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CURRICULUM VITAE
Fidias E. Leon-Sarmiento,MD,PhD
I. PERSONAL DATA
Birth place : Bucaramanga, Colombia, South America
Address : 1604 Marshall Avenue, Rockville, MD 20851, USA
E-mail : ;
Visa Status : Permanent Resident
Language Spoken : Spanish, English, Japanese
Research Activities : Motor Control, Corticospinal Plasticity, Sensori-motor integration,
Movement Disorders, Neuromuscular Diseases, Mental Health,
Public Health, Neuroengineering,Neurodegeneration,Neurorehabilitation
II. EDUCATION
PREGRADUATE STUDIES
MEDICAL SCHOOL
1976-1984 : M.D., UIS University School of Medicine
Bucaramanga, Colombia
POST-GRADUATED STUDIES
RESIDENCY AND SUB-SPECIALTIES
1990-1995 : Residency in Clinical Neurology
Third Department of Internal Medicine,
Kagoshima University School of Medicine, Kagoshima, Japan
1998-2000 : Sub-Specialty in Teaching of Graduated Education
UIS University, Bucaramanga, Colombia
2000-2001 : Sub-Specialty in Epidemiology,
Juan N. Corpas University, Bogota, Colombia
MASTER COURSES
1984-1985 : Master in Psyschosomatic Medicine
CITI, Cali, Colombia.
2005 : Master in Clinical Research (accepted, pending funding)
Duke University School of Medicine, North Caroline, USA
2005-2006 : Master in Education and Research
Santiago Arboleda University
DOCTOR COURSE
1992-1995 : PhD in Medical Sciences
Third Department of Internal Medicine,
Kagoshima University School of Medicine, Kagoshima, Japan
FELLOWS AND POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS
1988-1989 : Fellow in Internal Medicine & Clinical Neurology
MAR Foundation, Cali & UIS University, Bucaramanga, Colombia
1995-1996 : Post-doctoral Clinical Research Fellow
Neurophysiology and Neuromuscular Diseases
University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
2001-2005 : Senior Clinical Fellow,
Magnetic Stimulation, Sensory-Motor Interaction and Movement Disorders
NINDS, National Institutes of Health, USA
Intramural protocols at NINDS, NIH, Bethesda
* Visual deprivation effects on human cortical excitibility: a TMS study
* TMS measures and Neuropsychology in Parkinson´s Disease
* TMS and voluntary control of orbiculari oculi muscles
* Neurophysiological markers in blepharospasm and torticollis
* Flexor reflex in RLS
* Prepulse visuoauditory inhibition in RLS
* Others as associated researcher
DIPLOMATE S AND SHORT COURSES
2005 : Diplomate in ISO 9000 and ISO 14000
Universidad de Antioquia-Unipamplona, Colombia
2002 : Principles and Practice of Clinical Research
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
1998 : Workshop: Molecular Biology and Pathophysiology of Neural Disorders
Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia
Workshop: Attention and Prevention in Chemical and Biological Emergencies Secretary of Health, Bucaramanga, Colombia
III. CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
1996-2000 : Chief, Unit of Clinical Neurology; Director, Physiological Sciences Section,
and Head, Clinical and Applied Neurosciences Laboratory,
UIS University, Bucaramanga, Colombia
1994-1995 : Instructor, Neurophysiology Section, Third Department of Internal Medicine,
Kagoshima University School of Medicine, Kagoshima, Japan
1990-1995 : Director-at-Large, Research Office, Stresss Prevention and Treatment Institute,
Bucaramanga, Colombia
1984-1989 : Chief of the Research Center and Medical Director, CITI-IASIS Medical Center,
Cali, Colombia
IV. INVITED SPEAKER
2006 : Sensory Abnormalities in Facial Movement Disorders
VI Latinamerican Congress of Movement Disorders,
Lima, Peru
2005 : Magnetic Stimulation and Neural Plasticity
V International Symposium of Neuroscience,
Medellin, Colombia
2004 : Neurophysiological Endophenotypication of Movement Disorders
IV Latinamerican Congress of Movement Disorders,
Punta del Este, Uruguay
2003 : Magnetic Stimulation in Clinical Neurology
XI Panamerican Congress of Neurology,
Santiago, Chile
: To see or not To see
I Symposium of Research, San Martin University,
Bogota, Colombia
: Channelopathies in Neuromuscular Disease &
Magnetic Stimulation: From Basic to Bench
VI Colombian Congress of Neurology,
Bucaramanga, Colombia
2002 : Multipe Sclerosis: The Colombian Scenary
II LACTRIMS Congress,
Monterrey, Mexico
Neuromagnetism: The Future is Now
World Congress for Life,
Barcelona, Spain
2001 : Is the Prevalence of Múltiple Sclerosis in Latinamerica Really Low?.
