Gloria M. Rodríguez-Vega, MD, FACP, FCCP, MCCM
Biographical Summary
Gloria Rodríguez Vega, MD, FACP, FCCP, MCCM Better known as Glori, she is a Puerto Rican born internal medicine, critical care, neurocritical care specialist. A Magna Cum Laude graduate from Cornell University, and later Cum Laude from Universidad Central del Caribe, SOM, she finished her IM residency at the VA Caribbean Healthcare System and afterwards completed her CCM fellowship at TMH/Brown University. She returned to her beloved PR to direct the VACHS Surgical ICU for six years. After 4 years directing the UDH Neurosurgical ICU, she moved in 2010 to direct the Neurosurgical ICU at HIMA-San Pablo Caguas, a private hospital conglomerate in the Island. At present she is also Chief, of the Department of Critical Care Medicine. She is currently involved in the numerous national and international societies. She is council member of SCCM ( Society of Critical Care Medicine), council member of FEPIMCTI (Federación Panamericana e Ibérica en Medicina Crítica y Terapia Intensiva), president elect of COCECATI (Consorcio Centramericano y del Caribe de Terapia Intensiva) , and past president of the PR Society of Critical Care Medicine. She has been a speaker at the local, national and international level and has publications in peer-reviewed journals, authored book chapters and is co-editor of the published book Critical Care Administration : a comprehensive clinical guide and soon to be published Lessons from the frontline. She lives happily with her beautiful daughter, 2 opinionated dogs and understanding husband.
Interests
Neurocritical Care, Sepsis, Humanization of Intensive Care Services
Conditions Treated
Life-threatening diseases of the nervous system and critically ill patients, such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, postoperative care of intracranial hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. Post operative care of brain and spinal conditions such as brain tumors, spinal stenosis and vascular diseases.
HIMA San Pablo Caguas, Neurosurgical ICU