DrLuis Gabriel Cuervo Amore
Corresponding Academic
Academia Nacional de Medicina de Colombia
Orcid identifier0000-0003-2732-5019 (opens in a new tab)
- Corresponding AcademicAcademia Nacional de Medicina de Colombia
- Strategic Advisor on Research and Innovations for HealthLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Visiting Senior FellowUniversity of the West Indies
- Faculty, Summer Institute for Systematic Reviews in NutritionWorld Health Organization - Cornell University - Cochrane Collaboration
- Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia
BIO
he/him/his
An agent of change at the forefront of leveraging resources, building partnerships, inspiring teams, developing projects, implementing and assessing ideas, policies, publications, innovations, awards, projects, and knowledge tools for better public health and equitable health systems.
Spearheaded the Cochrane Collaboration in Colombia, the international scaling-up of BMJ’s Clinical Evidence, a harmonized and evidence-based UN interagency list on reproductive health, PAHO’s Regional Policy on Research for Health, the Americas regional contributions to the Bamako Ministerial Forum, and the Americas inputs into WHO’s Strategy on Research for Health. Professional experience as a primary care physician working in rural and urban settings at all levels; as an academic working as an associate professor and lecturer in universities in Colombia, and as a guest lecturer in the UK, and in the US. Promote the systematic evaluation and assessment of projects and proposals. A science ambassador with a strong track record in scientific publications, scientific committees, and the organization of successful and impactful high-level events. I am a seasoned critical appraiser and peer review, author, and developer of learning aids, research reporting standards, and research management tools.
E-Mail: cuervolu@paho.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lgcuervo
Mendeley: https://www.mendeley.com/profiles/luis-gabriel-cuervo/
ORCID ID 0000-0003-2732-5019
Web of Science ResearcherID A-9464-2009
ResearchGate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luis_Gabriel_Cuervo
Verified peer review: https://publons.com/researcher/1669534/luis-gabriel-cuervo/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=tFPK62cAAAAJ
An agent of change at the forefront of leveraging resources, building partnerships, inspiring teams, developing projects, implementing and assessing ideas, policies, publications, innovations, awards, projects, and knowledge tools for better public health and equitable health systems.
Spearheaded the Cochrane Collaboration in Colombia, the international scaling-up of BMJ’s Clinical Evidence, a harmonized and evidence-based UN interagency list on reproductive health, PAHO’s Regional Policy on Research for Health, the Americas regional contributions to the Bamako Ministerial Forum, and the Americas inputs into WHO’s Strategy on Research for Health. Professional experience as a primary care physician working in rural and urban settings at all levels; as an academic working as an associate professor and lecturer in universities in Colombia, and as a guest lecturer in the UK, and in the US. Promote the systematic evaluation and assessment of projects and proposals. A science ambassador with a strong track record in scientific publications, scientific committees, and the organization of successful and impactful high-level events. I am a seasoned critical appraiser and peer review, author, and developer of learning aids, research reporting standards, and research management tools.
