Mar 01, 2026  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

BVI Administration and Staff


Governance

Board of Advisors of PHSU-SOM-BVI

Voting Members

Dr. Jaime Maestra, VP Operations, Mayaguez Medical Center, Mayaguez, PR

Dr. Edgardo Rodriguez Monge, Oncologist, Advanced Hematology and Oncology Group, Caguas, PR

Dr. Ronald Georges, Chief Medical Officer, BVI Ministry of Health, Road Town, BVI

Dr Craig Stout, Chair of Medical Council, BVI Ministry of Health, Road Town BVI

Ms Marta Rivera Plaza, CEO of Sistema San Juan Capestra, Puerto Rico

 

Ex Officio Nonvoting Members

Dra. Olga Rodriquez de Arzola, MD, FACCP. VP for Medical Affairs, Ponce PR

Dr. J Daniel Perez, VP Operations BVI

 


 

Administration

Principal Administrators - SOM-BVI

Ponce Health Sciences University President Gino Nataliccio, Ph.D.
Vice President for Operations and Executive Dean J. Daniel Pérez MD, MBA, MSc
Chief Financial Officer Paul Tychsen
Associate Dean, Medicine Hector Lopez - Cardona, MD
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Under Recruitment
Associate Dean, Enrollment Management & Student Services Nigel James, MBA
Director, Accreditation and Quality Under Recruitment
   
   
   

 

 

 

Centralized Support Administrators

Vice President for Academic Affairs Elizabeth Rivera-Mateo, Ed.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs Elisandra Rodríguez-Moreno, MS, DBA
Vice President for Medical Affairs Olga Rodriguez de Arzola, MD
Vice President of Research and President of Ponce Research Institute Kenira Thompson, PhD
Vice President for Marketing and Enrollment Emsley Vázquez-Colón, MS
Vice President of Campus Expansion and Facilities William Rosaly
Chief Compliance Officer Waleska Murphy, JD
Registrar Ivette Oliveras, MBA
Director, Educational Technology & Online Division Carlos Sellas, PsyD
Accreditation Liaison Officer Carla Patalano, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, SSGB
Associate Dean for Medical Education Maritza Santiago, MD
Associate Dean for Faculty and Clinical Affairs Norma Arciniegas, MD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Career Development Orlando Torres, MD

 

 

 

Departments

Basic Science chair Dr. Raghendra Tey
Basic Sciences Coordinators TBA
Anatomy Dr. Sabrina Wheatley
Biochemistry TBA
Microbiology TBA 
Histology Dr. Raghvendra Tey
Pathology Dr. Pallavi Haldankar
Physiology Dr. Sabrina Wheatley
Pharmacology/Toxicology  
   

 

 

Clinical Sciences Directors

Emergency Medicine ………………………………………………………………………………………………TBA

Family and Community Medicine …………………………………………………………………………….TBA

Internal Medicine……………………………………………………………………………………………………TBA

Obstetrics-Gynecology ……………………………………………………………………………………………TBA

Pediatrics ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….TBA

Psychiatry ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………TBA

Surgery …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..TBA

 

Inter-Departmental Programs/Divisions Coordinators

Medical Ethics ………………………………………………………………………………… Dr. Raghvendra Tey

Introduction to Clinical Skills……………………………………………………………………………………TBA

Fundamental Pathophysiology for Clinical Medicine ………………………………………………..TBA

Clinical Correlation- Problem-Based Learning …………………………………… Dr Raghvendra Tey

Standardized Patients Division ………………………………………………………………………………..TBA

Community and Geriatric Division……………………………………………………………………………TBA