Notable Ponce School of Medicine Faculty
Department Chairmen
Juan Fernández, PhD Anatomy
José Torres Ruiz, PhD - Chair of the Biochemistry department at Ponce School of Medicine, and author of various books.
Marta Febo, MD Family & Community Medicine - founder of the Standardized Patients simulation center for medical students in Ponce.
Miguel Magraner, MD Internal Medicine (Acting) - Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at Damas Hospital in Ponce, PR.
Nilda Zapata, MD Microbiology - Medical Director at Damas Hospital in Ponce, PR.
Joaquín A. Laboy Torres, MD Obstetrics – Gynecology
Adalberto Mendoza, MD Pathology
Olga Rodríguez, MD Pediatrics
Jaime Matta, PhD Pharmacology - internationally renowned for cancer research studies.
Angel Isidro, MD Physiology
Luis Franco, MD Psychiatry
Aníbal Torres, MD Surgery
Interdepartments Programs
Rafael Iriarte, MD Bioethics & Preventative Medicine - former Alpha Omega Alpha Chancellor.
Ivonne Galarza, MD Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Roberto León, MD Pathophysiology
Inés Hernández, MD Problem – Based Learning
Others:
Manuel Martinez Maldonado, MD - former Ponce School of Medicine President & Dean, former University of Louisville Vice-President.
Gregory Quirk, PhD - world-renowned neuroscientist for developments in Extinction of Fear theory.
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