Carlos Gongora, MD, FACC

 Supported advocacy work for health equity for Hispanics and other underserved communities on the local level.
 Supported students and medical residents to grow personally and professionally (in terms of research, academia, and networking) so that they may help to ensure health equity for Hispanics and other underserved populations.
 Contributed to the NHMA national conference and regional events.

 Received medical training in internal medicine and various medical specialties.
 Developed research projects, papers, abstracts and posters.
 Supervised and taught medical interns and medical students.
 Trained in the sim-lab for different medical procedures and situations.
 Provided evaluation, treatment and follow-up in and out patient.

 Collaborated on preclinical research for development of interventional and surgical devices for cardiology. Coordinated the control room for different procedures related to interventional cardiology and cardiovascular research.
 Analyzed imaging using Quantitative Vascular Analysis (QVA), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), and Intra Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS) for research projects. Processed resulting data.
 Wrote and assisted with abstracts, posters, research papers, research… Show more

 Collaborated on preclinical research for development of interventional and surgical devices for cardiology. Coordinated the control room for different procedures related to interventional cardiology and cardiovascular research.
 Analyzed imaging using Quantitative Vascular Analysis (QVA), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), and Intra Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS) for research projects. Processed resulting data.
 Wrote and assisted with abstracts, posters, research papers, research protocols and final reports. Educated and trained research interns about cardiac anatomy, cardiac intervention procedures, and writing of research papers.
 Worked in the pathology department, performed necropsies, and harvested tissue used for histology or pharmacokinetic analysis.
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• Coordinated a public health project with the partnership of the Boston Public Health Commission to educate the public about sugar-sweetened beverages, where we reached approximately 4,000 people.
• Organized talks about health and nutrition, gathered information to create and develop monthly reports and invoices, moderated focus groups to improve campaign, and ran meetings with leaders of the participating organizations.

 Provided medical consultation at patients’ homes, assessed and diagnosed patients.
 Provided health education and treatment.
 Evaluated patients for transport to a hospital as needed.