Ana Cristina Aguilar

Ana Cristina Aguilar holds a Ph.D. in Pathophysiology from the Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), graduating with Honor Cum Laude. She also possesses a medical specialization in Microbiology-Parasitology Clinical and Infectious Diseases, earned at the Agrupación Sanitaria Hospital Sant Joan de Déu-Hospital Clínic/Universitat de Barcelona and the Hospital del Mar/Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain). Furthermore, she obtained a Master's degree in HIV-AIDS at the Universitat de Barcelona (Spain) and graduated with honors as a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador). Currently, she serves as a researcher and professor at the Escuela de Medicina del Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud of the USFQ. Her primary focus lies in infectious diseases and microbiology, particularly in bacterial multidrug resistance. Her interests extend to teaching, research, and clinical practice in infectious diseases, clinical microbiology, and tropical medicine.