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SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

María Azucena
NIÑO TOVAR

The professor of the Department of Pediatrics, María Azucena Niño, is introduced to the general public and the educational community.

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mariaant@uis.edu.co

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+57 (607) 634 4000
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GENERAL

Biography

Neonatologist pediatrician, specialist, and holder of a master’s degree in bioethics, currently a PhD student in Bioethics at Universidad del Bosque in Bogotá, Colombia. She is a professor of neonatology and clinical bioethics. Her research interests focus on neonatology, neonatal bioethics, humanization in health care, and perinatal and neonatal palliative care.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • PhD Student in Bioethics

    Universidad El Bosque

  • Master's Degree in Bioethics

    Universidad El Bosque, 2022

  • Pediatric Bioethics Specialist

    Children's Mercy Bioethics Center in affiliation with the University of Missouri (Kansas City, USA), 2019

  • Bioethics Specialist

    Universidad El Bosque, 2015

  • Neonatology Specialist

    Universidad del Valle, 2006

  • Specialist in Pediatrics

    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2004

  • Medical and Surgeon

    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1999

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Position 2

CONTACT

Information

Envelope

mariaant@uis.edu.co

Phone-alt

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 3102

CVLAC
ORCID
Research Gate

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Neonatology

  • Clinical bioethics

  • Pediatric Clinical Bioethics

  • Perinatal and neonatal palliative care

OFFICE

Hours

Monday to friday

7:00 a.m. – noon

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Oficina del Departamento de Pediatría

3º piso, edificio administrativo 2

Facultad de salud

Research

Group

PAIDÓS
Photo of the school of Health Universidad Industrial de Santander where you can see the external part of the buildings of the Campus of school Health.
Photo of the school of Health of the Universidad Industrial de Santander in a wide shot showing the entrance and the faculty building.
Photo of the UIS Health facilities, it is wide shot where you can see the faculty building.

Outstanding

Works

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • Best Oral Presentation Award

    XVII Congreso Anual de Neonatología, 2020 (XVII Annual Congress of Neonatology, 2020)

  • Special Mention as: Meritorious Thesis Master in Bioethics

    Universidad El Bosque (Bogotá), 2022

  • First Place Poster Presentation Category

    VI Congreso Nacional de Neonatología, Bogotá, 2019 (National Congress of Neonatology, Bogotá, 2019

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