Dr. Rodriguez-Ortiz joined Renal Specialists of Houston in 2024 after completing a fellowship in Nephrology at Houston Methodist Hospital. During her fellowship, she earned recognition for her compassion and dedication to delivering exceptional care, receiving the prestigious Tom and Catherine Uber Humanitarian Award and being appointed Chief Fellow. Fluent in Spanish, Dr. Rodriguez-Ortiz has also conducted research highlighting her commitment to reducing health disparities in our city’s growing Hispanic population.
PROFESSIONAL/ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical and Transplant Nephrologist, Baylor College of Medicine
- Clinical and Transplant Nephrologist, Houston Methodist Hospital
RENAL FELLOWSHIP
- Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston TX 2022 – 2024
- Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston TX Chief Fellow 2023-2024
RESIDENCY
- Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn NY 2019 - 2022
MEDICAL SCHOOL
- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce Puerto Rico 2014 - 2019
BOARD CERTIFICATION
- American Board of Internal Medicine
AREAS OF CLINICAL INTEREST
- Electrolyte Abnormalities
- Glomerulonephritis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Kidney Transplantation
- Dialysis
MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS
- National Kidney Foundation
- American Society of Nephrology
- American College of Physicians
- American Medical Association
AWARDS AND HONORS
- The Tom and Catherine Uber Humanitarian Award, 2024
- Clinical Educator Pathway Scholarship Houston Methodist Hospital 2023
- Moffitt Cancer Research Grant, 2018
- Pediatrics Department Professionalism and Ethics Award, Ponce Health Sciences 2018
- Latino Medical Student Association Scholarship, 2017
- Fostering the Bilingual Physician Scholarship, 2015
- Academic Excellence Scholarship, 2014
- Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 2014
RESEARCH
- Fellowship Research, Houston Methodist Hospital 2023 - 2024
- Development of a Chronic Kidney Disease Health Educational Program for Spanish-speaking Hispanics receiving care from Houston Methodist Hospital
- Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center 2015
- Expression of Rb and its role in stemness on NSCLC cells. The role of RB in EGFR mutation
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
- An unexpected cause of kidney injury in a heart transplant patient: unmasking BK nephropathy. Presentation, American Transplantation Congress, San Diego 2023
- Zapata, C. Rodriguez, Y., Akande, 0., Ward, L., Bhat, P. Clinical characteristics and Outcomes in ESKD Patients with COVID-19 Infection in an Urban Community Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, During the Global Pandemic. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology; 31 :264, 2020
- Ghani, M., Rodriguez, Y., Ahmad, D., Pham, J., Tamsukhin, P., Mir, P. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in patients with SAR-COV 2 Virus. Chest Journal. October 01, 2020; 158 (4): A1231 - A1232.
- Gonzalez-Flores, J., Cruz-Cosme, R., Rodriguez-Ortiz, Y., Brady, S., FraticelliRosado, R., Engel, B., Douglas, D., Santiago-Cardona, P. Molecular mechanisms of aggressiveness of Rb-deficient tumors. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Third MCR International Conference on Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research; Sep 18-22, 2013; National Harbor, MD. Philadelphia (PA): MCR; Cancer Res 2013;73(19 Suppl): Abstract nr C12.
OUTREACH/SERVICE
- Committee of Interns and Residents, National. 2019 – 2024. Vice-President 2022 -2024
- Pediatric Interest Group Health Fair, Ponce PR 2016, 2017
- 10K Cancer Research Marathon, pre-participation health clearance worker. Ponce Health Sciences University 2016
- Fostering the Bilingual Physician, program coordinator. Ponce Health Sciences University 2015 – 2016
- Global Leadership Conference, leadership coordinator. Ponce Health Sciences University 2015
LANGUAGES
- Spanish, fluent
- Italian: basic competence
- American Sign Language: basic competence