XVI World Congress of Neurology,
London, UK.
Neuronal Plasticity, Functional Neurology and CVD
V Colombian Congress of Neurology,
Cartagena, Colombia
2000 : Clinical and Neurophysiological Findings in Hedeache
1st Symposium on Neurology for the Non-neurologist,
Bucaramanga, Colombia
1999 : Neurologicas and Neurophysiological Abnormalities in Chagas´ Disease
International Simposium on Chagas’ Disease
Bucaramanga, Colombia
: Reflexobiology, Nociception and Control Motor
X Panamerican Congress of Neurology,
Cartagena, Colombia
1998 : International Symposium on Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease
sponsored by the WHO,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
AIDS and Retroviruses: ¿To be or not To be?
XIII Latinoamerican Crongress of FELSOCEM,
Cartagena, Colombia
1997 : Neuroteluromicotoxicopatovirology International Simposium on Environmental Health, Bogotá, Colombia
: Up-date in Clinical Neurophysiology
III Colombian Congress of Neurology,
Medellín, Colombia
: From Simple Observations to Complex Systems Seminario de Tecnología, Sociedad y Ambiente,
UMB University, Bucaramanga, Colombia
: Nutricional Rehabilitation in Tropical Neurology
IV Colombian Congress of Clinical Nutrition,
Bucaramanga, Colombia
1996 : Afferent Pathways and Silent Periods of Facial Reflexes in man.
Department of Restorative Neurology,
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA
: Human Mycotoxicosis: Ancient Lessons from a Recent Past
2nd. International Symposium on Environmental Health,
UIS University, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
: Clinical Neurophysiology for Physical Therapist
1st Colombian Congress of Physical Therapy Students,
UIS University, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
: Mycotoxins, Refrigeration and Neurodegeration
XIV Colombian Congress of Internal Medicine,
Bogota, Colombia
V. EDITORIAL BOARDS
2004-present : Revista PIEnsa (LILACS, in process), Editor-in-Chief
1996-present : Acta Neurologica Colombiana, Colombia (PUBLINDEX), Editorial Board
2003-2005 : Biomedica, Colombia, (MEDLINE), Editorial Board
1996-2000 : Salud-UIS, Colombia, Editorial Board and Invited Editor
VI. AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2005 : WHO is WHO in Research in Santander ( Eastern Colombia)
Colombian Journal of Cardiology, Bogota, Colombia
Winner, 2017 International Award
Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia
2004 : First Place, Best Research in Neuroscience
Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mexico City, Mexico
WHO IS WHO in America
Marquis Who’s Who, New Providence, USA
2003: : Fred L. Soper Award in Excellence in Health Literature (Nominated)
Panamerican Health Organization, Washington, USA
2001 : People of the Year Award in Medicine at Santander (Eastern Colombia)
Vanguardia Liberal Journal, Bucaramanga, Colombia
: Co-Chairman, Panamerican Session
World Congress of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
Who’s Who in Colombian Research
Avanzar Forum, Bogota, Colombia
: Semifinalist, International Fellowship Award in Neurological Sciences
World Health Organization, Geneva
2000 : Young Investigator Award (Mentor)
Colciencias, Bogota, Colombia
1999 : Co-Chairman, Neuromuscular Diseases Session
Panamerican Congress of Neurology, Cartagena, Colombia
: Outstanding Committee Member
Colombian Association of Clinical Neurology, Bogota, Colombia
1998 : First Place, V Medical Meeting
Pro-Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
Outstanding Researcher in Eastern Colombia (Nominated)
AVAC, Santander Chapter, Bucaramanga, Colombia
: Honor for Outstanding Research
National Academy of Medicine, Bogota, Colombia
Outstanding Recognition Award, Best Research on Colombian Neuroepidemiology, Colombian Association of Neurology, Bogota, Colombia
Outstanding Recognition Award, Best Research on Colombian Neuroepidemiology, UIS Teachers Association, Bucaramanga, Colombia
Outstanding Recognition Award, Best Research on Colombian Neuroepidemiology, UIS Academic Board, Bucaramanga, Colombia
1997 : Junior Fellowship Award, World Federation of Neurology,
London, United Kingdom
: First Place, National Congress of Microbiology Students
Bucaramanga, Colombia.
