Lorenzo González Feliciano is a Puerto Rican psychiatrist. He previously served as

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from March 28, 2020 to January, 2021 He previously also served as Secretary of Health under Governor

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Education

González Feliciano completed a doctor of medicine from

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. He earned a doctorate in health systems administration (

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) from

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and a master of business administration from the

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at the

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. He specialized in child and adolescent psychiatry at

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Career

González Feliciano worked as a psychiatrist in several states. He previously served as the Secretary of Health under Governor

. He worked for 15 years for the

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. Until March 2020, he was the medical director of the corporation, Physician Correctional, which provided physical and mental health services to inmates. González Feliciano was designated as the

on March 26, 2020. He was confirmed to the

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on March 28. He succeeds

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and interim secretary

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. His appointment was lauded by the president of the senate,

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. González Feliciano was endorsed by senators in the New Progressive Party and the Popular Democratic Party.

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COVID-19

González Feliciano is working with the Puerto Rican Task Force on combating the

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. He announced on March 28 that the two laboratories handling tests for

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would work 24 hours a day to process up to 300 tests. He will expand the capacity at Bayamón hospital form 100 to 150 hospital beds.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:González Feliciano, Lorenzo 1962 births Place of birth missing (living people) University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine alumni Central Michigan University alumni Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business alumni Puerto Rican psychiatrists Secretaries of Health of Puerto Rico 21st-century American physicians Living people