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About

Software developer with a background in medicine, interested in modern JavaScript frameworks, web apps, and working with data.

Experience

International Research Initiative

September 2016 - Current
Director of Tech and Media

IRI is a research exchange program that aims to connect medical graduates in developing countries with clinical and basic science research laboratories in the Boston area. Responsible for the website and software tools used to process applications.

  • Increased outreach (6500+ users since website was launched)
  • Profitable since July 2018

Harvard Medical School / BIDMC

June 2016 - Current
Postdoctoral research fellow (Radiation Oncology)

Designed and coordinated studies on the effectiveness of radiosurgery in advanced pancreatic cancer, radioprotection of healthy tissue and quality control of radiation treatments.

  • Abstract accepted at ASTRO meeting (largest conference for the specialty)
  • 4 original research papers on pancreatic cancer

PicsArt, MyLikes

December 2013 - December 2015

Freelance content writer and translator for two startups in San Francisco: PicsArt (Image editing) and MyLikes (viral content and marketing, rebranded as PostIntelligence in 2017).

Education

Universidad de Los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)

2006 - 2013
Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Skills

Front-end Development
  • HTML/CSS
  • Javascript
  • React
  • D3.js
  • PHP
  • node.js
Statistical programming
  • R
  • Python
  • STATA

Languages

English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent
German
Basic