Dr. Carla Rossotti Vázquez
ASA Board Member 2018-Present
Dr. Carla Rossotti Vázquez was born and raised in the island of Puerto Rico. She went to Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Mexico where she obtained her Medical Degree and then went on to complete her Internship in Manatí Medical Center Hospital in Manatí, PR. Currently, Dr. Rossotti works as a Primary Care Physician at a PCMH Level 3 Certified Clinic. She is also the Medical Director for VarMed Management, which is a care management program for complex patients.
As part of her work in VarMed Management, Dr. Rossotti led an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals in a number a medical outreach missions where they would tend to the medical needs of patients affected by the storm. Her team directly collaborated with the local government, non-profit organizations, such as Direct Relief, and participated in Federal iniciatives regarding the distribution of food, water, and medications to elderly patients throughout the island.
Dr. Rossotti has been Co-Chair for the RHEC II since 2018. RHEC’s (Regional Health Equity Council) are independent organizations that contribute to the NPA (National Partnership for Action) created by the OMH (Office of Minority Health) in the hopes of achieving health equity and ending health disparities among minority populations.
Dr. Rossotti is very active within the Medical Cannabis Program in the island of Puerto Rico. She was part of the first group of physicians to be Certified by the Puerto Rico Health Department to write Medical Cannabis Recommendations for qualifying patients. She is one of founding members and current Vice-President of “Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Ciencia y Medicina Cannábica” (Puertorrican Society of Science and Cannabinoid Medicine) and is also a founding member for “Miembros de la Industria del Cannabis Medicinal” (MICaM, Members of the Medical Cannabis Industry) where she serves as Vice-President as well. Dr. Rossotti was also Chair of “Puerto Rico for Safe Access”, which was the first ASA chapter to be created outside the continental US and was awarded “Chapter of the Year” 2017.
She has made a number of educational appearances for both patients as well as healthcare professionals and is actively in conversations with state officials regarding recommendations on current medical cannabis program regulations.
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