Physician with dual specialties in family medicine and neurosurgery. Dr Caballero-García is an assistant professor at the National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute, Havana. His professional interests concentrate on brain metastases, with research projects currently under way in three areas: neuro-oncology, stereotaxic and radiosurgery, and minimally invasive surgery for complex tumors of the skull base. His publications include a neurosurgery text and research articles in Cuban and international journals. Dr Caballero-García was awarded the 2014 Cuban Academy of Sciences Prize and the 2017 Dr Carlos Manuel Ramírez Corría Prize for best neurosurgeon under 35.
Beatriz Corona-Miranda MD MS Physician with dual specialties in family medicine and hygiene & epidemiology, with a master’s degree in environmental health. An assistant professor and adjunct professor at Cuba’s National Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology Institute, Dr Corona-Miranda’s research focuses on mental health, injury-associated mortality, and economic evaluation of Heberprot-P, an innovative Cuban treatment for diabetic foot ulcer. She leads Cuba’s national suicide prevention initiative. Dr Corona-Miranda is principal investigator for the mental health chapter of Cuba’s National Health Survey, and a member of the team developing a national program to address depression.
Jacqueline Díaz-Luis MD MS
Physician specializing in immunology with a master’s degree in infectious diseases; doctoral candidate in medical sciences. Dr Díaz-Luis is staff immunologist and professor of immunology at the Roberto Rodríguez Fernández General Teaching Hospital in Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba. Her research interests include immunodeficiency management in primary care, environmental effects of medical waste, and therapeutic use of ozone. A founding member of the Cuban Immunology Society, she heads the Ciego de Ávila provincial immunology group.
Ángela Elvírez-Gutiérrez MD MS
Radiologist with a master’s degree in diagnostic imaging. Dr Elvírez-Gutiérrez is assistant professor and associate researcher at Cuba’s Gastroenterology Institute, Havana, where she focuses on applications of various imaging techniques in hepatic and other digestive system conditions. These include a comparison of conventional and hydrogastric ultrasound in gastric cancer detection, and diagnostic application of elastography in adults with no known liver disease. She is also involved in a project to assess the safety and efficacy of HeberNasvac (a Cuban vaccine for hepatitis B) in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. Dr Elvírez-Gutiérrez has been awarded medals for international cooperation in Angola and Venezuela.
Meilyn Fernández-Mar
tori MD MS
Dermatologist with a master’s degree in infectious diseases. Dr Fernández-Martori practices at the Carlos J. Finlay University Polyclinic in Colón, Matanzas Province, Cuba. She is the provincial lead for skin cancer and dermatology teaching and research in the province. Her research focuses on cancer epidemiology and treatment. In addition to the research presented in this issue, she is involved in a clinical trial of a therapeutic vaccine for metastatic melanoma.
Natalia Orihuela
Fourth-year medical student. Ms Orihuela holds a bachelor’s degree in film studies from San Francisco State University and took premedical courses in the USA and Mexico before beginning her studies at Havana’s Latin American School of Medicine in 2014. Her work on HIV earned her an outstanding ranking at Havana’s 7th Student Science Congress in 2016.
