David Orlando García Barreto

Born in Ciudad de la Habana Specialty Degree: 2nd degree in Cardiology. Scientific Degree: Doctor in Sciences M.E.S. 1987. Teaching Category: Consulting Full Professor 1997. Research Category: Senior Merit Researcher 2002.

Undergraduate Studies: School of Medicine of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Graduated in 1962.

Graduate Studies:
• Specialty in Cardiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología de México 1965 to 1967. • Master's Degree in Sciences: Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez" México D.F. UNAM 1967-68.
• Postgraduate Course in Pharmacology Techniques, WHO Fellow. Institute of Pharmacology, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 1968.
• Training in Nuclear Cardiology, WHO Fellow. Universidad de Ulm, Germany, 1982.

Work Experience:
Physician Hospital 20 de Noviembre ISSSTE, México D.F. 1967-1970.
Research Physician Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, 1970 to present.

Teaching Experience:
Professor of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, UNAM 1967 to 1970.
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Universidad de la Habana, 1971.
Full Professor. Facultad Manuel Fajardo, 2001
Consulting Professor of Cardiology 1998.
Annual Course in Cardiovascular Pharmacology. Coordinator. Professor. Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular 1984 to 2008.

Scientific Societies to which he belongs:
• Society of Interns and Fellows of the Instituto de Cardiología de México 1970.
• Cuban Society of Cardiology. Titular Member. Founder. 1974. Secretary until 1983 and Vice President from 1983 to 1985. Board Member from 1984 to 1998.
• Associated Member by Invitation. Mexican Society of Cardiology. 1992.
• Member of the International Society and Federation of Cardiology since 1975.
• Titular Member of the Cuban Society of Pharmacy and Pharmacology since 1998.
• Ordinary Member, Heart Failure Society of America, since February 2001.
• Honorary Member of the Cuban Society of Pharmacology 2001.

Medals, Distinctions and Recognitions:
• First Prize for Best Scientific Work 1981 MINSAP.
• Medal XXV Years of Work in Public Health 1990.
• Commemorative Medal of the XXX Anniversary of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba
• Distinction XX Anniversary of the Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana 1998.
• Commemorative Medal 10th Anniversary of the Constitution of the National Union of Workers in Sciences 2002.
• Diploma for Teaching Merit. Instituto de Cardiología December 3, 2003.
• Diploma for Merit in Research. Instituto de Cardiología. December 3, 2003.
• José Tey Medal. By agreement of the Council of State No 4224 of December 11, 2007.

Publications:
Books:
• Collective of authors: Pharmacology Textbook. Imprenta Universitaria "André Voisin" 1975, Cuba.
• García Barreto D. and Hernández Cañero A. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Medical Treatment. Ed Ciencias Médicas. Cuba, 1986
• García Barreto D. Arterial Hypertension. Collection Science For Everyone/179. Co-ed. SEP, Fondo de Cultura Económica, CNCT, México, 2000.
• Jorge P. Alfonzo Guerra, David García Barreto, Manuel Delfín Pérez Caballero and Mario de J. Hernández Cueto. Arterial hypertension in primary health care. Editorial Ciencias Médicas, 2009, reprinted 2012.

Articles published in national journals: 63 Articles published in International Journals: 65 Participation in National Scientific Events: 48 Participation in international scientific events: 23 Tutor or advisor of Specialty or Doctoral Theses: 16