Location: Escondido
Address: 1955 Citracado Parkway, Suite 301, Escondido, CA 92029
Phone: 760-294-1660
FAX: 760-745-5016
Hours: 8am – 5 pm

Rocio Pulido Garcia, MSN, FNP-BC joined Balboa Nephrology January 2026 and is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 17 years of nursing experience in acute care, primary care, and specialty settings in both Spain and the U.S. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing from California State University San Marcos. Bilingual in English and Spanish, Rocio provides compassionate, evidence-based care to diverse populations.

Her nephrology expertise focuses on CKD management, laboratory analysis, and collaborative care models, and she is deeply passionate about advancing evidence-based practice within the nephrology specialty, particularly in the Hispanic population. Rocio currently practices at Balboa Nephrology Medical Group.

In her free time, she enjoys being in nature, camping, gardening, reading science fiction and poetry, and spending time with family and friends.