SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
Agustín
VEGA VERA
CONTACT
Information
agvegave@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2944
GENERAL
Biography
Medical professional specializing in infectious diseases in adults, with a particular focus on tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. His experience extends to the management of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant bacteria. He has played the advisory role in the Committee on Hospital-Acquired Infections and in antimicrobial optimization programs. In addition, she has skills in medical pedagogy and has participated in curricular change projects. It aims to apply its knowledge and experience to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infections in adults, with a focus on multidisciplinary collaboration and medical education.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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Master's Degree in Pedagogy
Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Specialist in Infectious Diseases
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2004
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Internal Medicine Specialist
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1999
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Physician and Surgeon
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1993
AREAS OF
Expertise
- Infections in adults
- Tuberculosis
- HIV/AIDS disease
- Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis-MDR TB
- Multidrug-resistant bacteria
- Advisor Committee on
- Hospital-Acquired
- Infections
- Antimicrobial
- Optimization Program Advisor
- Medical pedagogy
- Curricular change
OFFICE
Hours
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
E.S.E. Hospital Universitario de Santander
Outstanding
Works
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Malaria among migrans in a university hospital in Colombia during 2018: A case series
Article, Tropical Doctor, 2022
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Eight best servers in the country for their management in the Covid-19 emergency
Función Pública, 2020
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Tutor of the winning work of the first place in the Congress of Internal Medicine Residents
IV Congreso de Residentes de Medicina Interna, 2020