Meet Dr. Pacheco
EVA C. PACHECO, M.D.
Dr. Pacheco earned a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. She received her medical degree from the University Of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She completed an internship in Family Practice at the University of Louisville and a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Amelia Brown Frazier Rehabilitation Center in Louisville, Kentucky. She is fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and is board certified by the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. She is a fellow of the International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators and is a Certified MedicoLegal Evaluator.
Dr. Pacheco is in private practice of physical medicine and rehabilitation and performs independent medical examinations. She has been practicing in New Mexico over 25 years.
Dr. Pacheco’s clinical experiences include serving as the Medical Director and Quality Council Chairwomen for HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has also directed Spinal Cord Clinics at various Navajo Nation Clinics throughout New Mexico and Arizona and served as Medical Director for the Navitas Cancer Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dr. Pacheco has been involved in many organizations. She was a past president of the New Mexico Hispanic Medical Association and a member of the Greater Albuquerque Medical Association, the New Mexico Medical Association, and the American Medical Association. She has also served as the New Mexico State Representative to the Council of State PM&R Society and was the Chairwomen to the Hispanic Latino Health Advisory Council to the University of New Mexico Health Science Center School of Medicine. She was a past Vice President of the Brain Injury Association of New Mexico.
She has advocated for the brain injury waiver and the UNM combined MD/BA degree program.
Dr. Pacheco presently resides in Albuquerque with her husband of 36 years. She has two grown children.
NATIONAL-AFFILIATIONS
American Medical Association, member.
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons.
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Fellow.
International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators, Fellow.
The International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology, member.
The Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals, member.
The Council of State PM&R Society, New Mexico State Representative, 1997-2003.
STATE-AFFILIATIONS
New Mexico Medical Society, Member.
New Mexico Hispanic Medical Association, Member from 1999-2008, Board of Director 1999-
2003, Vice President 2002-2003, Vice President 2002-2003.
Brain Injury Association of New Mexico, Vice President 2003.
CITY-AFFILIATIONS
Greater Albuquerque Medical Association, member 1994-present.
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Hispanic/Latino Advisory Council, Chairwomen, 2005-2008.