I utilize proven strategies from Lifestyle and Preventive Medicine to help busy individuals and their families optimize their health and prevent, treat or even reverse disease without medication.
I am a Columbia University and University of Pennsylvania trained, triple Board Certified Physician with expertise in Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and Lifestyle Medicine.                                                                                                                                              I completed my undergraduate studies at Columbia College. I completed my Doctorate in Medicine at University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and completed a Masters in Public Health at University of California at Berkeley. My residency training in Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine and Public Health was completed at University of Rochester Medical Center.                                                                                                                                                    I am Board Certified in Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and Lifestyle Medicine. I completed a Health Coaching certification through American Council on Exercise.                                                                                                                                                          I am Puerto Rican and bilingual in English and Spanish. I grew up in the suburbs of Rochester in Brighton where I currently still live. I enjoy hiking, biking, gardening and being in nature. I am passionate about cooking and sharing new plant based recipes!