1996 : First Place, III Medical Meeting
Pro-Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
1990 : Fisrt Place, Japanese Monbusho Scholarship
Tokyo, Japan
VII. GRANTS AND PROJECTS
YEAR AMOUNT NAME
2006 : US $ 500000 Nanoneuroloy and Neurodegeneration
Washington DC, in third round
2000 : US$ 5.000 Young Researches Program (Tutor)
Colciencias, Bogota, Colombia
1999 : US$ 3.000 Cerebrovascular Disease and T cruzi infection.
Democraneando Foundation, Bucaramanga, Colombia
US$ 2.000 Neuromuscular Disorders at Eastern Colombia
Betulia Hospital, Betulia, Colombia
1998/99 : US$ 10.000 Design of a Software for Recording Nociceptive Signals.
The Republik Bank, Bogota, Colombia
1997 : US$ 20.000 Mycotoxins in the Hair of People Harboring Retroviral Particles
Santander State Office , Bucaramanga, Colombia
: US$ 10.000 International Workshop on AIDS
Ministry of Health and Red Caldas-Colciencias,
Bogota, Colombia
1996 : Coordinator Potassium Channelopathies and Neurocisticercosis
Kagoshima University; Japón & UIS University, Colombia
1995 : US$ 50.000 Mycotoxins in Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
MinSalud, Bogota, Colombia
1995 : US$ 100.000 Nationwide Neuroepidemiological Study
MinSalud, Bogota, Colombia
1995 : Coordinator PanAmerican Study of Sleep Disorders
Birmingham, AL, USA
1992 : Research Field Clínical, Epidemiológical and Virological Study of Retrovirus in
Colombia. WHO, Asian Office, Kagoshima, Japan
VIII. MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
A. NEWSPAPERS : * The Dayly Mail, Janury 15th, 2006
* Revista CAMBIO, Marzo 1, 2004
* Vanguardia Liberal, Agosto 10, 2003
* Vanguardia Liberal, Febrero 11, 2001
* Vanguardia Liberal, Marzo 28, 1999
* Vanguardia Liberal, Noviembre 8, 1998
* El Frente, Octubre 4, 1997
* Vanguardia Liberal, Abril 29, 1997
* El Tiempo, Octubre 28, 1996
* Vanguardia Liberal, Mayo 5, 1995
B. SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS : * Rev Col Cardiología 2005; 11: 366-388, Bogota, Colombia
* Avanzar Forum, 2001, Bogota, Colombia
* CEJA, Javeriana, 2001, Bogota, Colombia
* Medical Research Council, 1998, CapeTown, S.Africa * Salud & Ciencia, 1997, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Medicas UIS, 1996, Bucaramanga, Colombia
* Lancet, 1995, London, UK
C. E-MEDIA : * www.transdisciplina.com
* www.free-news.com
* www.ascep.com.br
* www.taps.org.br
IX. CONGRESS AND SEMINARS ORGANIZED
2001 : International Symposium on Neurodegeneration,
Rigoberta Menchu Foundation, Nobel Prize Laureated, Mexico DF, Mexico
2000 : Neurology for the Non-Neurologist,
Bucaramanga, Colombia
1997 : Nobel Prizes Meeting: AIDS with and without HIV,
Bucaramanga, Colombia
1987 : II Centro American and Caribbean Congress on Preventive Medicine,
San Jose, Costa Rica
1985 : III Latin-American Congress for Health Care Leaders,
Cali, Colombia
X. GRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATED THESIS DIRECTOR
Institution : Pablo de Ollavide University, Spain, 2006
Thesis Title : Neuromagnetism and Motor Control
Insitution : Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, 1999-2001
Thesis title : HIV and T.cruzi infection in a bloodbank of Eastern Colombia
Institution : UIS University, Colombia,1998-2000
