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Amarillys (Lily) Rodriguez, MD, MPH
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Amarillys Rodriguez, MD |
Amarillys (Lily) Rodriguez, MD, MPH is a board certified Family Physician with a Master’s degree in Public Health, specializing in Epidemiology. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine in 1985 and completed her family medicine residency in 1988. She practiced in Puerto Rico for two years before relocating to the USA. From 1992 to 2007, Dr. Rodriguez was the family doctor, occupational health physician, and Medical Director for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in southeastern CT.
Dr. Rodriguez has a strong interest in health promotion and disease prevention in patients of all ages. Over her 25 year career, she has interacted and treated patients from many ethnicities and with differing cultures and traditions. In 2000 she was appointed by the Governor to be a member of the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Multicultural Health. Dr. Rodriguez is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and the American Medical Association. During her career, Dr. Rodriguez has received multiple honors and awards including the Secretary of the State of Connecticut Public Health Service Award in 2003 and the Academic Excellence Award from the University of Puerto Rico, Graduate School of Public Health in 2008.
Dr. Rodriguez is married and is very proud of her two lovely daughters. She enjoys reading, bicycling, and most of all, dancing.