Thesis by student specializing in ophthalmology was rated as “meritorious thesis.”
The thesis “Factors associated with the endothelial count of corneal tissue from donors at the Multitissue Bank and Advanced Therapies Center of the FOSCAL International Clinic,” written by Laura Sofía Torres Parada, a student in the Ophthalmology Specialization program at the UIS, supervised by Professor Alejandro Tello Hernández and co-supervised by Professor Néstor Iván Carreño […]
UIS graduate publishes book on basic money management concepts
Carlos Enrique Ramírez, Physician and Plastic Surgeon from the Industrial University of Santander. MSc in Regenerative Medicine and Nanotechnology from UCL (United Kingdom). Subspecialist in Facial Plastic Surgery from DAFPRS – Laclinic (Switzerland) and Mohs Surgeon from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain), he recently published the book “What They Didn’t Teach Me.” “This work […]
UIS research wins first place in National Congress of Pain and Palliative Care
Juan José Quintero Olarte, second year resident of the Anesthesiology and Resuscitation postgraduate course, and Viviana Pahola Rueda, professor attached to the Department of Surgery, participated in the VII National Congress of Pain and Palliative Care, held by the Colombian Association of Palliative Care in Medellin. During the event, they obtained the first place in […]
Anesthesiology and Resuscitation postgraduate resident obtained second place during his participation in an international congress
Edgar Andrés Rueda Carrillo, resident of the Specialization in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation UIS, participated as a speaker at the residents’ forum held at the XXXVIII Latin American Congress of Anesthesiology held from May 21 to 24 in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. He participated with the research “Fragility as a predictor of postoperative morbimortality”. The objective […]
UIS achieves outstanding participation in the Pan American Congress of Trauma 2025
The Universidad Industrial de Santander had an outstanding representation in the XXXVII Pan-American Congress of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery and the XLVII National Surgical Congress of the Ecuadorian Society of Surgery, held recently in Cuenca, Ecuador. This event brought together professionals and academics from all over the Americas to share experiences, scientific advances […]
Ophthalmology resident presented research work at an international event
Laura Duarte, resident of the Ophthalmology Specialization, attached to the Department of Surgery of the School of Medicine, participated in the IX World Cornea Congress, held in Washington, United States. This is an international event organized by the Cornea Society, which brings together specialists in cornea, refractive surgery and ocular surface diseases. This academic event, […]
Professor of the School of Medicine participated in the “XIV International Symposium of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery”
Professor Boris Eduardo Vesga Angarita, MD. Specialist in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Master in Hemodynamics and Cardiovascular Interventionism, and Full Professor, with 30 years of experience in undergraduate and postgraduate medical training, participated as a lecturer in the “XIV International Symposium of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery”, held in Cartagena, from March 20 to 22, 2025. […]
Registration for the Medical Surgical Specialties is now open
The School of Medicine informs that the inscriptions are open for the Medical Surgical Specialties for the year 2025, according to Academic Council Agreement 036 of February 25, 2025. Place of development of the programs: Bucaramanga – Santander.Registration Deadline: May 30, 2025 Click on the following link for more information:
Mission Wisconsin, HUS, and UIS, 37 years serving the community
Multiple cases, stories, anecdotes and experiences have taken place over 37 years of collaboration with the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, United States), the University Hospital of Santander and the Industrial University of Santander, as part of an inter-institutional agreement established between the entities. In this act of installation of the medical mission, as a […]
Members of the School of Medicine UIS will participate in the academic-scientific exchange with the Medical College of Wisconsin
For 39 years, UIS students and professors have been part of the academic and humanitarian exchange with the Medical College of Wisconsin, located in Milwaukee, United States, as part of the inter-institutional agreement established between the two institutions. On Monday, February 17, the Milwaukee Wisconsin Medical Mission will perform a final assessment for surgical interventions […]