Background
Vela, Ricardo M. was born on April 5, 1947 in Hato Rey, P.R. Son of Ricardo Vela-Jove and Eva Fossas.
Vela, Ricardo M. was born on April 5, 1947 in Hato Rey, P.R. Son of Ricardo Vela-Jove and Eva Fossas.
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, U. P.R., San Juan, 1969; Doctor of Medicine, U. P.R., San Juan, 1973.
Intern, Montfiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, 1973-1974; resident in psychiatry, Bronx Psychiatric Center, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1974-1976; fellow in child psychiatry, Bronx Municipal Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1976-1978; consultant psychiatrist Morrisania Center for Child Development, Montfiore Medical Center, Bronx, 1978-1979; chief child and adolescent psychiatry, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, 1979-1994; assistant professor psychiatry, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, 1981-1994; director outpatient services, Evangelical Presbyterian Bradley Hospital, East Providence, Rhode Island, since 1994; assistant professor psychiatry, Brown U. School Medicine, since 1994. Special senior consultant National Institute Mental Health, Washington, 1982-1986.
Member American Psychiatric Association, American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Married Nancy Bogart. Children: Ricardo E., Fernando.