Dr. Valverde is an honors graduate of the University of Florida who earned her medical degree on a trustee scholarship at New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. She completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology as part of a busy program that delivers 14,000+ babies annually and is a leader in minimally invasive surgery, capping her tenure as Academic Chief Resident. An experienced researcher whose most recent work has focused on Cesarean vs. vaginal delivery of growth-restricted babies, Dr. Valverde also has special interests in high-risk pregnancies, abnormal bleeding and fibroids, birth control and family planning.  Awards & Recognition 2015-2016 Chief Resident at Winnie Palmer Hospital; 2015-2016 Minimally Invasive Quality Committee Member; 2014-2015 Emergency Medicine and OB/GYN Liaison; 2013 University of Central Florida Clinical Educator  Differentiators Bilingual, born in Dominican Republic and raised in Miami, Florida. Medical training in New York. Personally affected by cancer at a young age, and therefore likes to share with her patients that same empathy and compassion she was shown during some of the vulnerable and sensitive moments of life. Â