Marisol Bahamonde Poveda

Marisol Bahamonde is a a Medical Specialist in Pediatrics and a Subspecialist in Adolescent Medicine, both from the postgraduate program at Miami Children’s Hospital (now Nicklaus Children's Hospital), affiliated with Florida International University (United States). She holds a Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery from the University San Francisco de Quito (USFQ, Ecuador). Currently serving as the Vice Dean of the School of Medicine, Curriculum, Student Affairs, and Internationalization at USFQ, her areas of interest include adolescent sexual and reproductive health, prevention of unplanned pregnancies, positive youth development, and global health. Her research includes a prospective randomized study, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kentucky (United States) and the Hombro a Hombro Foundation, on safe sleeping practices with neonates in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador).