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Rafael Valenzuela, M.D., Ph.D.

General Information

Rafael Valenzuela, M.D., Ph.D.

Appointments

Call 305-243-4000 or request an appointment online

Contact

  • Fax: 305-575-3222

Specialties

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
  • Immunopathology

Languages

English, Spanish

Clinical Areas

Anatomic and clinical pathology, immunopathology and nephropathology.

Certifications

  • American Board of Pathology-Clinical
  • American Board of Pathology-Anatomic
  • American Board of Pathology-Immunopathology

Roles

  • Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
  • Director, Immunodermatopathology Laboratory
  • Professor of Pathology and Dermatology

Research Interests

Specific areas of research interests include immunodermatology, nephropathology, pathochemistry of fibrinogen, neoplastic and immunologic disorders, clinical evaluation of laboratory tests, flow cytometry, immunochemistry, electrophoresis, immunohistology and electron microscopy.

Education

1989 Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies
1976 Fellowship
Cleveland Clinical Foundation, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
1975 Residency
Institute of Pathology, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
1974 Residency
Institute of Pathology, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
1974 Special Training
Veterans Administration Hospital Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
1971 Residency
Hospital Civil Provincial of Malaga
1970 Residency
Hospital de Marina of Cadiz
1969 M.D.
University of Seville School of Medicine

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