Dr. Rey-Mendoza received his medical degree from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru in 2013. As a medical student he was awarded as the most outstanding intern during his Internal Medicine wards rotation at the Cayetano Heredia General Hospital in 2012. Later on he went on to complete his Internal Medicine Residency in John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. He completed his post-doctoral fellowships in Pulmonary and Critical Care in the University of Wisconsin. He also completed a Master of Science in Clinical Research in Rush University.

Dr. Rey-Mendoza has a broad experience in research and posters presentations and has worked as assistant professor in several research units, like the Icahn School of Medicine of Mount Sinai, NY.

In his free time, he’s an amateur runner, participating in Lima marathon 2014 and 2015, Miami Marathon 2016, Chicago Marathon for 4 years in a row and Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half MediMarathon 2016. He also enjoys playing soccer. Dr. Rey-Mendoza also has a particular interest in history, specially Pre-Inca and Inca history and Medieval and XX century history.