Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo was born in Quito, Ecuador, 10 February 1953. He is Medical Doctor by the Universidad Central del Ecuador in 1978, Endocrinologist by the Colegio Medico de Pichincha, Federación Médica del Ecuador in 1984, PhD in Pharmacology by the Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidad de Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1987 and Clinic Specialist in Hypertension by the Latin American Society of Hypertension (LASH) and the Guadalajara University, Mexico 2004. Dr Lopez-Jaramillo has worked in Wellcome Research Laboratories, London, UK, with Sir Salvador Moncada in 1987-1990, participating of the discovery and characterization of the L-Arginine-Nitric Oxide Pathway in the vascular endothelium. Nowadays is Professor and General Rector of the Universidad de Santander (UDES) and Scientific Director of the Masira Research Institute. Is a Member of the Lancet Commission on Hypertension and the National Leader in Colombia of the PURE and others clinical and epidemiologic studies. Dr Lopez-Jaramillo received the Scientific Merit Award of the Colombia Society for Advance of Sciences 2006, the Award of the Colombian Scientific Associations and Medical Schools of Bucaramanga to a Life dedicated to the Medical Research in 2018, the Award of Honorary Member of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) in 2018 by the extraordinary contributions to research in hypertension, the Alberto Zanchetti Life Achievement Award of the ESH in 2022, the Angela Restrepo Award of the Colombian Government as the Better Colombian Researcher in Life Sciences and Health, and the Order Luis Carlos Galan Sarmiento through which an exaltation is granted and a work is recognized by the Santander Government in 2024. Have published more that 370 articles in hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors. His H index is 114 and the number of citations of his work is over 144.000 citations (Google Academic, November 2024). Dr Lopez-Jaramillo is or has been member of the Editorial Committee of Hypertension, Journal of Hypertension, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology has participated as author o reviewer of the Latin American, Word Health Organization, European Society of Hypertension and International Society of Hypertension guidelines on hypertension. Is Honorary Member of more that 15 International Scientific Societies and has been President of the LASH 2014-2016 and the Ecuadorian and Bolivarian Societies of Endocrinology.
