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Office
800 Meadows Rd
Boca Raton, FL 33486Phone+1 561-955-7100Fax+1 561-955-5151- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Bernardo Reyes, MD., is a board-certified Internist and Geriatrician. He is an Assistant Professor of Geriatrics at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University where he serves as the Director of the Geriatric and Palliative Rotations and Associate Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program. In this role, Dr. Reyes oversees the learning experience of our Internal Medicine Resident Physicians.Dr. Reyes is also the attending physician for our Inpatient Geriatric Service at Delray Medical Center and preceptor at our Residents Outpatient Clinic in Boca Raton.
After finishing his Internal Medicine training in the State of West Virginia, Dr. Reyes relocated to Boston where he joined the staff of Massachusetts General Hospital and became an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. During his tenure, he developed the first geriatric co-managed orthopedic service between MGH and Harvard Orthopedic Trauma to later becoming the Charlotte Bloomberg Fellow in Geriatric Medicine and receiving formal training as a geriatrician. In the latest phase of his career, he worked as a staff geriatrician at Cleveland Clinic Florida before transitioning to his new role at FAU.
His scholarly activity includes seven chapters in text books including the latest edition of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, editorials and letters to the editor in different journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, original peer-reviewed research publications, as well as multiple posters and oral presentations in regional, national and international venues. His research portfolio is focused in the areas of safe transitions of care of at-risk older adults and early identification of sepsis in the post-acute setting. In addition, he designed and implemented an international exchange program between FAU and Universidad de Navarra for FAU students to learn Medical Spanish and the differences between the health care systems in Europe and the US.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2013 - 2014
- Charleston Area Medical Center/CAMC Institute for Academic MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
- Charleston Area Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Drug Development , 2002 - 2004
- Charleston Area Medical CenterFellowship, Drug Development , 2002 - 2004
- University of ZuliaClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2010 - 2023
- WV State Medical License 2010 - 2015
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
- American Geriatrics SocietyAGSF
- American Medical Directors AssociationCertified Medical Director
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Partners in Excellence Award Massachusetts General Hospital, 2015
- Charlotte Bloomberg Fellow Geriatric Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, 2013-2014
- Partners in Excellence Awarf Massachusetts General Hospital, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsNursing home performance in a trial to reduce hospitalizations: Implications for future trialsJoseph G. Ouslander, Bernardo Reyes, Zhiyou Yang, Gabriella Engström, Ruth M. Tappen, David Newman, Peter J. Huckfeldt> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2021 Aug 1
- Adherence to care transitions recommendations among high-risk hospitalized older patientsBernardo Reyes, Sanya Diaz, Gabriella Engström, Joseph G. Ouslander> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2021 Jun 1
- 9 citationsPostacute Management of Older Adults Suffering an Osteoporotic Hip Fracture: A Consensus Statement From the International Geriatric Fracture Society:Bernardo Reyes, Daniel A. Mendelson, Nadia Mujahid, Simon C. Mears, Lauren J. Gleason, Kathleen K Mangione, Arvind Nana, Maria C Mijares, Joseph G. Ouslander> ;Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation. 2020 Jul 16
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Journal Articles
- A Guide to Improving the Care of Patients with Fragility Fractures, Edition 2Mears, S Kates, S, Geriatric Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, 6/2015
- Data Safety Monitoring BoardsReyes, B, Socra Source, 9/2006
Books/Book Chapters
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- CMD
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Boca Raton Regional HospitalBoca Raton, Florida
- Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach, Florida
- HCA Florida Aventura HospitalMiami, Florida
External Links
- FAU Profilehttp://med.fau.edu/home/departments/imsd/Reyes.php
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