CORAL

MISSION

“Promote Biomedical Engineering in Latin America and the Caribbean.”

VISION

To be a meeting point reference for Latin American and Caribbean countries to promote:

(1) Professional and academical meetings and events.
(2) Research and teaching.
(3) Interchange of students and teachers.
(4) Publication of books and magazines in the region.
(5) Networks for innovation and experience exchanges.
(6) Opportunities for new perspectives and initiatives to continuously improve Biomedical Engineering.
(7) Entrepreneurs and innovation.

Officers & Committees

CORAL Officers  2017 – 2019

Eric Laciar Leber, Chair

~ Other members to be announced ~

CORAL Officers – 2013 – 2015

Prof. Renato Garcia OJEDA, President
Biomedical Engineering Institute, UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
E-mail: renato@ieb.ufsc.br

Prof. Guillermo Avendaño CERVANTES,Vice-President
Department of Biomedical Engineering, UV, Valparaiso, Chile
E-mail: guillermo.avendano@uv.cl

Prof. Eric Laciar LEBER, Secretary
Department of Medical Technology, UNSJ, San Juan, Argentina
E-mail: laciar@gateme.unsj.edu.ar

Prof. Luis VILCAHUAMAN, Treasurer
Department of Biomedical Engineering, PUC, Lima, Peru
E-mail: lvilcah@pucp.edu.pe

Representatives of IFMBE affiliated Societies and IEEE EMBS Chapters

Chairman Committees

Ex-President:
Prof. Miguel Cadenas Méndez ,
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico.
E-mail: miguelcadenam@hotmail.com

EMBS-IEEE Representative

Prof. Martha Zequera Díaz
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia.
E-mail: mzequera@javeriana.edu.co

IFMBE Representative

Prof. Jorge Monzón
Universidad Nacional Del Nordeste, Argentina
E-mail: jemonzon@exa.unne.edu.ar