HectorF.GorbeaMD

Infectious Disease • San Juan, PR

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Office
1462 C Prof Augusto Rodriguez
San Juan, PR 00910
Phone+1 787-414-1575

Fax+1 787-775-9763
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Summary

Dr. Hector Gorbea, MD is an infectious disease specialist in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Puerto Rico and Massachusetts.

Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1980 - 1982
VA Caribbean Healthcare SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

PR State Medical License 1982 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1980 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Leptospirosis Cases Infected with Uncommon Serogroups, Puerto Rico, 2013-2015.
Hector Gorbea, Enid J Garcia-Rivera, Hilda Torres, Olga D. Lorenzi, Aidsa Rivera, Renee L. Galloway, Tyler M. Sharp> ;The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2017 Nov 6
36 citations
Intravenous Tubing With Burettes Can Be Safely Changed at 48-Hour Intervals
Hector F. Gorbea, David R. Snydman, Annette Delaney, Jane Stockman, William J. Martin> ;JAMA. 1984 Apr 27
Toxoplasmosis serologic survey in Puerto Rico: a study of a normal population and chronic renal patients.
Ramírez Ronda, C. H., Gorbea, H. F., Aldarondo, S., Medina, M., Ramírez González, R., Santiago Delpín, E., Ramírez de Arellano, G.> ;Bol Asoc Med P R. 1981 Jun
[Therapeutic progress: tetracyclines].
Gorbea, H. F., Ramírez Ronda, C. H.> ;Bol Asoc Med P R. 1980 Aug
[Serologic indicators in infection by hepatitis virus type B].
Hernández, N., Rodríguez, J. R., Gorbea, H. F., Colón Quintana, M., Christenson, B., Ramírez-Ronda, C. H.> ;Bol Asoc Med P R. 1984 Jun
Chlamydial pneumonia: a review.
Rivera, L., Rodríguez, J., Gorbea, H. F., Hernández, N., Christenson, B., Ramírez-Ronda, C. H.> ;Bol Asoc Med P R. 1984 Feb
Aspiration pneumonia: pathophysiology and treatment.
Vázquez, V., Gorbea, H. F., Ramírez-Ronda, C. H.> ;Bol Asoc Med P R. 1983 Jun
Predictive value of surveillance skin cultures in total-parenteral-nutrition-related infection.
Snydman, D. R., Gorbea, H. F., Pober, B. R., Majka, J. A., Murray, S. A., Perry, L. K.> ;Lancet. 1982 Dec 18
Toxic shock syndrome--pathogenesis.
González, A., Gorbea, H. F., Ramírez-Ronda, C. H.> ;Bol Asoc Med P R. 1982 Dec
In vitro susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to 2-acetylpyridine thiosemicarbazones.
Christenson, B., Rodríguez, J. R., Gorbea, H. F., Ramírez-Rond, C. H.> ;Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1985 Apr 01
[Infant botulism].
Flecha, M., Hernández, N. I., Rodríguez, J. R., Gorbea, H. F., Christenson, B., Bermúdez, R. H., Ramírez-Ronda, C. H.> ;Bol Asoc Med P R. 1985 May 01
[Therapeutic progress: vancomycin].
Cuevas, R., Sánchez, J., Gorbea, H. F., Ramírez-Ronda, C. H.> ;Bol Asoc Med P R. 1985 Jul 01
[Campylobacter fetus enteritis].
O'Neill-Rivera, J. G., Rodríguez, J. R., Gorbea, H. F., Colón, M., Ramírez-Ronda, C. H.> ;Bol Asoc Med P R. 1985 Jan 01
Diphtheria: serologic study of 422 persons in Puerto Rico.
Gorbea, H., Ramírez Ronda, C. H., Lluveras, R., Bermúdez, R. H.> ;Bol Asoc Med P R. 1981 Jun
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