E-Mail: cuervolu@paho.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lgcuervo
Mendeley: https://www.mendeley.com/profiles/luis-gabriel-cuervo/
ORCID ID 0000-0003-2732-5019
Web of Science ResearcherID A-9464-2009
ResearchGate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luis_Gabriel_Cuervo
Verified peer review: https://publons.com/researcher/1669534/luis-gabriel-cuervo/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=tFPK62cAAAAJ
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Corresponding AcademicAcademia Nacional de Medicina de Colombia, National Academy of Medicine of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia2 Nov 2022 - present
- Strategic Advisor on Research and Innovations for HealthLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, International Diagnostics Centre, London, United Kingdom1 Aug 2021 - present
- Visiting Senior FellowUniversity of the West Indies, (Caribbean Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, Faculty of Medical Sciences), Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago9 Sep 2026 - present
- Faculty, Summer Institute for Systematic Reviews in NutritionWorld Health Organization - Cornell University - Cochrane Collaboration, Nutrition, Evidence into Policy, Knowledge Management Bioethics and Research, Ithaca, NY, USA25 Jul 2016 - present
- Assistant ProfessorPontificia Universidad Javeriana, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics / Family Medicine, Bogotá, Colombia1 Jan 1994 - 1 Jan 2002
- Instructor in Preventive and Community MedicinePontificia Universidad Javeriana, School of Medicine, Family and Community Medicine, Bogotá and Guatavita, Colombia1 Jan 1990 - 1 Jan 1990
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior Advisor for Research Promotion and Development (Unit Chief)Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization, Knowledge Management, Bioethics and Research, Washington, DC, USA1 Sep 2005 - 31 Dec 2017
- Senior Advisor for Health Systems ResearchPan American Health Organization / World Health Organization, Health Systems and Services, Washington DC, USA1 Jan 2018 - 10 Oct 2019
- Senior Advisor, Research for HealthPan American Health Organization / World Health Organization, Health Systems and Services, Washington, DC, United States10 Oct 2019 - 5 Jul 2026
- Senior Clinical EditorBritish Medical Association, BMJ Knowlege / Clinical Evidence, London, United Kingdom17 May 2000 - 17 Aug 2005
DEGREES
- PhD Cum Laude,, Methodology of Biomedical Research and Public HealthAutonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain31 Jan 2020 - 14 Apr 2026
- Analysing Health Systems: Lessons From COVID-19 Certificate (Online)London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom24 Nov 2021 - 10 Feb 2022
- Master in Science: Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Degree 2000Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia1 Jan 1994 - 1 Jan 1995
- Specialist in Family Medicine (Senior Consultant)Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia1 Jan 1990 - 1 Jan 1994
- Medical Doctor and SurgeonPontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia1 Jan 1983 - 1 Jan 1989
- Bachelor (Bachiller académico)Colegio San Tarsicio, Bogotá D.C., Colombia1 Jan 1982
CERTIFICATIONS
- Analysing Health Systems: Lessons From COVID-19 Online CertificateLondon School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom10 Feb 2022 - presentAnalysing Health Systems: Lessons From COVID-19 https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Online-learning/Courses/Analysing-Health-Systems
- Level 3, Certificate of Proficiency in English by the University of CambridgeBromley Colllege of Higher and Further Education / University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, Bromley, Kent, England, United Kingdom1 Jan 2004
- Certificate (500 hours on Advanced Management in Health)Universidad del Valle, Programa Avanzado de Administración en Salud, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia1 Jan 1994 - 1 Jan 1994PROADSA, Programa Avanzado de Administración en Salud. Universidad del Valle, Sede San Fernando, Cali, Colombia 500 hour course on advanced health management (offered to Family Medicine Residents and external applicants). The thesis consisted in estimating the changes required in workers contributions to expand health coverage to the workers families. We conducted an activity-based cost analysis based on model primary care clinics at the National Institute of Social Security. Led a group of 10 postgraduate students and was invited by the Executive of the National Institute of Social Security in Colombia to present the results to national managers.
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Ph.D. Cum LaudeAutonomous University of Barcelona, Doctoral School, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain31 Jan 2020 - 14 Apr 2026PhD in Methodology of Biomedical Research and Public HealthOtherSupervised by Jaramillo C
- Specialist in Family MedicineUniversidad del Valle, Family Medicine, Cali, Colombia1 Jan 1991 - 1 Jan 1994Family MedicineResidencySupervised by Arnoldo Bromet AB
- MSc in Clinical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsPontificia Universidad Javeriana, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Bogotá DC, Colombia1 Jan 2000Master in ScienceOtherSupervised by Rodolfo Dennis RD
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Spanish - Latin AmericanCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Spanish; CastilianCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
WHO REGION
- WHO Region of the Americas
COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY
- Colombia