Brenda Mirabal Rodriguez, MD
Recinto de Ciencias Médicas
Edificio Dr. Antonio Ortiz
PO Box 5067
San Juan, PR 00936-8183 |
Puerto Rico
Dr. Brenda Mirabal Rodriguez, a pediatrician, founded and currently directs
the Bio-Psychosocial Program for the multidisciplinary evaluation,
diagnosis, and treatment of child victims of intra-family violence—the
first program established in Puerto Rico to provide these services. Her
expertise in the area of child abuse and neglect has been recognized
in Puerto Rico, the United States, and Spain. One of her major accomplishments
has been the development of the Integrated Center for Girls
and Boys, sponsored by the Department of the Family, the Administration
for Families and Children. Located in the Carolina region, the
project incorporates the Child Advocacy Center concept, providing all
the needed interagency and interdisciplinary services to children victims
of sexual abuse in the same place.
Throughout her professional career, Dr. Rodriguez has participated in
various committees and commissions, including: the Commission for
the Citizen's Security, Children's Justice Act Task Force, and the Board
of Directors of the Puerto Rico Forensic Sciences Institute. She also is
the founder and Director of the Violence Prevention Center for Hispanic
Youth. Dr. Mirabal, a Professor in the School of Medicine of the
University of Puerto Rico, completed medical school at the University
of Puerto Rico School of Medicine; her residency in pediatrics at
Wayne State University in Detroit; a fellowship in the area of ambulatory
pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas; and
a master's degree in public health at the University of Texas School of
Public Health. She has written over 12 professional articles addressing
violence and child maltreatment.
A pioneer, Dr. Mirabal has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to
the eradication of child abuse and neglect in Puerto Rico. Her devoted
practice and expertise together with her innovative leadership earn her
the well-deserved reputation of Puerto Rico's most knowledgeable and
prominent authority in the field of child maltreatment and, specifically,
the treatment of child sexual abuse.
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