Thesis title : T. cruzi infection in cerebrovascular disease
Institution : UIS University, Colombia, 1997-1999
Thesis title : Development of a New Equipment for Restorative Podobiology
XI. POSTGRADUATES AND FELLOWS TRAINED/SUPERVISED IN COLOMBIA
Contreras V. Master in Neuroscience, Pablo de Ollavide University, Barcelona, Spain, 2006
Quel M. Doctor in Neurosciences (Mental Health), Barcelona, Spain, 2003-2006
Torre-Hillera M. Post-doc in Neuroscience, Young Researcher Program, Bucaramanga, Colombia, 2000-2001
Contreras V. Fellow in Electromagnetism, Neuro.net Reaserch Center, Bucaramanga, Colombia, 1999-2001
Mendoza E. Residency (Master) in Internal Medicine, Bucaramanga, Colombia, 1998-2000
XII. REFEREE OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS, PROJECTS, THESES AND OTHERS
* Ecopetrol/OPS. Neurological and Neurophysiological Effects of Solvents in an Oil Company,
Barrancabermeja, Colombia, 1999-2000
* UIS, Bucaramanga, Colombia, 1998-2000: several pre- and post-graduated theses
* ICFES (Colombian Board for Postgraduate Education), Colombia, 2000
* Salud UIS Journal (NLM/Publindex)
* Acta Neurologica Colombiana (Publindex)
* Acta Biologica Colombiana (Biological Abstracts/Publindex)
* Archives of Medical Research (Index Medicus/Medline)
* European Journal of Neurology (Index Medicus/Medline)
* Biomedica Journal (Index Medicus/Medline)
* Annals of Biomedical Engineering (Index Medicus/Medline)
XIII. PARTICIPATION IN SEMINARS, SIMPOSIA AND CONGRESSES
* I Symposium of Clinical Neurology in Eastern Colombia
July 1980, Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA
* VII Annual Congress of Neurology for General Practitioners
April 1981, Bogotá, COLOMBIA
* XII World Congress of Neurology
September 1981, Kyoto, JAPAN
* II Symposium of Neurology in Eastern Colombia
November 1981, Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA
* VIII Annual Congress of Neurology for General Practitioners
April 1982, Bogota, COLOMBIA.
* IX National Congress of Neurological Sciences
July 1982, Barranquilla, COLOMBIA.
* I Symposium of Clinical Neurology for Internal Medicine
August 1982, Bogota, COLOMBIA
* VII Colombian Congress of Internal Medicine
October 1982, Medellín, COLOMBIA.
* X Annual Neurology Congress for General Practitioners
Julio1984, Bogotá, COLOMBIA.
* I Bolivarian Congress in Preventive Medicine and Logotherapy
May 1986, Quito, Ecuador
* XII Colombian Congress and IV World Congress of Internal Medicine
July 1986, Bogota, COLOMBIA.
* I International Symposium of Neuropsychiatry
March 1987, Bogota, COLOMBIA
* I International Symposium of Neuroophtalmology and Neurootology
October, 1988. Bogota, COLOMBIA
* IV Congress of Internal Medicine in Eastern Colombia
October 1989, Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA
* International Symposium on Tropical Diseases
November 1989, Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA
* International Symposium on Cerebrovascular Disease
October 1990, Bogota, COLOMBIA
* VIII Asian and Oceania Congress of Neurology
September 1991, Tokyo, JAPAN
* XXXIII Japanese Congress of Neurology
May 1992, Kagoshima, JAPAN
* IX International Congress of Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology
June 1992, Jerusalem, ISRAEL.
