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Office
49 Calle Florencio Santiago
Coamo, PR 00769Phone+1 787-825-2600Fax+1 787-825-6838
Summary
- Dr. Luisa Alvarado, MD is a board certified pediatrician in Coamo, Puerto Rico. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Puerto Rico. She is a Professor at Ponce SOM and Health Sciences.
Education & Training
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1981
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1980
- University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1975 - 1976
- University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
- PR State Medical License 1977 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 20 citationsRisk factors for hospitalization of patients with chikungunya virus infection at sentinel hospitals in Puerto Rico.Christopher H. Hsu, Fabiola Cruz-López, Danulka Vargas Torres, Janice Perez-Padilla, Olga D. Lorenzi
Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2019-01-14 - 11 citationsDistinguishing patients with laboratory-confirmed chikungunya from dengue and other acute febrile illnesses, Puerto Rico, 2012-2015.Luisa I. Alvarado, Olga D. Lorenzi, Brenda Torres-Velasquez, Tyler M. Sharp, Luzeida Vargas
Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2019-07-22 - 46 citationsPersistence of Zika Virus in Body Fluids - Final Report.Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Eli S Rosenberg, Kate Doyle, Jorge Munoz-Jordan, Gilberto A Santiago
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2018-09-27