School of Medicine - Department of Surgery
Álvaro Antonio
HERRERA HERNÁNDEZ
GENERAL
Biography
Trained as a specialist in surgery at Universidad Industrial de Santander; Professor in the Department of Surgery from 1993 to 1996; head and neck surgeon training from 1996-1998; He was again a professor of Head and Neck Surgery from 2999 to 2003 and a full professor of Head and Neck Surgery from 2004 to date.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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Master's Degree in Head and Neck Surgery
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 1998
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Specialist in General Surgery
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1995
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Doctor of Medicine and Surgery
Universidad de Cartagena, 1980
AREAS OF
Expertise
- Laryngeal tracheal reconstructions
- Head and neck reconstructions with regional flaps
- Thyroid and thyroid surgery
OFFICE
Hours
Wednesday
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
Cra. 33 #28-126, E.S.E. Hospital Universitario de Santander
Outstanding
Works
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Motor and sensory nerve conduction are affected differently by ice pack, ice massage, and cold water immersion
E Herrera, MC Sandoval, DM Camargo, TF Salvini - Physical Therapy, 2010
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Effect of walking and resting after three cryotherapy modalities on the recovery of sensory and motor nerve conduction velocity in healthy subjects
E Herrera, MC Sandoval, DM Camargo, TF Salvini - Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 2011
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Reliability of superficial peroneal, sural, and medial plantar nerve conduction studies: analysis of statistical methods
E Herrera, DM Camargo, DC Delgado, TF Salvini - Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2009
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