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Office
PO Box 365067
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Rio Piedras, PR 00927Phone+1 787-751-9625- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Walter Frontera is a physiatrist in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and has been in practice 38 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He is experienced in sports medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and exercise physiology. He has more than 350 publications and over 25,000 citations.
Education & Training
Boston UniversityPhD, Applied Anatomy and Physiology, Distinction, 1983 - 1986
University of Puerto RicoResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1979 - 1983- University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1979
- University of Puerto Rico BS, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1972 - 1976
Certifications & Licensure
PR State Medical License 1983 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2012 - 2017
MA State Medical License 1996 - 2017- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Member Association of Academic Physiatrists, 2021
- Fellow American Physiological Society, 2019
- Fellow Royal College of Physicians (London), 2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Relevance and use of health policy, health systems and health services research for strengthening rehabilitation in real-life settings: methodological considerations.Walter R Frontera, Claudio Cordani, Simon Décary, Wouter DE Groote, Matteo J Del Furia, Peter Feys, Alan M Jette, Carlotte Kiekens, Stefano Negrini, Aydan Oral, Linda ...> ;European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 2024 Feb 1
- The importance of health policy and systems research for strengthening rehabilitation in health systems: a call to action to accelerate progress.DeGroote, W., Ghaffar, A., Frontera, W.> ;BMC Health Services Research. 2023 Dec 19
- The importance of health policy and systems research for strengthening rehabilitation in health systems: a call to action to accelerate progress.Walter R Frontera, Wouter DeGroote, Abdul Ghaffar> ;Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 2023 Dec 11
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Committees
- Chair, National Academy fo Medicine, Planning Committee for Workshop on Aging, Functioning, and Rehabilitation 2023 - Present
- Chair, National Academy of Medicine Membership Committee Section 8 2022 - Present
- Co-chair, World Health Organization - World Rehabilitation Alliance Research Workstream 2022 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Association of Academic PhysiatristsDistinguished Member
- Fellow
- Fellow
- American Physiological SocietyFellow
- American Association for the Advancement of ScienceFellow
- Royal College of PhysiciansFellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
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