Professional Profile

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with specialization in canine and feline clinical practice and surgery, and advanced training in bioethics applied to animals. Clinical experience in endocrinology and metabolic diseases, with extensive academic experience as a university lecturer and thesis advisor. Current President of the Research Ethics and Animal Welfare Committee at the University of Panama.

Academic Background

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Panama, 2012
• Specialist in Higher Education Teaching, Inter-American University of Panama, 2012
• Master’s in Canine and Feline Clinical Practice and Surgery, University of Panama, 2017
  • Thesis: “Evaluation of Insulin Resistance in Overweight and Obese Dogs”
• Master’s in Bioethics with emphasis on Animal Research Bioethics, University of Panama, 2025
  • Thesis: “Appreciation of Veterinary Medicine Students at the University of Panama Regarding Euthanasia and Its Ethical Implications in Companion and Laboratory Dogs and Cats”

Additional Training and Internships

• Internships in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (2011, 2014)
• Diploma in Clinical Research, University of South Florida, Panama, 2012
• Course in Pedagogy Applied to Veterinary Sciences, University of Commercial Sciences, Nicaragua, 2018
• Specialization in Biostatistics Applied to Health Sciences, European University Miguel de Cervantes, Spain, 2021
• LATAM Diploma in Veterinary Endocrinology, LATAM Veterinary Specialties Core, 2020–2021
• Summer School Internship in Veterinary Endocrinology, University of Bologna, Italy, 2024

Professional Experience

• University Lecturer, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Panama, 2013 – Present
  • Full-time Associate Professor, Chair of Canine and Feline Clinical Practice
  • Courses: Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Veterinary Toxicology, Veterinary Clinical Pathophysiology, Veterinary Imaging, Canine and Feline Clinical Practice
  • Advisor for over 30 undergraduate theses
• Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Service, veterinary clinics in Panama

Academic Activities and Conferences

• Notable lectures and conferences:
  • Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs: A Simple Approach to a Complex Disease (VetLógica Group, Dominican Republic, 2020)
  • Canine Cushing’s Syndrome: What to Do if I Lack All Diagnostic Tools? (AVEACA Congress, Argentina, 2021)
  • Speaker at Veterinary Congress of León Panama, 2021
  • International University Diploma in Small Animal Endocrinology, Catholic University of Salta, Argentina, 2021–2025
  • Postgraduate in Small Animal Endocrinology, Forvet, Argentina, 2024
  • Vet Lógica Congress, Dominican Republic, 2024

Selected Publications

• Evaluation of Insulin Resistance in Overweight and Obese Dogs, International Journal of Veterinary Science and Research, 2020

Professional Affiliations

• Panamanian Association of Small Animal Veterinarians (AMVEPE)
• Argentine Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SAEM)
• European Society of Veterinary Endocrinology (ESVE)