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“THE IUFV IS A THOROUGH INSTITUTION IN ALL THE DIFFERENT FIELDS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AS WELL AS A WORLD LEADER BOTH FOR THE PROFESSIONAL QUALITY OF ITS MEMBERS AND FOR ITS HIGH HUMAN VALUE”

Dr. Edmar Uribe

Doctor and Surgeon – Universidad San Martin de Porres- Lima Peru
Specialist in Ophthalmology – Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen – Universidad San Martin de Porres- Lima Peru
High specialisation in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery – FOSCAL- Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga – Colombia
Director of Eye Bank APABO (Pan-American Association of Eye Banks)
University Professor USMP (Universidad San Martin de Porres- Lima Peru)
Received Merit Scholarship USMP (Universidad San Martin de Porres – Lima Peru)

“MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AT IUFV IS THE MOST COMPLEX AND COMPREHENSIVE ONE IN COMPARISON WITH THAT LIVED IN BRAZIL AND NORTH AMERICA, AS IT HAS COVERED ALL THE NECESSARY ASPECTS FOR THE TRAINING OF A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL”

Dr. Susy Pachón Cunha

Ophthalmologist graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the ABC Paulista in Brazil. Specialist in Glaucoma by the Hospital de las Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Has undergone a yearlong fellowship in clinical research in glaucoma at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, USA. Currently a doctoral candidate in Health Sciences and is finishing a Masters Degree in Glaucoma at the Instituto Universitario Fernández Vega (IUFV).

“I WOULD ADVISE MY FELLOW OPHTHALMOLOGISTS TO STUDY AT THE FERNÁNDEZ-VEGA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE.”

Dra. Yissel Arango Arroyave

A third-year resident ophthalmologist at the University of Antioquia, Medellin (Colombia), Yissel has taken the course “Expert in Ocular Immunology and Uveitis” at the Fernández-Vega University Institute, University of Oviedo find out more.

“STUDYING AT THE IUFV IS ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST FULFILLING EXPERIENCES A DOCTOR CAN INCLUDE IN THEIR TRAINING. YOU CAN UNDERTAKE IT THROUGH VARIOUS DIFFERENT PROGRAMS: AS A DOCTORATE, MASTER’S, EXPERTS, COURSES, AS WELL AS BOTH CLINICAL AND RESEARCH STAYS”.

Dr. Ronald Mauricio Sánchez Ávila

Graduate of Medicine and Surgery from Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Presently concluding specialisation in Ophthalmology at Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA). Is a Doctor of Regenerative Medicine from Instituto Universitario Fernández-Vega (IUFV). Dr. Jesús Merayo as thesis supervisor. Is beginning “Retina and Vitreous Body Fellowship” at Instituto Universitario Fernández-Vega, Universidad de Oviedo.

“I HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE NOT ONLY A LARGE EYE DATABASE, SINCE MORE THAN 110,000 PATIENTS PASS THROUGH THE INSTITUTE A YEAR, BUT ALSO WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND GUIDE NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH UNDER THE BEST CONDITIONS.”

Dra. Nancy Jurado Guano

Surgeon at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.
Specialty in ophthalmology.
She is a doctoral student in Health Sciences in the line of research in ophthalmology and vision sciences, from the Fernández-Vega University Institute.
Master in Ocular surface, cornea, lens and refractive surgery from the Fernández-Vega University Institute

“THE IUFV IS AN IDEAL PLACE FOR LEARNING, WHERE GREAT PROFESSIONALS, HUMAN QUALITY AND CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY ARE FOUND”

Dr. Carlos Arturo Robayo Esper

Graduate in Medicine and Surgery at the University Foundation of Health Sciences – Hospital de San José (Bogotá, Colombia). Specialist in cataract and refractive surgery at the Caribe Ophthalmology Clinic (Barranquilla, Colombia). He has completed the Retina and Vitreous Fellow at the Fernández Vega Ophthalmological Institute.

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