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WILLIAMSPORT -- UPMC welcomes Kenia Maldonado Vergara, M.D., and Patrick Roman, M.D., to UPMC Rehabilitation Institute, 700 High St., 5th Floor, Williamsport.
Dr. Maldonado Vergara earned her medical degree from Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador. She completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation and a brain injury fellowship at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, N.Y. Dr. Maldonado Vergara specializes in brain injury medicine.
Dr. Roman earned his medical degree from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pa. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pa., and a fellowship in sports medicine at Northeast Primary Care Sports Medicine, Geisinger, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, Pa. Dr. Roman specializes in non-operative sports medicine.
"Physical medicine and rehabilitation plays an important role in helping patients regain strength, independence and confidence after an injury, illness or procedure," said Tom Hoy, executive administrator, Musculoskeletal, Neuroscience and Rehabilitation departments, UPMC in North Central Pa. "By welcoming Drs. Maldonado Vergara and Roman to Williamsport, we are expanding access to specialized rehabilitation care that helps patients move forward in their recovery and return to the activities that matter most to them."
To schedule an appointment with either doctor, call 570-321-2600. For more information about UPMC Rehabilitation Institute services in North Central Pennsylvania, visit UPMC.com/RehabNCPA.