Current Position

Position: University Faculty

Position: PA Principal Faculty

Biography

Ruben Mora, MD earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California, San Diego in 2016. He completed his internal medicine residency at Danbury Hospital/Connecticut Institute for Communities and his internship at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. He is a member of the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) and the American College of Physicians (ACP). His clinical interests include internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and primary care. His research background spans biomedical engineering and cardiovascular imaging, including projects on nanoparticle-mediated chemotherapy delivery, nerve graft optimization, spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain, and most recently, advanced cardiac CT and machine learning applications for cardiovascular risk stratification.

As a health care educator, Dr. Mora has served as lead instructor for courses in nutrition, biochemistry, cellular anatomy, pharmacology, and pathophysiology. He contributes to program governance and student development through service on the Student Progress Committee, the Physician Assistant Comprehensive Examination Committee, the Curriculum Committee, and the Admissions Committee.

Degrees

2016

M.D., Medicine, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States

2011

B.Sc., Human Biology, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States

Professional Licensures (Healthcare)

Residency Training Permit, Connecticut, United States, Active, 2022, June 2025, 1316309156

Professional Licensures and Certifications (All other/non-healthcare)

Internal Medicine, August 2024, ABIM, California, United States, License

Post-Graduate Training

Type: Internship, Santa Clara University of Health Sciences, Internship, Internal Medicine, San Jose, California, United States, July 2016, June 2017

Type: Residency, Connecticut Institute for Communities, Residency, Internal Medicine - Primary Care, Danbury, Connecticut, United States, July 2022, PRESENT

Work Experience

2018 - Ongoing

Instructional Faculty, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier, California, United States

Hospital / Clinical Appointments

Resident Physician, Danbury Hospital July 2022, PRESENT

Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

Journal Article

Completed/Published

Molina, G.; Perozo, M. A.; Mora, R.; Stratidis, J.; Freites, N. Cryptococcal Meningitis in an Apparent Immunocompetent Host. Cureus 2023, 15, e43121.

Hoelzer, B. C.; Bendel, M. A.; Deer, T. R.; Eldrige, J. S.; Walega, D. R.; Wang, Z.; Costandi, S.; Azer, G.; Qu, W.; Falowski, S. M.; Neuman, S. A.; Moeschler, S. M.; Wassef, C.; Kim, C.; Niazi, T.; Saifullah, T.; Yee, B.; Kim, C.; Oryhan, C. L.; Rosenow, J. M.; Warren, D. T.; Lerman, I.; Mora, R.; Hayek, S. M.; Hanes, M.; Simopoulos, T.; Sharma, S.; Gilligan, C.; Grace, W.; Ade, T.; Mekhail, N. A.; Hunter, J. P.; Choi, D.; Choi, D. Y. Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant Infection Rates and Risk Factors: A Multicenter Retrospective Study. 2017, 20, 558–562.

Bendel, M. A.; O’Brien, T.; Hoelzer, B. C.; Deer, T. R.; Pittelkow, T. P.; Costandi, S.; Walega, D. R.; Azer, G.; Hayek, S. M.; Wang, Z.; Eldrige, J. S.; Qu, W.; Rosenow, J. M.; Falowski, S. M.; Neuman, S. A.; Moeschler, S. M.; Wassef, C.; Kim, C.; Niazi, T.; Saifullah, T.; Yee, B.; Kim, C.; Oryhan, C. L.; Warren, D. T.; Lerman, I.; Mora, R.; Hanes, M.; Simopoulos, T.; Sharma, S.; Gilligan, C.; Grace, W.; Ade, T.; Mekhail, N. A.; Hunter, J. P.; Choi, D.; Choi, D. Y. Spinal Cord Stimulator Related Infections: Findings From a Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of 2737 Implants. 2017, 20, 553–557.

Ding, H.; Mora, R.; Gao, J.; Sumer, B. D. Characterization and Optimization of mTHPP Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer. 2011, 145, 612–617.

Professional Membership

Fall 2022 - Ongoing

Physician Assistant Education Association, October 2022, PRESENT

American College of Physicians, July 2022, PRESENT

Ruben Mora, MD, BS

Fall 1980 - Fall 2120