Manuel Martinez-lavin MD

Dr. Martínez-Lavín obtained his Medical Doctor degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He did his Internal Medicine training at St. Louis University in Missouri USA. He was designated Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at St. Louis City Hospital. His formal Rheumatology training took place at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation La Jolla California. He is certified as Internist and as a Rheumatologist by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also certified by the Mexican Council of Internal Medicine and the Mexican Council of Rheumatology.

After finishing his post-graduate training in the USA, Dr. Martinez-Lavin returned to his native Country Mexico, to work at the National Cardiology Institute. This institute serves a large underprivileged patient population. He developed a formal Clinical Rheumatology fellowship training program sponsored by the National Autonomous University. This Rheumatology fellowship program has graduated 140 Clinical Fellows from Mexico, South American, and Spain. In 2013 he was inducted Master of the American College of Rheumatology.