I am originally from Bogotá, Colombia, and earned my medical degree from Rosario University in 1997, practicing General Medicine in Colombia before moving to the United States (US). After relocating to the US, I completed my residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (physiatry) in 2005, at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. After residency, I worked for three years as a Medical Director for the pain clinic at RWMC in the underserved community of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, acquiring knowledge in general pain management and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. After completion of my commitment, I had the privilege of joining Baylor College of Medicine as an assistant professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; I was actively involved educating residents about rehabilitation treatment of patients with neuro-trauma and Musculoskeletal disorders.