Awards and Recognitions:

• "Honor Mention" for scholastic achievement. Medical School of Acapulco city, Mexico. Universidad Autonoma de Guerrero. 1990-1994.

• Cumulative GPA, Medical School of Acapulco Mexico: 97/100 (3.9)

• 3rd place Painting Contest: " Biennial Contest of Painting, Photography and Drawing". National Institute of Nutrition "Salvador Zubiran". Mexico City. October 2 1 st 1994.

• 2nd place. Clinical case category: Hyperoxaluria type I, imaging evaluation: case report. XXXVIII Mexican annual meeting of Radiology. February 4-8 2004. México City. Principal investigator: Ernesto Roldan-Valadez.

• 3rd place. Research study category: Integral evaluation of the hippocampus -spectroscopy, volumetry and morphology, its adjacent structures and limbic system by using 3.0 Tesla MRI in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. 1st International Congress in Magnetic Resonance. October 20-23 2005. México City. Principal investigator: Ernesto Roldan-Valadez.

• Biography selected for publication in Marquis Who´S Who in Science and Engineering 2006-2007. MARQUIS WHOS´S WHO 890 Mountain Ave. Suite 4. New Providence, NJ 07974. USA.

• Winner of assistance-position to the program: 2006 Introduction to Research for International young Academics (IRIYA), sponsored by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)- Committee on International Relations and Education (CIRE). Annual meeting of the RSNA. Chicago, Illinois, November 26–December 1, 2006.

• Reviewer in the Radiology section of Neurology India, Journal (Publication of the Neurological Society of India). Editor Dr. Atul Goel. 2006 – present. http://www.neurologyindia.com/reviewers.asp?cl=5

• 1st place. Annual contest for best Radiological case: Neurolymphomatosis, PET/CT and RM findings. Sponsored by XLI Annual meeting of the Mexican Society of Radiology. January 31th – February 4th 2007, Mexico city, Mexico.

• Member of the Editorial Board “Revista Medica Sur”, Oficial Journal of Medica Sur Hospital & Clinical Foundation. July 2007 – present.

Professional Experience:

• Jul-Dec 1994. Mexican National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition. Ministry of Health. Mexico City.Internship.

• March-April 1995. Center of Health From Coyoacan. Ministry of Health. Mexico City. Internship.

• March-April 1995. Women Hospital. Ministry of Health. Mexico City. Internship.

• May-June 1995. Children Hospital. Ministry of Health. Mexico City. Internship.

• Aug 1995 - July 1996. Mexican National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition. . Mexico City. Position as Fellow Research. Gastroenterology Department. Social Service (6th year Medical School) / Fellow.

• Sep-Oct 1996. Mayo Clinic Scottsdale. Arizona, USA. Gastroenterology Department. Tutor: Monte L. Anderson, M.D., and F.A.C.P. Observer in the Visiting Clinician program.

• Nov 1996-Jul 1997. Mexican National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition. Mexico City. Gastroenterology Department. Research assistant.

• Jun 1996-Jan 1998. Medica Sur Hospital & Clinical Foundation. Mexico City. Biomedical Research Department. Research assistant.

• Feb 1998 - July 2000. General Practitioner. Private practice. Acapulco City and Mexico City.

• September 2000 - July 2001: 1st year-PhD Student at State University of New York.

• August 2001 - February 2003: General Practitioner (Private practice) and Clinical Investigator. Mexico City.

• March 2003 - February 2006: Resident in Diagnostic Radiology at Medica Sur Hospital & Clinical Foundation. Mexico City, Mexico.

• Mar 2006-July 2006: Junior-Staff Member. Department of Radiology. Medica Sur Hospital & Clinical Foundation. Mexico City, Mexico.

• Aug 2006-Feb 2007: Fellowship, PET-CT Unit. Department of Radiology. Medica Sur Hospital & Clinical Foundation. Mexico City, Mexico.

• Mar 2007-Feb 2008: Diagnostic Radiologist, Fellowship in MRI, Clinical Investigator in MRI and PET-CT. Magnetic Resonance Unit. Medica Sur Hospital & Clinical Foundation. Mexico City, Mexico.

• Mar 2008-Present: Diagnostic Radiologist, junior staff and Clinical Investigator at MRI Unit. Medica Sur Hospital & Clinical Foundation. Mexico City, Mexico.

• Mar 2008-Present: 1st. year student. Master Degree in Medical Sciences. National Autonomous University of Mexico. Mexico City.

Hospital Staff Appointments:

• Head of Internship. Mexican National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition. Secretary of Health. Mexico City. July-December 1994.

• Diagnostic Radiologist. Clinical Investigator in MRI and PET/CT. Medica Sur Hospital & Clinical Foundation. 2006 - present.

Thesis Work (Medical Degree):

"Inflammation and fibrogenesis as mechanisms of chronic liver injury. Develop of new therapeutical approaches in patients with hepatitis C virus". Gastroenterology Department. Mexican National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition "Salvador Zubiran". August 1st 1995 to July 31 1996. This research has just been published as an abstract (see my publications webpage).

Thesis Work (Diagnositc Radiologist Degree):

"Integral evaluation of the hippocampus -spectroscopy, volumetry and morphology, its adjacent structures and limbic system by using 3.0 Teslas MRI in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy".

Languages:

TOEFL score 263 (former equivalent 627). ETS October 26, 1999. American Embassy. Mexico City, Mexico.

Extra-curricular Experiences:

• April-June 1991. Biochemistry Teaching Assistant. Medical School of Acapulco Gro. City.

• Jan-Jun 1992. Student Research Assistant in the protocol: "Risk factors and prevalence of diarrheas and intestinal parasitoses in children of 20 rural towns in Guerrero state". 3rd. Year of Medical School of Acapulco Gro. City. Research Center for Tropical Diseases. Autonomous University of Guerrero.

• Jan-Jun 1994. Translator of medical articles from English to Spanish, for physicians of Mexican Institute of Social Services, Secretary of health and Medical School of Acapulco Gro. City.

• Jan-Jun 1994. Coordinator of the "Basic Biochemistry" and "Medical English" Course for students. Medical School of Acapulco Gro. City.

• 1991-1992 and 1993-1994. Director and publisher of "Caduceo" (Medical and Cultural Magazine). Medical School of Acapulco Gro. City. Autonomous University of Guerrero.

• 1993-1996. Technical Committee Member. Medical School of Acapulco Gro. City. Autonomous University of Guerrero.

• Jul-Dec 1994. Chief of Internship (coordinator position). National Institute of Nutrition "Salvador Zubiran". Secretary of Health. Mexico City.

Memberships, Professional Organizations:

• ARRS (American Roentgen Ray Society) Associated member 2006 - present.

• RSNA (Radiological Society of North America) Associated member. 2004-present.

• Mexican Society of Radiology, member. 2003-present.

• National College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians. Mexico. Member 1997-present.

• Continuous Medical Education System for General Practitioners and Family Physicians. Mexico. Member 1997-present.

PUBLICATIONS (Links to PubMed/Medline)