Alfredo Dueñas Herrera

Born in Jagüey Grande, Matanzas.

Current workplace and position: Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular. Chief of the Dept. of Preventive Cardiology. Assistant Professor of the Manuel Fajardo Faculty. Universidad de La Habana.

Undergraduate Education:
Primary education at the public school in Jagüey Grande and Colegio de Belén, La Habana. Bachelor's degree graduate in Matanzas in 1957. Faculty of Medicine of La Habana. 1959-1965. Graduated as Doctor of Medicine in November 1965. Postgraduate: 1974 - Cardiology Residency, first-degree specialist, second-degree specialist in 1984.

1971 - International seminar on cardiovascular epidemiology and statistics. Skovde. Sweden. 1972-73 - Course on Epidemiology and Statistics at the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in London. United Kingdom.
1982 - Advanced international seminar on Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Statistics. Teohuilampi. Finland.

Workplaces and work centers:
1965-67---Rural medical service. Arroyo Seco rural hospital. II Eastern Front Frank País. Eastern North.
1967-68---Provincial Coordinator of Rural Medical Service. Eastern North.
1968-69---Provincial Deputy Director of Medical Care. Eastern North.
1969-70 --Cardiology Resident. Hospital Calixto García.
1970-74 --Cardiology Resident. Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular.
1974 to present —Cardiology Specialist. Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular. Deputy Director of Medical Care in two periods. Chief of the Dept. of Preventive Cardiology since its founding in 1973.

Teaching Category:
Assistant Professor. Consulting Professor. Manuel Fajardo Faculty Universidad de La Habana

International Missions:
1970—Peru. Medical Brigades for earthquake relief.
1985-87.---People's Republic of Angola. Deputy Chief and chief of the medical mission.

Member of national and international scientific societies:
Cuban Society of Cardiology. Cuban Society of Hygiene and Epidemiology. Honorary Member. Cuban Society of Atherosclerosis.

Member of international scientific societies. Latin American Society of Atherosclerosis and Uruguayan and Colombian atherosclerosis societies. World League of Hypertension. Member of the Executive Bureau 2008-2010. Cuba's Representative in the Inter-American Society of Hypertension.

Honors received:
Medals as an internationalist worker on two occasions Peru and Angola. 1970 and 1985-87. Hipólito Unanue Order from the Peruvian Government.
1970 Medal for the 10th Anniversary of the Sciences Union.
2002. Medal for Education. José Tey Medal and Manuel Fajardo Medal.
Medal for the 75th Anniversary of the Cuban Society of Cardiology. 2012.
Distinguished Son of the Municipality of Jagüey Grande. 2005
Honored Son of the Municipality of Jagüey Grande. 2012.
Distinguished Cardiologist of Central America and the Caribbean. 2012.
Recognition for services rendered as a member of the executive bureau of the World League of Hypertension. 2008-2010.

Attendance at scientific events:
Over 100 national events as delegate, speaker, special guest, guest of honor. Over 50 international events, world congresses, world conferences. Research Activities: I have participated as principal investigator in research on prevalence, incidence and mortality of cardiovascular diseases. Research on coronary risk factors, mainly smoking and hypertension, community hypertension control programs and most recently on methods for detecting hypertensive patients and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. All of this has resulted in the publication of over 40 papers in national journals and 15 in international journals and numerous presentations at national and foreign scientific events.

Books:
I have been co-author of 4 specialty books, two national and two foreign.

Teaching Activities:
Assistant professor, consulting professor: As president, secretary and member in specialty cardiology tribunals, also in defense tribunals for doctoral theses and research.

Other administrative activities:
Secretary and later Chief of the National Cardiology Group since 1992. Member of the national technical advisory commissions on ischemic heart disease and hypertension. I continue participating in the development of research: Cuban study on tobacco and health. Methods for measuring blood pressure White coat hypertension Blood pressure monitoring and global cardiovascular risk. Prehypertension.