Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital
About
The Presbyterian Hospital was founded in 1904, when the National Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church of the United States recognized the need to build a hospital in the area of Santurce, Puerto Rico. The initial building consisted of three wooden buildings, in the same heart of Condado and in the place that the hospital occupies today. Later, in 1946, the Founding Board of the Hospital transferred the management of the institution to a Board of Trustees residing in Puerto Rico and the name was changed to Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital.
Currently, the modern hospital, also known as El Presby, has evolved to adapt to the needs of the community it serves. At the same time, it constantly incorporates the best in cutting-edge technology and services in medical care for its patients. Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations since 1958, The Presby currently has a faculty of approximately 250 doctors, 630 employees and 175 beds to attend patients in virtually all medical specialties and subspecialties.
Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital in San Juan, PR, with 195 beds. Survey data for the latest year available shows that 36,797 patients visited the hospital’s emergency room. The hospital had a total of 10,947 admissions. Its physicians performed 4,532 inpatient and 4,126 outpatient surgeries.
Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital in San Juan, PR, with 195 beds. Survey data for the latest year available shows that 36,797 patients visited the hospital’s emergency room. The hospital had a total of 10,947 admissions. Its physicians performed 4,532 inpatient and 4,126 outpatient surgeries.
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Puerto Rico, United States
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About
The Presbyterian Hospital was founded in 1904, when the National Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church of the United States recognized the need to build a hospital in the area of Santurce, Puerto Rico. The initial building consisted of three wooden buildings, in the same heart of Condado and in the place that the hospital occupies today. Later, in 1946, the Founding Board of the Hospital transferred the management of the institution to a Board of Trustees residing in Puerto Rico and the name was changed to Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital.
Currently, the modern hospital, also known as El Presby, has evolved to adapt to the needs of the community it serves. At the same time, it constantly incorporates the best in cutting-edge technology and services in medical care for its patients. Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations since 1958, The Presby currently has a faculty of approximately 250 doctors, 630 employees and 175 beds to attend patients in virtually all medical specialties and subspecialties.
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Andrew Elkwood, MD, FACS, Physician
Dr. Elkwood is double board certified in general surgery and plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as well as the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.
Matthew Kaufman, MD, FACS, Physician
Dr. Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D. is a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon board certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery & the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of The Rhinoplasty Society. Dr. Kaufman is co-Director of the Center for Treatment of Paralysis and Reconstructive Nerve Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the David Geffen UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California and an assistant professor in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Seton Hall-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
Dr. Sam Najmabadi
Sam Najmabadi, M.D., is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) as well as board-certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (RE/I). He is a past Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of OB/GYN at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine and currently is Adjunct Assistant Professor at Turo University of California College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. José Luis Rivas Aguilar
Dr. José Luis Rivas Aguilar is certified in gynecology and obstetrics from the OBGYN Mexican Council. He also holds the certification for Biology of Human Reproduction from the OBGYN Mexican Council.
