He obtained his medical degree from Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed his internship, and neurology residency at Loyola University Medical Center, in Maywood, Illinois, where he served as chief resident in his last year. Subsequently, Dr. Rodriguez-Porcel completed separate fellowships in movement disorders and behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University of Cincinnati. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and board certified for Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, His areas of interest include cognitive aspects of movement disorders, biomarkers, and genetics of neurodegenerative conditions.