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Wilfredo De Jesus Rojas, MD, Pediatric Pulmonology, Cayey, PR

WilfredoDe Jesus RojasMDFAAP(He/Him)

Pediatric Pulmonology Cayey, PR

Centro Medico Menonita de Cayey

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  • Office

    Centro Medico Menonita Cayey
    Barrio Sector Lomas
    Cayey, PR 00737
    Phone+1 787-535-1001
    Fax+1 713-500-0588

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2015 - 2018
  • University of Puerto Rico
    University of Puerto RicoResidency, Pediatrics, 2012 - 2015
  • University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
    University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 2012
  • University of Puerto Rico-Cayey
    University of Puerto Rico-CayeyB.S., Natural Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, 2004 - 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • PR State Medical License
    PR State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
  • University of Houston Clear LakeHealthcare Management Certification

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Recipient of the Minority Trainee Development Scholarship (MTDS) Award 2016
  • Prominent Resident at Continuity Clinics, Level 2, Department of Pediatrics University of Puerto Rico – Medical Center, 2014
  • Second Prize Winner, Poster Presentation Research and Education Forum MSC at UPR - Medical Science Campus, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • BLOC-2 targets recycling endosomal tubules to melanosomes for cargo delivery  
    De Jesus Rojas W, J Cell Biol, 1/1/2015
  • Case Report: Radiographic Diagnosis and Endovascular Treatment of an Unrupture Superior Hypophyseal Aneurysm  
    W.De Jesus Rojas (First Author), American Academy of Pediatric (AAP) PREP ICU Question Bank 2015, 1/1/2015
  • Differential recognition of a dileucine-based sorting signal by AP-1 and AP-3 reveals a requirement for both BLOC-1 and AP-3 in delivery of OCA2 to melanosomes  
    De Jesus Rojas W, Mol Biol Cell, 1/1/2012
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Pediatric Sleep-disorder Questionnaire as a Screening Tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children with Sickle Cell Disease.
    De Jesus Rojas W, ATS International Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1/17/2016
  • Incidence, Characteristics and Outcomes of Bacterial Tracheitis in Children with Artificial Airway.
    De Jesus Rojas W (Co-Author), ATS International Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1/16/2016
  • Viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infection with Respiratory Insufficiency/Respiratory Failure Is Associated with an Increased Risk for Dysphagia and Pulmonary Aspiration.
    De Jesus Rojas W (Co-Author), ATS International Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1/16/2016
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Lectures

  • Immunology of Autism. 
    University of Puerto Rico - 1/1/2014
  • Trafficking of Oculocutaneos Albinism II (OCA2) protein in Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Model Melanocytes 
    Stamford, CT - 1/1/2007
  • Melanoma M2/A7 Cells "Feel" the Stiffness on Polyacrylamide Gel Substrates 
    University of Pennsylvania - 1/1/2006

Other

  • The Genetic of Longevity in Puerto Ricans: Could It Be E2/E2 Apolipoprotein E Genotype an African Ancestral Gene That Promotes Longevity in Our Puerto Ricans Elders? 
    De Jesus Rojas W, Bachelor Thesis
    University of Puerto Rico – Cayey Campus - 1/1/2008