I was born and raised in Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia, where I trained as a general physician at the Universidad Libre de Colombia (Barranquilla) and qualified as a specialist in Neurosurgery at Universidad de Cartagena (Cartagena de Indias), Colombia.

My interest in neurosciences arose from the first years of my studies in medicine. Afterwards, I had the opportunity to do my last year of undergraduate in research modality at the Ramon y Cajal Institute, Madrid, Spain.

During my Neurosurgery residency, I was encouraged by my professors to publish case reports and narrative reviews. I consider that this was very important in my training process. Among the fellowships I have obtained, the CNS Kenichiro Sugita International Fellowship (2008-2009) and The Crockard International Fellowship (2008) of the AANS/CNS Spine Section are included.

My main interests are neurocritical management of neurosurgical patients and neurovascular medicine, besides Preclinical models. I am currently a Cochrane member gathering evidence that allows for better clinical decision making. I have contributed, together with colleagues from Argentina, El Salvador, and Latin America, to the creation of the Latin American Neurointensive Council (CLaNi) (http://neuroclani.org) which has among its objectives the dissemination of knowledge in neurocritical medicine. On the other hand, I am the founder of the Colombian Group of Clinical Research in Neurointensive Care, recently recognized with Category C by the Minciencias (Colombia).

Currently, I also participate as a social media ambassador for the Neurocritical Care Journal(Official Journal of the Neurocritical Care Society).

Affiliation

Grupo Colombiano de Investigación Clínica en Neurointensivismo. Bogotá, Colombia.

Funding sources

This study received no funding from any commercial, academic or governmental entity.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors of the present study have no conflict of interest to disclose.

Authors Contributions

Dr.Moscote-Salazar: Conception and design, drafting, final approval, agreement to be accountable.

Acknowledgments None