SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - DEPARTMENT OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
Carlos Hernán
BECERRA MOJICA
GENERAL
Biography
Dr. Carlos Becerra has been a professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics since 1996. In 2001, he underwent training in endoscopic fetal surgery and, upon his return, along with other specialists linked to the institution, developed the Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit at Hospital Universitario de Santander, introducing fetal surgery in Colombia. In addition to his participation in the training of undergraduate and graduate students, he has been involved in research activities related to twin gestation, perinatal infection, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. He recently entered the doctoral program in Biomedical Sciences at Universidad Industrial de Santander, focusing his research on the early prediction of preterm birth.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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Specialist in Perinatal Medicine
Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, México DF, 1995
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Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1994
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Physician and Surgeon
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1985
Outstanding
Works
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Performance of the First-Trimester Cervical Consistency Index to Predict Preterm Birth
Article, Journal of clinical medicine , 2024
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Neurodevelopmental outcome of infants without central nervous system anomalies born to symptomatic RT-PCR ZIKV positive women
Article, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases , 2022
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Leadership in the Presidency
Red Colombiana de Posgrados, 2023
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Elsevier sponsored Poster Presentation Award from the South America region
at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, 2019
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Associate Laureate Professor
Universidad Industrial de Santander