The 20 Best DFNB1 Doctors in Puerto Rico

Find the Top DFNB1 Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 20 doctor with experience in DFNB1 near Puerto Rico. Of these, 19 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in DFNB1

    Dr. Raul G. Vila-Ramirez
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in DFNB1

    Dr. Raul G. Vila-Ramirez
    Otolaryngology
    735 Ave Ponce De Leon, Torre Medica Auxililo Mutuo Suite 407, 
    San Juan, PR 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Raul Vila-Ramirez is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Vila-Ramirez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Palatal Myoclonus, and Infant Hearing Loss.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Miguel A. Lasalle-Lopez
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Miguel A. Lasalle-Lopez
    Otolaryngology

    Mayaguez Medical Center Dr Ramon Emeterio Betances Inc

    Mayaguez, PR 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Miguel Lasalle-Lopez is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Dr. Lasalle-Lopez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mastoiditis, Infant Hearing Loss, Cholesteatoma, and Jones Syndrome.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Luis E. Valledor-Maeso
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Luis E. Valledor-Maeso
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology

    Grupo Otorrinolaringologico De Pr Csp

    Bayamon, PR 
    787-785-8981
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Luis Valledor-Maeso is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Dr. Valledor-Maeso is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Infant Hearing Loss.

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    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Lionel Fernandez-Lopez
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Lionel Fernandez-Lopez
    Otolaryngology
    Guaynabo, PR 
    787-720-5222
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Lionel Fernandez-Lopez is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Dr. Fernandez-Lopez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Anosmia, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Infant Hearing Loss.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Giovanni C. Casillas
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Giovanni C. Casillas
    Otolaryngology

    Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Services Inc

    Bayamon, PR 
    787-787-8669
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Giovanni Casillas is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Dr. Casillas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hearing Loss, Cholesteatoma, Jones Syndrome, and DFNB1.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Jose L. Arsuaga
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Jose L. Arsuaga
    Otolaryngology
    Santurce, PR 
    787-726-3030
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Jose Arsuaga is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Dr. Arsuaga is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nasal Polyps, Jones Syndrome, Otitis, and Infant Hearing Loss.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Miguel R. Garraton-Martin
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Miguel R. Garraton-Martin
    Otolaryngology
    Urb Crown Hills, 138 Winston Churchill Pmb 837, 
    San Juan, PR 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Miguel Garraton-Martin is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Garraton-Martin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Hearing Loss.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Jose R. Sanchez-Mendiola
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Jose R. Sanchez-Mendiola
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
    Bayamon Medical Plaza, 1845 Carr 2 Suite 105, 
    Bayamon, PR 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Jose Sanchez-Mendiola is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Dr. Sanchez-Mendiola is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Muscle Spasms, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Infant Hearing Loss.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. German Gonzalez-Yanes
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. German Gonzalez-Yanes
    Otolaryngology
    525 Ave Roosevelt, Suite 811, 
    San Juan, PR 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    German Gonzalez-Yanes is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Gonzalez-Yanes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Nasal Polyps, Hearing Loss, Infant Hearing Loss, and Vertigo.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Omar A. Gonzalez-Yanes
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Omar A. Gonzalez-Yanes
    Otolaryngology

    Hearing Center LLC

    Urb Rio Piedras Heights, 1726 Ave Lomas Verdes, 
    San Juan, PR 
    787-766-1900
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Omar Gonzalez-Yanes is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Gonzalez-Yanes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Ozena, Palatal Myoclonus, and Dry Mouth.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Yadiel A. Alameda-Rios
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Yadiel A. Alameda-Rios
    Otolaryngology

    Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Services Inc

    Bayamon, PR 
    787-787-8669
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Yadiel Alameda-Rios is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Dr. Alameda-Rios is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Tinnitus, Otitis, Infant Hearing Loss, and Jones Syndrome.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Gary G. Montalvo
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Gary G. Montalvo
    Otolaryngology
    Ave Domenech, 400 Suite 506, 
    San Juan, PR 
    787-754-8625
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Gary Montalvo is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Montalvo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hearing Loss, Infant Hearing Loss, Trachoma, and Laryngitis.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Pedro J. Rullan-Marin
    Otolaryngology | Pediatric Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Pedro J. Rullan-Marin
    Otolaryngology | Pediatric Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
    735 Ave Ponce De Leon, 
    San Juan, PR 
    787-751-1910
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Pedro Rullan-Marin is an Otolaryngologist and a Pediatric Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Rullan-Marin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Tongue Cancer, and Jones Syndrome.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Gabriel A. Rivera
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Gabriel A. Rivera
    Otolaryngology
    153 Ave Jose De Diego, 
    Arecibo, PR 
    787-379-6922
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Gabriel Rivera is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Dr. Rivera is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Perichondritis, and Cordotomy.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Vicente Lopez-Hidalgo
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Vicente Lopez-Hidalgo
    Otolaryngology
    San Juan, PR 
    787-764-2860
    Experience:
    47+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Vicente Lopez-Hidalgo is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has been practicing medicine for over 47 years. Dr. Lopez-Hidalgo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Cholesteatoma, Ruptured Eardrum, Otitis, and Infant Hearing Loss.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Gustavo A. Melero-Gigante
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Gustavo A. Melero-Gigante
    Otolaryngology
    San Juan, PR 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Gustavo Melero-Gigante is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Melero-Gigante is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Infant Hearing Loss, and Myringotomy.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Edgar E. Domenech-Fagundo
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Edgar E. Domenech-Fagundo
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
    909 Ave Tito Castro, 
    Ponce, PR 
    787-290-3333
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Edgar Domenech-Fagundo is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Dr. Domenech-Fagundo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Dry Mouth, Palatal Myoclonus, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Thyroidectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Jose M. Busquets
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Jose M. Busquets
    Otolaryngology

    Recinto De Ciencias Medicas

    Upr Rcm Escuela De Medicina Ppmi, Oficina A 563, 
    San Juan, PR 
    787-758-2525
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Jose Busquets is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Busquets is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Palatal Myoclonus, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Ozena, and Nerve Decompression.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Juan C. Portela-Arraiza
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Juan C. Portela-Arraiza
    Otolaryngology

    Recinto De Ciencias Medicas

    Upr Rcm Escuela De Medicina Ppmi, Oficina A 563, 
    San Juan, PR 
    787-758-2525
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Juan Portela-Arraiza is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Portela-Arraiza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Rhinophyma, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Infant Hearing Loss, and Sinusitis.

    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Michael J. Arruza-Elias
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in DFNB1

    Dr. Michael J. Arruza-Elias
    Otolaryngology
    Caguas, PR 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Michael Arruza-Elias is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Dr. Arruza-Elias is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DFNB1. His clinical expertise encompasses Enlarged Adenoids, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Palatal Myoclonus, and Ozena.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    When should I see a DFNB1 doctor in Puerto Rico?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a DFNB1 doctor in Puerto Rico?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How do I find the best DFNB1 doctor in Puerto Rico?

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    How does MediFind rank DFNB1 doctors in Puerto Rico?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by DFNB1 doctors in Puerto Rico?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a DFNB1 doctor in Puerto Rico?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the DFNB1 doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different DFNB1 doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a DFNB1 doctor in Puerto Rico?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my DFNB1 doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my DFNB1 doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female DFNB1 doctors in Puerto Rico?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the DFNB1 doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a DFNB1 doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the DFNB1 doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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