Rafael Rodríguez Mercado
Rafael Rodríguez Mercado | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico | |
| In office January 2, 2017 – March 13, 2020 | |
| Governor | Ricardo Rosselló Wanda Vázquez Garced |
| Preceded by | Ana Ríus Armendáriz |
| Succeeded by | Concepción Quiñones de Longo (interim) Lorenzo González Feliciano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico (B.S.) University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (M.D.) State University of New York at Buffalo Colegio San Conrado |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon |
| Profession | Physician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army Reserve |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Command Surgeon 1st Mission Support Command |
Rafael Rodríguez Mercado is a Puerto Rican neurosurgeon and military officer. He was the Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico from 2017 until his resignation in 2020. Rodríguez Mercado previously served as chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus.