Luis Villaplana MD Certified Addiction Specialist

Addiction Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Obesity Medicine & Nutrition

Board Certified Internist

564 E 2nd StSalem, OH 44460
Phone+1 234-567-8150
Fax+1 234-567-8189

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Summary

Dr. Luis Villaplana is a Board Certified internist as well as Certified Addiction Specialit in Youngstown, Ohio.He received his medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine and has been in practice 33 years. Currently serves as Chief Medical Officer at Meridian HealthCare, a multi specialty group providing primary care as well as substance use disorder treatment in outpatient, withdrawal management and residential settings.

Education & Training

Southside Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Ponce Health Sciences University School of MedicineClass of 1986

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2025 - 2027
OH State Medical License 1988 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
ABMSCertified Addiction Specialist

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MEDENT, Community Computer Service, Inc., 2011, 2013-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MEDENT EMR/EHR, Community Computer Service, Inc., 2011-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

48 citations
Muscle activity in upper and lower rectus abdominus during abdominal exercises
M.A. Sarti, Manuel Monfort, Maria A. Fuster, Luis A. Villaplana
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 1996-12-01