Honorees

Laureate Awardees

The Laureate Award honors those members of the ACP in Puerto Rico who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education or research, and in service to their community and the ACP. Recipients of the award shall bear the title "Laureate of the Puerto Rico Chapter." Past recipients are:

1992	Ernesto J. Marchand, FACP
1993	Roberto C. Rodriguez-Estape, MD, FACP
1994	Federico Hernandez-Morales, MD, MACP
1995	Eli A. Ramirez Rodriguez, MD, MACP
1996	Russel A. Del Toro, MD, FACP (deceased)
1997	Jose M. Torres-Gomez, MD, FACP
1998	Lillian Haddock-Suarez, MD, MACP
2000	German E. Malaret, MD, FACP
2001	Mario Ruben Garcia-Palmieri, MD, MACP
2002	Carlos E. Girod, MD, MACP
2003	Carlos H. Ramimrez-Ronda, MD, MACP
2004	Francisco Jaume, MD, FACP
2005	Jose Ramirez Rivera, MD, FACP
2006	Francisco M. Joglar, MD, FACP
2007	Julian Vazquez-Plard, MD, FACP
2013	William Rodriguez Cintron, MD, FACP
2013	Hector F. Gorbea, MD, FACP
2018	Carlos A. Gonzalez-Oppenheimer, MD, FACP
2019	Jose A. Lozada-Costas, MD, FACP
2021	Milton Carrero, MD, FACP
2022	Francis Baco, MD, FACE, FACP
2023	Myriam Z Allende-Vigo, MD MACP
2024	Melba Feliciano-Emmanuelli, MD FACP
2025	Hilton Franqui-Rivera, MD FACP

 

Community Service and Volunteerism Award

 

It is with great pleasure that the Puerto Rico Chapter honors a physician or organization from Puerto Rico who has rendered distinguished service to the community.

1999	Mario Garcia-Palmieri, MD, MACP
2000	Raul Costas, MD, FACP
2002	Rafael E. Ramirez Gonzalez, MD, FACP
2003	Victor Torres, MD
2010	Lillian Haddock-Suarez, MD, MACP
2019	Adriana I. Marzan, MD
2022	Jesse Aleman Ortiz, MD

Chapter Service Award

It is with great pleasure that the Puerto Rico Chapter honors a physician or organization from Puerto Rico who has rendered distinguished service to the chapter. The award is given as a mark of honor and recognition for achievement of a physician who has been a faithful member of the Chapter and who has made major contributions to medicine in internal medicine.

2022	Melba Feliciano, MD, FACE, FACP
2022	Ivonne Z. Jimenez, MD, FACP
2022	Esther A. Torres, MD, MACP

 

Teacher/Mentor of the Year

2023	Eddie M Rodriguez, MD
2024	Vanessa Sepulveda, MD, FACP
2025	Arelis Febles, MD FACP

 

Resident/Fellow Award

2023	Patricia Rivera Cedeño, MD
2024	Benjamin Gonzalez, MD
2025	Amanda S Alvelo

 

Medical Student Award

2024	Roberto J Lapetina
2025	Bryan Monge