Assistant Professor
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
My name is Shayanne Alexander Lajud Guerrero, MD and I am an Assistant Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Puerto Rico. I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic, where I also obtained my Medical Doctor degree at Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra. After graduating from medical school I went on to pursue a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Gene and Molecular Therapy/Translational Research in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Subsequently I continued with my clinical training by first spending joining Emory University's General Surgery Department as a Preliminary Surgical resident. Next, I completed a 5-year Otolaryngology Residency program at the University of Rico, after which I pursued a 2-year Advanced Head & Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction fellowship at the University of Toronto. I joined the University of Puerto Rico's program as a full-time faculty member in 2023 and I have been working here since. The scope of my practice involves the care complex head and neck cancer, endocrine, skullbase, and airway patients including minimally invasive, open and microvascular reconstruction. I have helped establish a head and neck microvascular reconstruction program at the Puerto Rico Medical Center, which is the main tertiary care center in the island. In addition, I am actively involved in multiple clinical research projects ranging from retrospective and prospective surgical databases as well as quality improvement projects. Importantly, I have been involved in the education and mentorship of several medical students and residents interested in pursuing a career in Otolaryngology.