* XXII Electroencephalography and Electromyography Congress
October 1992, Tokyo, JAPAN
* XIII International Congress of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
September 1993, Vancouver, CANADA
* IX Japanese International Congress on Health Programs
July 1994, Kagoshima, JAPAN
* XIV Congress of the American College of Physicians
June 1995, Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA
* XIV Colombian Congress of Internal Medicine
October 1996, Bogotá, COLOMBIA
* Internacional Simposium on Environmental Health
June 1997, Bogota, COLOMBIA
* III Colombian Congress of Neurology
August 1997, Medellin, COLOMBIA
* XVI World Congress of Neurology
September 1997, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
* 1st International Symposium on Enigmatic and Uncertain Substances and Microorganisms
October 1997, Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA
* Technology, Society and Environment Seminar
November 1997, Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA
* XIII International Congress of FELSOCEM
August 1998, Cartagena, COLOMBIA
* XV Colombian Congress of Internal Medicine
October, 1998, Cartagena, COLOMBIA
* X Pan-American Congress of Neurology
October 1999, Cartagena, COLOMBIA
* XVI Colombian Congress of Internal Medicine
September 2000, Bogota, COLOMBIA
* XVII World Congress of Neurology
June 2001, London, UK
* V Colombian Congress of Neurology
October 2001, Cartagena, Colombia
* Principles and Practice of Clinical Research
January thru April, 2002, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
* 54th, American Academy of Neurology
April, 2002, Denver, USA
* First World Congress for Life
July 2002, Barcelona, SPAIN
* II LACTRIMS Congress on Multiple Sclerosis
October 2002, Monterrey, MEXICO
* 55th, American Academy of Neurology
April 2003, Honolulu, USA
* VI Colombian Congress of Neurology
August 2003, Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA
* XI Panamerican Congress of Neurology
October 2003, Santiago, CHILE
* IV Latinamerican Congress of Movement Disorders
March 2004, Punta del Este, URUGUAY
* V International Symposium of Neuroscience
November 2005, Medellin, COLOMBIA
XIV. FORMAL PRESENTATION IN SEMINARIES, SYMPOSIA c/o CONGRESSES
* MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
I Symposium of Clinical Neurology
July 1980, Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA
* MYOTONIC DISTROPHY AND PREGNANCY
XIV Colombian Congress of Gynecology and Obtetrics
December 1981, Cartagena, COLOMBIA
* MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AND PREGNANCY
XIV Colombian Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics
December 1981, Cartagena, COLOMBIA
* MYASTHENIA GRAVIS IN THE INFANCY
XIII Colombian Congress of Pediatrics
May 1982, Cartagena, COLOMBIA
* MYASTHENIA GRAVIS IN THE CHILHOOD
IX National Congress of Neurological Sciences
July 1982, Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
* MYASTHENIA GRAVIS : STUDY OF 28 CASES
VII Colombian Congress of Internal Medicine
October 1982, Medellin, COLOMBIA
* DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
VII Colombian Congress of Internal Medicine
October 1982, Medellín , COLOMBIA
* NEUROPARALITIC REACTION POST-ANTIRABIES VACCINATION
VII Colombian Congress of Internal Medicine
October 1982, Medellín, COLOMBIA
* MYOTONIC DISTROPHY : STUDY OF 17 CASES
VII Colombian Congress of Neurological Sciences
July 1982, Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
* ELECTROMYOGRAPHYCAL ASSESMENT OF PARASPINAL MUSCLES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF HAM
IX International Congress of Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology
June 1992, Jerusalem, ISRAEL
* NEUROPATHY IN HAM
XXII National Congress of Electroencephalography and Electromyography
October 1992, Tokyo, JAPAN
* NEUROPATHY IN HTLV-I ASSOCIATED MYELOPATHY (HAM)
XII International Congress of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
September 1993, Vancouver, CANADA
* NEUROMYCOTOXICOSIS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
XV World Congress of Neurology