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Dean Ortíz López

Summary

Clinical researcher passionate about clinical pharmacology, clinical trail coordination and drug discovery. Main interest: cardiovascular disease, oncology clinical trails and HIV.

LANGUAGES: Native Spanish/Professional English/Intermediate German.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Reference Coordinator

Medicosmos/Protocosmos
12.2023 - Current
  • Review and assessment of electronic health records to process and approve prior authorization for patients enrolled in an oncology clinical trail.
  • Ensure timely delivery of prior authorizations and other clinical supplies when requested.
  • Corroborate clinical trial visit with requested CPT codes for accuracy. Process documents using Good Documentation Practices and eCTD.
  • Communication with external customers (patients, clinical research team, investigators) regarding requests and the Manual of Operations and Procedures.

Research Staff

Spanish National Centre Of Cardiovascular Research
01.2023 - 09.2023
  • Assist the clinical pharmacology team in reviewing and filing regulatory documentation for a cardiology clinical trail according to the regional clinical research guidelines.
  • Prepare documentation for CRA monitoring visits
  • Review patients file on clinical trail software CTMS and EDC system RedCap for consistency and perform/escalate amendments when necessary.
  • Laboratory experimentation with murine and porcine animal models of cardiovascular disease including histological cut preparation, tissue staining and data analysis.
  • Present results and protocol advances to an international multidisciplinary and multicultural team.

Medical Scientist

NGO "Carlos Rodolfo Mejía Villatoro"
11.2019 - 09.2022
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to design and administrate clinical studies with people living with HIV..
  • Writing and reviewing clinical research documents in Spanish and English to submit to Institutional review board department at Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala and Washington University in Saint Louis in US.
  • Monitor patient recruitment and provide timely maintenance to EDC and other tracking tools in active clinical studies setting priorities according to deadlines and ready dates.
  • Review informed consent form and manual of operations with patients to ensure effective communication between investigators and customers.
  • Analyze clinical data collected using software like SPSS and R Studio.
  • Write and present research articles and abstracts in international conferences.

Education

Master of Science - Cellular Signaling And Therapeutic Targets

Universidad De Alcalá
Madrid, Spain
09.2023

Bachelor of Science - Medicine And Surgery

Universidad De San Carlos De Guatemala
Guatemala
11.2021

Skills

Good Clinical Practices

Microsoft Office Packages

R Studio and SPSS

Organizational know-how

Interpersonal skills

Effective communication

Problem solving skills

Multitasking

Publications

Impact of Dolutegravir-based Regimen on Metabolic Syndrome and its Components in Adults

with HIV in Care at Hospital Roosevelt in Guatemala City

[2023] https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/10/Supplement_2/ofad500.1421/7447831?login=false
Open Forum Infectious Diseases


Metabolic syndrome in people with HIV from Guatemala: analysis of components and risk factors

[2022] https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09564624221119321
International Journal of STDs & AIDS


Factors associated with viremia in people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Guatemala

[2021] https://aidsrestherapy.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12981-021-00400-9
AIDS Research and Therapy

Timeline

Clinical Reference Coordinator

Medicosmos/Protocosmos
12.2023 - Current

Research Staff

Spanish National Centre Of Cardiovascular Research
01.2023 - 09.2023

Medical Scientist

NGO "Carlos Rodolfo Mejía Villatoro"
11.2019 - 09.2022

Master of Science - Cellular Signaling And Therapeutic Targets

Universidad De Alcalá

Bachelor of Science - Medicine And Surgery

Universidad De San Carlos De Guatemala
Dean Ortíz López