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Myriam De la Cruz Puebla, MD, PhDc
Neurologist & Scientist
It is important to develop local and regional strategies involving stakeholders in the creation and spreading knowledge to promote awareness and the development of health and social policies.
Current Work
Myriam is a neurologist and clinical researcher at Hospital Clínic of Barcelona/IDIBAPS. She is currently working on a project focused on identifying biomarkers for the early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
Personal Hero
Marie Curie
Words of Strength
Strong empathy with people
Vision
To reduce the impact of dementia, it is important to develop local and regional strategies involving stakeholders in the creation and spreading knowledge to the population to promote awareness and the development of health and social policies in the field.
Strategy
Myriam is working with the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium on Dementia (LAC-CD) looking for common regional problems in order to solve them, such as the lack of dementia diagnosis guidelines.
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow Myriam developed useful skills for navigating the research world as well as remarkable knowledge about neuroscience, policy, economy, networking and leadership.
Motivation
Post stroke cognitive impairment is underestimated in Ecuador. Early intervention by multidisciplinary teams is one of the most remarkable strategies for success rehabilitation in public hospitals with limited resources.
Education & Experience
Myriam received medical training from The Latin American Medicine School in Cuba. She received her neurologist degree from University of Medical Science of La Havana, and completed her PhD in Neuroscience at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She undertook a Master's in Advanced Medical Competencies, with a specialization in Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, at the University of Barcelona and a Diploma in Specialization in Cerebrovascular Disease at the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Awards & Honors
2005 Winner of the Scholarship competition to study medicine at the Latin American Medical School. 2007 Outstanding student in the High Academic Performance group of the Latin American Medical School. 2011 Gold Medal Degree of the Latin American Medical School. 2011 Best Graduated of Medical Studies of the Latin American Medical School. 2011 Integral Student of Medical Studies of the Latin American Medical School. 2011 Best Foreign Graduated Student of Medical Studies of the Latin American Medical School. 2012 Winner of worthiness Scholarship Competition for Medical Specialty studies of Neurology. 2015 Best Postgraduate student graduated in the Specialty in Neurology 2018 Best evaluated professor of Ambato Technical University
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