Resident
Stanford University School of Medicine
I was born in the island of Puerto Rico. There I obtained my bachelor’s in biology at the University of Puerto Rico, where I engaged in extensive undergraduate research. It was my curiosity to pursue scientific questions and the study of disease states that led me to join the MSTP(MD/PhD) program at the University of Minnesota. My thesis characterized the role of Rab GTPases and mTOR signaling regulation during starvation-induced autophagy using fruit fly larvae. During this period, I develop a strong interest in cancer biology and diseases of the GI system, especially hepato-pancreato-biliary. Ultimately, this played a role in pursuing general surgery training. I moved to California, where I am completing my general surgery training at Stanford University. During my professional development time at Stanford I devoted my time to understanding peritoneal malignancies with a focus in appendiceal mucinous neoplasms as they progress to pseudomyxoma peritonei.