He studied biochemistry and psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Wisconsin in Madison. After completing his medical degree and specialty in family medicine at the University of Puerto Rico, he was awarded a scholarship for postgraduate training in medical education at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. His main professional endeavors include the teaching, research and clinical implementation of health information solutions in primary care and for consumer empowerment. In 1988, he established the first multidisciplinary research clinic for the management of obesity in Puerto Rico, treating more than 400 patients in the subsequent three years. From 1995-96 he was Director of the Center for Learning Resources and Medical Informatics at the UPR School of Medicine and Consultant to the Dean of Academics Affairs for Informatics, Telemedicine and Consumer Education Initiatives. He also collaborated in the curricular innovations fostering problem-based learning and the use of computer resources for continued medical education. Dr. Claudio created the first Internet Literacy Courses for Physicians in Puerto Rico and the first bilingual consumer health site. He authored a biweekly medical television news update program at WAPA TV and TELE-ONCE TV for 16 years from 1983 to 1999. Dr.Claudio has various publications and many presentations in the areas of longevity planning, obesity, ni****ne addiction, stress management, aids, consumer informatics, internet, clinical computer literacy and telemedicine. Dr. Claudio served as member of the board of directors of Iladiba, the most widely respected Spanish medical journal in the Americas. Dr. Claudio has undergone training in medical informatics as member of the American Medical Informatics Association since 1995. He also received special training in the summer of 1996 at the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), Aspen Medical Informatics Conference for the implementation of Integrated Advanced Information Management System (IAIMS).” Dr. Claudio directed two federally funded Alcohol and Drug Prevention Studies at the UPR School of Medicine and was the principal investigator of the Puerto Rico Telemedicine Planning Study for the Government of Puerto Rico as well as the subsequent first Teleradiology pilot project between the Vieques Island and the San Juan Tertiary Medical Center. He is presently focused on patient and primary care research with ongoing participation in ALLHAT and PREVENT Hypertension clinical trials, as well the SELECT prostate cancer prevention trial, being the largest accrual site in Puerto Rico and the fifth overall of all the participating research centers. 50 research studies have been completed or are ongoing at Dr. Claudio facilities. Dr. Claudio presently focuses on the clinical practice of anti-aging strategies and the integration of alternative medicine into primary care. Dr. Claudio is licensed to practice Acupuncture and has advanced certifications in French Auriculotherapy, and Japanese Ryodoraku ElectroAcupuncture.
