LaureanoGiraldez-RodriguezMDFACS

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Guaynabo, PR

Head & Neck Microvascular Surgery, Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery, Laryngology & Voice Disorders

Director - The Voice and Swallowing Center of Puerto Rico

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Office
B5 Calle Tabonuco
Galeria San Patricio 211
Guaynabo, PR 00966
Phone+1 787-426-2554

Fax+1 787-792-6299

Summary

Dr. Laure
ano A. Giraldez Rodriguez is the founder and director of the Voice and Swallowing Center of Puerto Rico. He completed his undergraduate education at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. He pursued his medical degree at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine where he graduated with Honors.
Dr. Giraldez-Rodriguez completed formal ACGME accredited training in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Puerto Rico. Following residency training he completed a fellowship in Voice and Swallowing Disorders at the prestigious Emory University Voice Center. Following his passion in the diagnosis and treatment of Otolaryngic disorders he pursued further training in Head and Neck Cancer, Transoral Robotic Surgery and Microvascular Reconstruction of the Head and Neck at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
Dr. Giraldez has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and has contributed a number of chapters in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He is Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery by the American Board of Otolaryngology. He belongs to the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the American Head and Neck Society and the American Bronchoesophagological Association

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology/Microvascular Reconstruction, 2013 - 2014
Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Laryngology, 2012 - 2013
University of Puerto RicoResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2007 - 2012
University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 2007
Boston CollegeB.A., Philosophy, 1999 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

1st Place Poster Presentation American Bronchoesophagoligical Association, 2013
3rd Place Poster Presentation American College of Surgeons Puerto Rico Chapter, 2008
Scholarship American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2007

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

25 citations
Glottal insufficiency with aspiration risk in dysphagia.
Laureano A. Giraldez-Rodriguez, Michael M. Johns
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. 2013-12-01
12 citations
The Risk of Vocal Fold Atrophy after Serial Corticosteroid Injections of the Vocal Fold.
Lucy L. Shi, Laureano A. Giraldez-Rodriguez, Michael M. Johns
Journal of Voice. 2016-11-01
3 citations
Bacterial Laryngotracheitis and Associated Upper Airway Obstruction A Case Series
Jennifer Gross, Laureano A. Giraldez-Rodriguez, Adam M. Klein
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2015-06-19

Journal Articles

Critical ENT Skills and Procedures in the Emergency Department
Falcon-Chevere JL, Giraldez L, Rivera-Rivera JO, Suero-Salavador T, Emerg Med Clin North Am, 2/1/2013
Posterior Glottic Stenosis from Actinomyces Infection of the Cricoid Cartilage
Long S, Giraldez L, Johns III, M, Journal of Case Reports in Medicine Vol 2, 1/1/2013
Synovial sarcoma of the Hypopharynx in Pregnancy (Case Report – Journal)
Ortiz M, Giraldez LA, Riera-March A, Bol Asoc Med PR, 7/1/2012
Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy as a Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism (Case Report - Journal)
Giraldez LA, Giraldez LJ, Bol Asoc Med PR, 1/1/2008
The Electrocardiographic QTc Interval and its Association with Mortality following Incident Ischemic Stroke (Emergency Medicine Proceedings)
Stead LG, Giraldez LA, Gilmore RM, Christianson TJH, Weaver AL, Decker WW, Petty GW, Brown RD Jr, Stroke, 1/1/2006
Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Cheek with Metastases to the Parotid Gland: A Report of Two Cases Review (Case Report - Journal)
Giraldez Rodriguez, LA; Giraldez Casasnovas LJ MD; Ramos, Edwin MD, Bol Asoc Med PR, 1/1/2004
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Abstracts/Posters

Cricotracheal Separation After Blunt Neck Trauma in a Pediatric Patient. (Poster Presentation)
Gonzalez J, Almodovar G, Giraldez LA, Riera, A, American College of Surgeons Puerto Rico Chapter, 1/1/2012
HPV-16 and Laryngeal Carcinoma. Does status impact survival? (Poster Presentation)
Giraldez LA, Tarrats L, Pascual J, Baez A, COSM, 1/1/2012
Voice outcomes following posterior cordotomy in patients with bilateral vocal fold immobility. (Oral Presentation)
Giraldez, LA, Klein A, Johns III M, Georgia Society of Otolaryngology Fall Meeting, 1/1/2012
Nasal Cavity Ossfying Fibro-sarcoma: a rare nasal cavity neoplasm. (Poster Presentation)
Alameda YA, Perez-Mitchell C, Giraldez LA, Busquets J, North American Rhinology and Allergy Conference, 1/1/2011
HPV Status and Laryngeal Cancer: Does HPV Status Impact Survival? (Oral Presentation)
Giraldez LA, Puerto Rico Otolaryngology Society Annual Meeting, 1/1/2011
Thyroid Orbitopathy: Outcomes in Approaches to Decompression. (Abstract)
Giraldez LA, Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg, 8/1/2010
Thyroid Orbitopathy: Outcomes in Approaches to Decompression. (Poster Presentation)
Giraldez LA, Busquets J, Portela JC, AAO-HNS Annual Meeting, 1/1/2010
Pediatric Cervical Cysts. (Oral Presentation)
Giraldez LA, Gonzalez-Aquino, C, Puerto Rico Otolaryngology Society Annual Meeting, 1/1/2010
Thyroid Ophtalmopathy. (Oral Presentation)
Giraldez LA, Puerto Rico Otolaryngology Society Annual Meeting, 1/1/2009
Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Arising from an Oncocytic Schneiderian Papilloma of the Frontal Sinus. (Poster Presentation)
Giraldez LA, Carrau RL, Soose R, American College of Surgeons Puerto Rico Chapter, 1/1/2008
Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy as a Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism. (Poster Presentation)
Giraldez LA, Giraldez, LJ, American College of Surgeons Puerto Rico Chapter, 1/1/2008
Serum Parameters in Small Bowel Obstruction: Predictors of Mortality? (Abstract)
Giraldez LA, Stead LG, Emergency Medicine, 1/1/2006
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Press Mentions

Thyroid Radiofrquency AblationApril 29th, 2022
Fisiopatologia de cancer de celulas escamosas en cabeza y cuelloOctober 14th, 2022
Thyroid Radiofrequency AblationApril 27th, 2022
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