Geriatrics

Biography

Dr. Velez was born in Puerto Rico, where she attended medical school. She trained in the Northeast, and then practiced medicine in Austin, TX, before moving to Summit County, with her husband. Dr. Velez worked in a Federally Qualified Health Center as a family physician, and then as a hospitalist. She practiced telemedicine until she started with Colorado Mountain Medical.   

Integrative medicine is her passion.  Dr Velez thrives when her patients seek, and maintain, physical and emotional health.   

Dr Velez enjoys the outdoors; yoga, running, hiking, and attempting to snowboard.  She loves spending time with friends, family, and her young daughter.  She loves to escape to the beach when possible.     

Need Back-to-School Forms?

Requesting back-to-school, summer camp, medication administration and sports permission clearance forms are easy to request by email. 

Simply email pediatric.forms@vailhealth.org with your child's name, date of birth, primary care provider/pediatrician’s name and the type of form you need. Emails are answered within three business days, and completed forms will be sent back to you via secure email.