Jose F. Polanco, MD
jpolanco@skyviewmd.com

Dr. Jose Polanco is a Sub-Investigator for Skyview's Clinical Research Division. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Dr. Polanco completed medical school at Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra Dominican Republic Medical School in 1988. Immediately following medical school, he served as a General Medical Officer in the Dominican Republic Public Health System.

In 1989, Dr. Polanco relocated to Miami, Florida where he practiced as a medical technician before serving as the Health Officer at Hialeah Hospital.

Dr. Polanco achieved US Citizenship in 1994, and passed the ECFMG in 1993. Upon completing an internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at the Jersey City Medical Center in 1997 - where he served as Chief Medical Resident - Dr. Polanco received his initial board certification in Internal Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1999. He was recertified in 2007. Dr. Polanco is currently licensed to practice medicine in the State of Florida.

In 1997, Dr. Polanco opened an Internal Medicine Practice in Bradenton, Florida. Dr. Polanco’s practice is conducted at a state-of-the-art medical facility, and includes some 5,000 adult patients.

Currently, Dr. Polanco is on the active medical staff at Blake Medical Center and Manattee Memorial Hospital, where he serves as Secretary on the Medical Executive Committee.

In 2009, Dr. Polanco was named one of the “Gulf Coast Top Doctors” and “Best Doctors as Chosen by Their Peers” by the Tampa Tribune.