Xiomara Nieves-Alvardo, MD

Xiomara Nieves

Undergraduate School
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

Medical School
Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine

 

 
Interests and Career Goals

Forensics and tele-psychiatry     

Favorite Pastimes

Dancing, acting, traveling to different countries and spending time with friends and family.   

Strengths of the Program

Accessibility to reach important faculty members, the cultural diversity among the faculty and trainees, the constant focus in seeking improvement, the desire to learn and teach simultaneously and the positive attitude with the biggest smile of all the members of the program.

Research Interests

Cultural biases that factor in psychiatric care

Publications

  • North Carolina Psychiatry Association newsletter. June 2022. “Could you please see this patient? He only speaks Spanish.”