Vanessa Cortés DeJorge, MD

About

Vanessa Cortes DeJorge, MD is a board-certified, bilingual family physician. She is passionate about teaching and providing evidence-based guidance to culturally diverse populations.

Credentials

AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE 

LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

DEA REGISTRATION WITH DATA WAIVER 

Research, Publications, & Publications

NORTHSHORE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Guest Speaker, Wellness Education Week

THE COLLEGE OF IDAHO

Featured Speaker, Future Hispanic Leaders of America

IDAHO PRESS TRIBUNE, Boise, ID 2015

Author, “Talk to Your Doctor About Breast Cancer”

GREATER LAWRENCE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER

Principal Investigator

Intrauterine Device Complications: A Health Center Case Series

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Principal Investigator

Medical Interpreter Skills and Cultural Competency Assessment Project

SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER

Summer Research Fellow

Isolation and Characterization of Cellular Factors that Potentially Enhance Transcription of the HIV-1 Virus in Human Cells

CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Research Assistant

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Pilot Program Designed to Help Ex-offenders Re-enter Their Communities as Productive Members of Society through Paid Work

Honors

• Charles G. Watson Chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society
• Doctor Edward Curtiss Leadership in Service Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Dorothy Christie Scott Humanitarian Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Sally Miller Award for Advocacy on Behalf of the Medically Underserved, Pittsburgh
• Jonas E. Salk Honorary Scholar, City University of New York
• Outstanding Service Award, City University of New York
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund / Lilly Endowment Scholar

Professional Membership