Rafael Rodriguez-mercado M.D.
Interventional Radiologist | Vascular & Interventional Radiology
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus San Juan PR, 00921About
Dr. Rafael Rodriguez-mercado is an interventional radiologist practicing in San Juan, PR. Dr. Rodriguez-mercado specializes in minimally invasive, targeted treatments. Interventional radiologists use X-Rays, MRIs and other advanced imaging to put catheters in the body in order to treat the source of the disease internally. Many conditions that once required surgery can now have less risk, less pain and fewer invasions when treated by an interventional radiologist.
Education and Training
University of Puerto Rico MD 1988
Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Professor University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine 1997 - Present
- Adjunct Professor Surgery Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences 2017 - Present
- Professor Surgery Ponce Health Sciences University 2019 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Society of Neurointerventional Surgery
Areas of research
Brain Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Radiosurgery, Stroke
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