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Dean. Medicine  Faculty. Pontificia Universidad  Javeriana. Bogotá -Colombia

Dr Carlos Gomez-Restrepo

Clinical Appointments

Dean, Faculty of Medicine. 

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

President, Ethic and Research Committee

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Titular professor and Researcher, Research Group on Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Neurosciences, Psychiatry and Mental Health

Member, INCLEN (International Clinical Epidemiology Network)

Representant of Health of National Accreditation Counseling (CNA)

 

 

Specialties: Psychiatry, Clinical Epidemiology, Public Health

Profile

Dr. Carlos Gomez-Restrepo is a distinguished figure in the medical and academic communities of Colombia. He currently serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, a position he has held since 2017. With a background in psychiatry, clinical epidemiology, and public health, he has made significant contributions to the field of mental health through his extensive research and publications. His work has focused on a wide range of areas, including resilience, depression, affective disorders, suicide, anxiety disorders, alcohol use, and digital health. Dr. Gomez-Restrepo has directed or co-directed numerous international and national research projects, and he has been recognized with several awards for his contributions to science and medicine, including two National Prizes from the National Academy of Medicine. In addition to his research and academic leadership, he has also held various clinical appointments and committee memberships, demonstrating his commitment to improving healthcare. 

Education

  • 1986       Medical Doctor, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá
  • 1991       Psychiatry, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá
  • 1994       Master in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania 
  • 2002       Fellow Liaison, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá
  • 2002       Psychoanalyst, Instituto Colombiano de Psicoanálisis
  • 2019       PhD in Public Health  (Thesis with honors), Universidad Nacional de Colombia

 

Recent & Current Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • 2017 –  Current     Dean, Faculty of Medicine. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
  • 1994 –  Current     Titular professor and Researcher, Research Group on Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Neurosciences, Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • 2022 –  Current      Representative for Health. Colombian National Board for Quality in Education (CNA). (Elected by National Contest)
  • 2022 –  Current      Representant of Health of National Accreditation Counseling (CNA)
  • 2023 –  Current      Member of Editorial Committee Universitas Medical Journal
  • 2012 –  Current      Member of INCLEN (International Clinical Epidemiology Network)
  • 2018 –  2022          Editor Colombian Journal of Psychoanalyses
  • 2003 –  2012          Director  Colombian Journal of Psychiatry

Research Interests

  • Resilience in adolescence
  • Depression
  • Affective Disorders 
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anxiety Disorders 
  • Digital Health 
  • International Health
  • Awards
  • Publications
  • Research Trials
  • Two times National Prize of the Natioanl Academy of Medicine . Most recent 2022  Wirh DIADA Project. 
  • Several  prizes (seven) on research in the Colombian Psychiatry Association and Colombian Journals
  • Lugo, G. F. O., Martínez, P. A. G., Osorio, A. D., Rincón, C. J., López, A., Chavarría, R., … & Gómez-Restrepo, C. (2022). Incidencia del Síndrome Confusional (delirio) en un Hospital Universitario Latinoamericano. Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría.
  • Marsch, L. A., Gómez-Restrepo, C., Bartels, S. M., Bell, K., Camblor, P. M., Castro, S., … & Williams, M. J. (2022). Scaling up science-based care for depression and unhealthy alcohol use in Colombia: an implementation science project. Psychiatric services, 73(2), 196-205
  • Ramírez, S. M., Cabarique, C., Ortiz, N., Uribe-Restrepo, J. M., Bird, V., Priebe, S., & Gómez-Restrepo, C. (2022). Experiencia con la intervención DIALOG+ en pacientes con enfermedad mental grave en servicios de consulta externa de Colombia. Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría.
  • Reynolds, C. W., Duarte, A., Fricke, A., Gómez Restrepo, C., Patiño, A., Arbelaez, C., … & Aguiar, L. G. (2022). Supporting healthcare workers caring for ex-combatants: incentives among Colombian providers with FARC ex-combatants. Global Public Health, 1-17.
  • Cristina Mesa-Vieira, Felipe Botero-Rodríguez, Andrea Padilla-Muñoz, Oscar H Franco, Carlos Gómez-Restrepo. Reprint of: The Dark Side of the Moon: Global challenges in the distribution of vaccines and implementation of vaccination plans against COVID-19. 2021.
  • Botero-Rodríguez F, Hernandez MC, Uribe-Restrepo JM, Cabariqe C, Fung C, Priebe S, Gómez-Restrepo C.”Experiences and outcomes of group volunteer befriending with patients with severe mental illness: an exploratory mixed-methods study in Colombia”
  • Priebe S, Fung C, Sajun SZ, Alinaitwe R, Giacco D, Gómez-Restrepo C, et al. Resource-oriented interventions for patients with severe mental illnesses in low- and middle-income countries: trials in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Colombia and Uganda.
  • Project DIADA on the Detection and Integrated Care for Depression and Alcohol use in Primary Care Settings in Colombia (Scaling-up Science-based Mental Health Interventions in Latin America)
  • Project Adaptation of Dialog plus and development of capacities in scholar mental health to promote resilience and wellbeing. Newton fund UK- Min Ciencias.2020-2023..
  • Project GLOBE: Implementation of psychosocial interventions with cronics mental health patients with Dialog + , Volunteers and multifamiliy groups    (National Institute of Health Research NIHR)- UK. 2018-2022.
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