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Office
10 Calle Casia
San Juan, PR 00921Phone+1 787-641-7582
Summary
- Dr. Jose Pizarro Otero is a neurologist and sleep medicine specialist in San Juan, PR and is affiliated with the VA Caribbean Healthcare System in San Juan, PR. He received his medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara and New York Medical College. He has been in practice 15 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in neuroimmunology/multiple sclerosis and sleep medicine and is experienced in general neurology, stroke, sleep medicine, electromyography, and seizures and epilepsy.
Education & Training
University of South Florida MorsaniFellowship, Sleep Medicine, 2011 - 2012- University of South Florida MorsaniResidency, Neurology, 2008 - 2011
Universidad Central del CaribeResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
NM State Medical License 2024 - 2027
AZ State Medical License 2024 - 2027
PR State Medical License 2006 - 2027
OH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
HI State Medical License 2024 - 2026
IA State Medical License 2024 - 2026- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Sleep Medicine
- Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis CentersMultiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- President Tampa Bay Latin American Medical Society, 2016-2018
- Chief Resident/Neurology Residency Program University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, 2011
- The Neurology Residents Scholar Program (NRSP) 2010
Clinical Trials
- Efficacy and Safety of Ofatumumab Compared to Teriflunomide in Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis. Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 26
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 30 citationsDigital Pathology Initiatives and Experience of a Large Academic Institution During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.Giovanni Lujan, Johanna Savage, Arwa Shana'ah, Martha Yearsley, Diana L. Thomas
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2021-09-01 - 3 citationsMachine learning approaches reveal subtle differences in breathing and sleep fragmentation in Phox2b-derived astrocytes ablated mice.Talita M. Silva, Jeremy C. Borniger, Michele Joana Alves, Diego Alzate Correa, Jing Zhao
Journal of Neurophysiology. 2021-01-27 - 2 citationsAstrocyte regional heterogeneity revealed through machine learning-based glial neuroanatomical assays.Jessica Blackburn, Michele Joana Alves, Mehmet Tahir Aslan, Lokman Cevik, Jing Zhao
The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2021-01-07
Journal Articles
- The Significance of REM Sleep on Routine EEGShreyas Gangadhara , M.D., Jose Pizarro-Otero , M.D., Ali Bozorg , M.D. & Selim Benbadis , M.D., The Neurodiagnostic Journal, 3/7/2016
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Isolated Cortical Vein Thrombosis Presenting as a Large Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Case Report and Review of LiteratureJose Pizarro-Otero, Ira Stephens, Reza Behrouz, Florida Society of Neurology, Orlando, FL, 2011
- Sleep Onset REM Periods (SOREMP) During Routine EEGJose Pizarro-Otero, Ali Bozorg, Selim Bembadis, SLEEP, 2010
- The Differential Diagnosis of Facial Movements: Seizures or Not?Jose Pizarro-Otero, Ali Bozorg, Selim Benbadis, American Epilepsy Society, Boston, MA, 12/2009
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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