Department
Critical Care
Institute
Integrated Hospital Care Institute
Language Spoken
English, Spanish
30
Years of Experience
Biography
Treatments & Services
Perioperative Echocardiography
Interventional Pain Management
Cardiothoracic Critical Care
Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA ECMO)
Education
Fellowship
2009 - 2010
Fellow Doctor, Critical Care Medicine. Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, Massachusetts , USA)
Residency
2005 - 2009
Resident Doctor, Anesthesiology Institute
Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Career Experience
2019 - 2024
Chief, Cardiothoracic, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Transplantation Critical Care. Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas, USA)
2018 - 2019
Critical Care Consultant
South Florida Critical Care Services, LLC (Miami, Florida, USA)
Awards & Recognition
Six National Board Certifications in the USA including, general anesthesiology, cardiothoracic anesthesiology, critical care medicine, neurocritical care, advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography, and critical care echocardiography.
Best Medical Intern in Colombia, 1995. Second Place
Asociacion Colombiana de Facultades de Medicina
The F. Merlin Bumpus, Ph.D. Junior Investigator Award in Clinical Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. 2006
Anesthesiology Resident of the Year - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. 2007
Carol Ferguson Resident of the Year. Anesthesiology Institute - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. 2008
Anesthesiology Institute Clinical Scholars' Award - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. 2009
Attending Anesthesiologist of the Year - Cleveland Clinic. Cleveland, Ohio. 2011
Outstanding Course Director - Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. 2017
Research Accelerator for Clinicians Engaged in Research Program Award - Mayo Clinic Florida, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. 2018
Star Award in Clinical Excellence- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. 2023
Society of Critical Care Medicine Founders Award, Phoenix, Arizona. 2024
