Carlos Díaz re-elected as presidentof Physicians & Surgeons Assn.

Dr. Carlos Díaz Vélez, president of the Physicians and Surgeons Association of Puerto Rico (Facebook via Colegio de Médicos Cirujanos de Puerto Rico)

By THE STAR STAFF

With a total of 2,063 votes, Dr. Carlos Díaz Vélez was re-elected over the weekend as president of the Physicians and Surgeons Association of Puerto Rico for a new three-year term.

Díaz Vélez competed against Dr. Ramón Méndez, former president of the medical licensing board, who received 469 votes. Likewise, the entire board led by Díaz Vélez was re-elected.

Dílez Vélez emphasized that, although membership is no longer mandatory, nearly 9,000 doctors remain active in the institution.

The association was holding its convention through Sunday at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in Miramar.