Shreveport, LA-
Dr. Colón received his Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (D.M.D.) degree from the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, School of Dental Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1991. In 1992, he completed a one-year Postgraduate Medical Education Training Program in the specialty of Hospital Dentistry in the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, School of Dental Medicine, and the University District Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Colón completed a Program in Forensic Odontology from the A.F.I.P., W.R.A.M.C. in Washington, DC in 1995.
From 1998 to 2002, Dr. Colón achieved his second Doctorate in Medical Sciences (DMSc), in the field of Oral Biology, at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA. A program in combination with Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Colón’s bench research “In Vitro Organ Culture Model for Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid” – Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, ended with excellent reviews from his Fellow colleagues and School Staff.
Dr. Colón was Staff Oral Pathologist and Forensic Odontologist for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), Washington, DC, a position he assumed in October 2004. As a Forensic Odontologist, Dr. Colón was assigned to the 436th Dover Port Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware. When in duty, COL Colón, member of the USA Army Reserve and as Commander of the 7202nd Medical Support Unit, Richmond, VA, was responsible for the Forensic Dental Identification of the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the USA around the military and non-military conflicts around the world.
Dr. José E. Colón was named Assistant to Director of Dental Operations within the VHA Central Office, Office of Dentistry (OoD), Washington, DC in March 2011. In his role, Dr. Colón with all his clinical and administrative knowledge of dental service delivery systems can analyze and integrate clinical data into dental operations and system redesign.