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Carr. 506 Km 1.0Ponce, PR 00780
Phone+1 787-841-2228
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Summary
- Dr. Omar Santiago Báez is a board certified pediatrician located in Ponce, PR, with an educational background in chemistry, epidemiology, and medicine. He holds a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the UPR at Mayagüez, a Master of Public Health with a focus on epidemiology from the UPR at Recinto de Ciencias Médicas and completed his medical degree at UAG. Trained at Hospital Pavia Arecibo completing a general medicine internship followed by pediatrics residency at Puerto Rico Children's Hospital. As of 2025, Dr. Santiago serves as a sub-investigator at Ponce Medical School Foundation Inc./CAIMED Center and works as a general pediatrician in private practice and in the emergency departments of various hospitals, including Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Pila and Hospital Menonita Ponce.
Clinical Expertise
- Pediatrics
Education & Training
Puerto Rico Children's HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2021 - 2024- Hospital Pavia AreciboGeneral Medicine, 2019 - 2020
Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 2019- University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences CampusMPH, Epidemiology, 2012 - 2013
- University of Puerto Rico at MayagüezBS, Chemistry, 2007 - 2012
Work Experience
- Ponce Medical School Foundation Inc./CAIMED CenterSub Investigator · August 2025 - Current
- Private PracticeGeneral Pediatrician · July 2025 - Current
- Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Pila (Ponce, PR)General Pediatrician Emergency Dept · February 2025 - Current
- Hospital Menonita PonceGeneral Pediatrician Emergency Dept · January 2025 - Current
- Centro Médico Episcopal San LucasGeneral Pediatrician Emergency Dept · February 2025 - April 2025
Certifications & Licensure
PR State Medical License 2023 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
Journal Articles
- Surgical management of recurrent desmoid tumor in a young male.Santiago Báez, O. A., Martínez Bernal, A. A., & Ortiz Justiniano, V. N., Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 5/2/2022
Research History
- Research Associate - Heart Institute, Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego2015 - 2015
- Research Lead - Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, San Diego State University Research Foundation2013 - 2015
- Research Assistant - Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Campus2012 - 2013
- Research Assistant - Chemistry Department, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Campus2009 - 2012
- Summer Intern - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health2011 - 2011
- Summer Intern - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health2010 - 2010
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
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