About Dr. Juan José Villar:

Dr. Villar was born and raised in Lima, Peru. He was a member of the Peruvian National Swim team where he competed internationally prior to moving to the USA where he attended college. He discovered his passion for medicine while doing medical missions while in college. These opportunities took him to Guatemala, the Amazon jungle, Brazil and Uganda where he realized medicine was his passion. He attended medical school at MUSC in Charleston, SC.

Dr. Villar decided to become a psychiatrist when realizing how much medicine affected mental health, and witnessing several colleagues and coworkers struggling with depression, anxiety, and many even suicidal. He is currently a PGY-3 Psychiatry resident and will begin his Child and Adolescent Fellowship at JSUMC in 2022.

In his free time, he enjoys traveling, learning new languages and working out. Dr. Villar is currently a competitive open water swimmer and races long distance 10km open waters when time allows with his last races being Escape to Alcatraz, Round the Sound in Bermuda, and El Cruce Cancun, Mexico. Dr. Villar’s next race is Lady Liberty Sharkfest Swim in NYC.

About USMLEGRANDMASTER:

Dr. Juan José Villar developed the idea of USMLEGRANDMASTER LLC after discovering the demanding challenges that were required to thrive in medical school. It was created to make medical students and doctors mentally strong and confident, to thrive maintaining high standards while working long hours studying and seeing patients while in residency.

USMLEGRANDMASTER specializes working with students with multiple failures, with English as a second language (ESL) students, and also with individuals who are struggling with their mental well-being while preparing for these challenging exams.

At USMLEGRANDMASTER we focus on the most important thing, YOU. We have developed a tailored approach per student focusing on individual weaknesses and the material that is likely to be tested. Through heavy high yield review and working 1-1 on NBME/USMLE questions together, we focus on re-building your academic confidence, perfecting your reading skills, and figuring out what works specifically based on your methods of studying.

USMLEGRANDMASTER is a place where we teach that everyone has the same chance to succeed, and that hard work and determination will always pay off. To date, Dr. Villar has personally helped 250 students pass their Board exams, with a 97% passing rate on their first try while working with us, and 99% passing rate if repeating taking the exam was necessary.

With our help, you will never look back.