Reinaldo Rampolla-Selles
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Dr. Reinaldo Emilio Rampolla-Selles is the co-director of the Lung Transplants Services and transplant pulmonologist at Oschner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
. Rampolla-Selles re-opened the Lung Tranplant Services and performed the first lung transplant in the state after the program was shutdown during the Hurricane Katrina
aftermath.
, Puerto Rico
to attorneys Dahlia A. Selles-Iglesias and Reinaldo Rampolla-Briganti (1942–1996). He is the younger of sisters Dahlia and Teresa. Since the beginning of his primary education, Rampolla-Selles was enrolled in a Catholic
private school, were his initial interests in science flourished. He always expressed his interest in the medical field as he wanted to become a veterinarian. He then attended Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola
in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After graduating from high school, Rampolla-Selles attended the University of Puerto Rico
's Natural Sciences College, becoming a member of Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity. After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Sciences, he was accepted to the School of Medical Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico, were he specialized in Internal Medicine.
In 2005, Rampolla-Selles transferred to Tulane University
in New Orleans, Louisiana as a Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine Fellow to concentrate in a Pulmonology sub-specialty.
hit Louisiana. Rampolla-Selles was one of many health practitioners that stayed behind in New Orleans caring for the sick in one of the city's hospitals. Evacuated five days later, he was temporarilly displaced to Houston, Texas
. However, he was so inspired by the strength and perseverance of New Orleans, that he returned and finished his fellowship
in pulmonology
in July 2007.
's Heart-Lung and Lung Transplantation Program. After successfully completing this program in September 2009, Rampolla-Selles was invited to return to New Orleans as co-director of the Lung Transplant Services for Ochsner Medical Center
. The program was shut down after Hurricane Katrina and the center was trying to revive this service to complete their transplant services. The services re-opened successfully in October 2009. On February 4, 2010, Rampolla-Selles successfully transplanted the first lungs in the state of Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina.
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. Rampolla-Selles re-opened the Lung Tranplant Services and performed the first lung transplant in the state after the program was shutdown during the Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
aftermath.
Life and education
Rampolla-Selles was born on November 22, 1974 in San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
to attorneys Dahlia A. Selles-Iglesias and Reinaldo Rampolla-Briganti (1942–1996). He is the younger of sisters Dahlia and Teresa. Since the beginning of his primary education, Rampolla-Selles was enrolled in a Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
private school, were his initial interests in science flourished. He always expressed his interest in the medical field as he wanted to become a veterinarian. He then attended Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola
Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola
Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola is a Catholic Jesuit college-preparatory school founded by the Society of Jesus in in 1952. The school was originally located in Santurce, but was moved to its current location by the Jesuit fathers in 1956. Colegio San Ignacio is the only Jesuit school in Puerto Rico...
in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After graduating from high school, Rampolla-Selles attended the University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...
's Natural Sciences College, becoming a member of Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity. After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Sciences, he was accepted to the School of Medical Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico, were he specialized in Internal Medicine.
In 2005, Rampolla-Selles transferred to Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
in New Orleans, Louisiana as a Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine Fellow to concentrate in a Pulmonology sub-specialty.
Hurricane Katrina
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
hit Louisiana. Rampolla-Selles was one of many health practitioners that stayed behind in New Orleans caring for the sick in one of the city's hospitals. Evacuated five days later, he was temporarilly displaced to Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. However, he was so inspired by the strength and perseverance of New Orleans, that he returned and finished his fellowship
Fellowship (medicine)
A fellowship is the period of medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program . During this time , the physician is known as a fellow...
in pulmonology
Pulmonology
In medicine, pulmonology is the specialty that deals with diseases of the respiratory tract and respiratory disease. It is called chest medicine and respiratory medicine in some countries and areas...
in July 2007.
Ochsner Medical Center
After this, Rampolla-Selles was invited to participate in Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
's Heart-Lung and Lung Transplantation Program. After successfully completing this program in September 2009, Rampolla-Selles was invited to return to New Orleans as co-director of the Lung Transplant Services for Ochsner Medical Center
Ochsner Medical Center
Ochsner Medical Center, historically also known as Ochsner Clinic, Ochsner Hospital, and Ochsner Foundation Hospital, is a hospital in Jefferson, Louisiana, a short distance from the city limits of New Orleans. As the flagship of the Ochsner Health System, it was founded by Dr. Alton Ochsner,...
. The program was shut down after Hurricane Katrina and the center was trying to revive this service to complete their transplant services. The services re-opened successfully in October 2009. On February 4, 2010, Rampolla-Selles successfully transplanted the first lungs in the state of Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina.
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- Puerto Rican scientists and inventors
External links
- http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/2010/03/woman_breathes_easy_after_gett.html
- http://www.ochsner.org/programs/find_a_doctor/results/name/location/allergy_immunology/gender/language/1/
- http://www.md.rcm.upr.edu/faculty_listings/medicine_department.pdf
- http://stanfordhospital.org/PDF/nurse-magazine/2009-05-nurse.pdf