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)
Interventional Pain Management Program
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Critical Care Ultrasound
Echocardiography
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 US 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.
