RichardFontanezMDCAQ-UHM CWSP DMO Diving Physician

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Medical Director

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Office
3951 NW
48th Terr Suite 211
Gainesville, FL 32606
Phone+1 352-265-4450

Fax+1 352-627-4404

American Board of Wound Management Diplomat, Certify Wound Specialist Physician CWSP, 2020 - 2030
UHMS and Stellenbosch UniversityCAQ-UHM, Certificate of Added Qualification Hyperbaric Medicine , 2016 - 2024
The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physician Physician Advisor Sub-Specialty, CHCQM-PHYADV, 2021 - 2022
The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physician Patient Safety and Risk Management sub-specialty, CHCQM-PSRM, 2021 - 2022
The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physician Workers Compensation sub-specialty, CHCQM-WC, 2021 - 2022
The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review PhysicianDiplomat in Health Care Quality and Management, CHCQM, 2018 - 2022
Stellenbosch University BScHons, Underwater Medicine, 2016 - 2020
San Juan Bautista School of MedicineClass of 2006
East Carolina University MA, Maritime History Underwater Archaeology, 1997 - 2000

Other

A Retrospective review of diving accidents treated in Puerto Rico from 1997 to 2018,
Richard Fontanez, Pedro Arroyo, Jack Meintjes
New Orleans - 6/26/2024
Patient Suffering Guillain Barré Syndrome Mimicking Neurological Decompression Syndrome
Richard Fontanez Pedro Arroyo, UHMS 2024 Scientific Meeting
Luisiana - 6/24/2024