Dr. Benjamin Villalba is a Hospice Physician for Catholic Hospice, Inc. Dr. Villalba, having joined the organization in 2002, has been caring for others during perhaps the most fragile time of life for nearly two decades. Beyond providing health care services, Dr. Villalba embodies the mission in minimizing suffering, assisting others to wholeness, and nurturing an awareness of the relationship to God. Dr. Villalba received his medical degree from National University, School of Medicine in Asuncion, Paraguay and completed residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital de Clinicas, Asuncion, Paraguay and his residency in Psychiatry at Buffalo State Hospital, Buffalo, NY. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Nassau County Medical Center in East Meadow, NY. He is part of the American College of Physicians, American Society of Internal Medicine, Asociacion Paraguay de Medicos, and New York Society of Internal Medicine.
