Featuring:

Rene Colorado, MD, PhD

Board certified Neurologist Rene Colorado, MD is the medical director for the Stroke Center at Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System. He also serves as an adjunct professor for the department of Neurology at UC San Francisco Medical Center.

In search of answers and new innovative treatments for his patients battling neurological diseases, Dr. Colorado completed his neurology residency through the Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham Women’s Hospital. Always striving to provide the highest possible level of care for his patients, he completed a fellowship in Vascular Neurology at UCSF.

Dr. Colorado is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association. He enjoys teaching and has found a love for giving back and mentoring the next generation of medical professionals.

Dr. Colorado is currently working to find innovative new therapies and has authored multiple peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. He is an active researcher with ongoing collaborating with the experts at UCSF. Recently, Dr. Colorado made invaluable contributions to the stroke research program at SVMHS. He says his greatest joy comes from treating patients like they are family and his approach to patient care is built upon honest and supportive communication. Dr. Colorado is bi-lingual, fluent in both English and Spanish. He and his family enjoy spending time outdoors together hiking, playing soccer, kite surfing, sailing and traveling to new places.