Dr. Alfredo Puing Vera is originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador. He received his medical degree from the Universidad Central del Ecuador in Quito, Ecuador.  He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was the “Outstanding PGY-3” resident award recipient. Dr. Puing Vera is currently a second year Infectious Diseases fellow at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.