Dr. Vasquez graduated from Medical School at Iberoamerican University, Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic and completed his general Pediatric residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in Bronx, New York. He worked in the Pediatric ER in Florida before relocating to Long Beach, CA for the pediatric pulmonary fellowship at UCI and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital. After completing his fellowship, initially he joined the division of Pulmonary and Allergy & Immunology at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital in Long Beach, CA in 2021.
Dr. Vasquez is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonary. He has been actively involved in teaching medical students, interns, residents and fellows. He has collaborated in a series of case reports that have been presented at CHEST Journal conferences. Dr. Vasquez has a wide range of interest in the various pulmonary diseases commonly affecting children and adolescents, such as asthma, chronic lung disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia from premature birth, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, chronic cough, primary ciliary dyskinesia, interstitial lung diseases, congenital lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, sleep disordered breathing and technology dependent children.
Dr. Vasquez is fluent in English and Spanish. He strives to create a long-term relationship with patients and physicians and to help the underserved communities.