Members

President-Elect

Lorena Montes Villalobos


Cardiac surgeon, leader of Revascularization Center of excellence, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, Bucaramanga - Colombia


CV Resume

Cardiovascular Surgeon graduated from Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid – Spain, with more than 10 years of experience in the field and specialized training in Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Failure, Certificate of Advanced Studies from the University of Zurich in Structural Interventions of the Aortic Valve, and Fellow of EACTS Minimally Invasive Off-pump Coronary Artery Surgery. Member of different international societies in the area, with great academic activity in research, and ias moderator and speaker at different international and national conferences, as well as part of the organizing and academic committees of many events. She is also active in the field of gender equity, diversity, and inclusion, being at this moment the Chair of the Women in Cardiac Surgery Committee for LACES (Latin America Association of Cardiac and Endovascular Surgery) and the Co-Chair of international affairs of WTS (Women in Thoracic Surgery). 
Currently, she is the medical leader of the Center of Excellence for Myocardial Revascularization of the Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, accredited by JCI, and is especially dedicated to her areas of Expertise in Complex Coronary Surgery and Mechanical Circulatory Support.