Curriculum Vitae

Name: Jose Ignacio Ruiz Rodriguez.

Birth date: February 16th, 1990.

Birthplace: Valencia, Carabobo State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Contact Information:

 E-mail: josei_16@hotmail.com.
 Telephone: (939)-588-9472.
 Address: 7402 Springfield Avenue, Apt 8205, Laredo, TX, 78045.

Education History:

 University of Carabobo School of Medicine. Graduated on 12/2013

Naguanagua, Carabobo State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
MD Diploma.

 Juan XXIII School. Graduated on 7/2007.

Valencia, Carabobo State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
High School Diploma.

Work History:

 Laredo Physician Group-Primary Care Clinic

Laredo, Texas, USA.
07/2021-present

 University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus- Internal Medicine Resident

San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA.
07/2018- 06/2021.

 Centro Quirurgico Cardiovascular CQ- Hospitalist.

Valencia, Carabobo State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
06/2015-7/2017.

 Centro Policlinico Valencia-Hospitalist.

Valencia, Carabobo State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
3/2015-06/2015.

 INSALUD-Community Physician.
Valencia, Carabobo State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
01/2014-01/2015.
Licensing, Credentialing and Honors:

 Academic Achievement Award by the Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Carabobo

(2009).
 Academic Achievement Award by Centro de Estudiantes the Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud,
Universidad de Carabobo (2009).
 Best Thesis Award by the the Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Carabobo (2012).
 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certified (February 2016).
 Golden Heart Association Award (2019).
 3rd Place Award Internal Medicine Research Symposium by the UPR Internal Medicine Program
(2021)
 State of Texas Full Medical License (2020-2023).
 Internal Medicine Board Certified (2021-2031).

Publications History:

 Publications.
 Rodriguez C, Rojas S, Ruiz J, Penuela H. Prevalence of Neonatal Jaundice, Neonatology
Service, Dr. Angel Larralde University Hospital, Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela, February
2012-April 2012.Avances en Ciencias de la Salud.2012, Nov; 2(2):38-43.
 Tombazzi CR, Parker L, Ruiz J, Interiano R, Waters B, Bondar V, Tombazzi C. Accuracy of
Endoscopic Ultrasound in Early Rectal Cancer Staging. Journal of Investigative Medicine.
2016, Feb; 64 (2):655-656.
 Ruiz J, Dugan A, Berger J, Shah M, Daily M, Grigorian A, Davenport D, Gedaly R. Blood
Transfusion is the Most Critical Determinant of Resource Utilization and Total Hospital
Cost in Liver Transplantation. Clinical Transplant. 2018 Feb;32 (2).
 Ruiz-Rodriguez JI, Redondo-Menicucci WN. HIV-Associated Reactive Arthritis
complicated with Bilateral Infection. PR HEALTH SCI J. 2019 Marc; 38 (1)
 Munoz-Torres FJ, Andriankaja OM, Ruiz JI Joshipura KJ. Longitudinal association
between adiposity and inter-arm blood pressure difference. J Clin Hypertens
(Greenwich). 2019 Oct;21(10):1519-1526.
 Tombazzi CR, Loy P, Bondar V, Ruiz JI, Waters B, Tombazzi CR. Accuracy of Endoscopic
Ultrasound in Staging Early Rectal Cancer. Fed Pract. 2019 Aug; 36 (Suppl 5): S26-S29.
 Bayones M, Ruiz Rodriguez J, Sierra C. Aortic Aneurysm as a Cause of Dysphonia in a
Patient Who Smokes. PR HEALTH SCI J. 2020 June; 29 (2):229-231.
 Rodriguez-Malave MJ, Ruiz-Rodriguez JI, Colon-Nunez CI, Blanco-Rivera V, Sepulveda-
Rivera V. Punching for the Truth Beneath the Rash: A Case of Warfarin Induced
Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis. World J. Pharm. Res. 2020 June; 9 (10): 1338-1343.

 Poster Presentations:
 Ruiz-Rodriguez JI, Redondo-Menicucci WN, Febles-Negron A. HIV-Associated Reactive
Arthritis complicated with Bilateral Infection.39 th Annual Research and Education Forum
MSC UPR, San Juan, Puerto Rico. April 2019.
  Rodriguez-Malave MJ, Ruiz-Rodriguez JI, Colon-Nunez CI, Blanco-Rivera V, Sepulveda-
Rivera V. Punching for the Truth Beneath the Rash: A Case of Warfarin Induced
Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis. ACP-Puerto Rico Chapter Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
October 2019.
 Ruiz-Rodriguez JI. Colon-Nunez CI, Rivera-Torres JJ, Blanco-Cintron N, Rassi-Stella N.
Small Cell Big Problems. Poster accepted for the 40th Annual Research and Education
Forum MSC UPR, San Juan, Puerto Rico. April 2020 (conference cancelled).
 Otero Cardenas E , Mercado P, Ruiz J, Zavala M, Gonzalez Rivera A, Villamil Sanchez I,
Rassi Stella N Upper GI Bleed...the Unexpected. Poster recorded and presented in MP4
format at: American College of Physicians National Clinical Vignettes and Research
Competition, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Conference cancelled).
 Feliciano-Figueroa Juan G, Ruiz Rodriguez Jose I, Colon Marquez Jose A. Paradoxical
effect of Naloxone for opioid overdose. Poster recorded and presented in MP4 format
at: ACP-Puerto Rico Chapter Meeting, San Juan Puerto Rico, October 2020.

 Oral Presentations:
 -Tombazzi CR, Parker L, Ruiz J, Interiano R, Water B, Bondar V, Tombazzi C. Accuracy of
Endoscopic Ultrasound in Early Rectal Cancer Staging Oral Presentation presented at:
Southern Society of Clinical Investigation Meeting; New Orleans, LA, USA. February 2016
 Ruiz J, Dugan A, Davenport DL, Gedaly R. Blood Transfusion is the Most Critical
Determinant of Resource Utilization and Total Hospital Cost in Liver Transplantation Oral
Presentation presented at: Americas Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Meeting;
Miami, FL, USA. February 2017.
 Muñoz-Torres FJ, Ruiz J, Andriankaja OM, Joshipura K. Obesity is associated with inter-
arm difference of blood pressure (BP) measurements. APHA 2017 Annual Meeting &
Expo, Atlanta, GA, USA. November 2017.

Languages

 English (Advanced).
 Spanish (Native/functionally native).