instructor

Academic Preparation: Master of Science in Nursing in “Family Nurse Practitioner” at Ana G. Méndez University 2022

Studies in Progress: Doctorate in “Nurse Practitioner” at the Ana G. Méndez University

Clinical specialty area: Family

Prof. Alba Pérez Ramos, MSN

alba.perez@upr.edu

Office #19

Rank: Professor

Academic Preparation: Adult Master’s Degree at UPR-Medical Sciences Campus, 1996

Clinical Specialty Area: Adult

Dr. Daniel Rodríguez Howell PhD, MSN

Associate Dean for Research and Technology / Director of the Office of Grantee Programs and Research

daniel.rodriguez32@upr.edu

Office #8

Rank: Associate Professor

Academic preparation: MSN in community and administration 2001, UPR Medical Sciences, 2005 and PhD in human services with a specialty in health care administration, Capella University Minnesota, USA, 2016.

Clinical Specialty Area: Family and Community, Health Care Management, Leadership

Prof. Esmeralda Rosado Dávila, MSN

esmeralda.rosado@upr.edu

Office #14

Rank: Associate Professor

Education: Master’s Degree in Critical Care, Mental Health and Psychiatry at UPR-Medical Sciences Campus, 1993

Clinical Specialty Area: Adult/Critical Care, Mental Health and Psychiatry

Prof. Sheyla Vicente Colón MSN

Clinical area coordinator

sheyla.vicente@upr.edu

Office #15

Rank: Instructor

Academic Preparation: Master’s Degree in Adult and Senior from Columbia Central University, 2012

Studies in Progress: Doctorate in philosophy with a specialty in Nursing Research Universitam-Universitario Tecnológico, México

Clinical Specialty Area: Adult and Elderly/Surgical Medical

Dr. Beatris Villanueva Torres PhD, MSN

beatris.villanueva@upr.edu

Office #2

Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Preparation: Master of Nursing Sciences, Case Management from Ana G. Méndez University, 2008 and Doctorate in Health Sciences from the University of Málaga, Spain 2016

Specialty Area: Adult and Older