Dr Juan Carlos Vélez González

Años de experiencia

• 19 años

Experiencia profesional

• Jefe. Departamento de Rehabilitación. Hospital del Trabajador. 2019 - Actualidad
• Acreditador. Centros de Rehabilitación – CARF Surveyor. Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF International). Tucson, USA. 2013 - Actualidad
• Médico en Rehabilitación. Departamento de Rehabilitación. Hospital del Trabajador. Santiago, Chile. 2014 - 2018
• Subdirector Médico y Médico en Rehabilitación. Centro de Rehabilitación Club de Leones Cruz del Sur. Santiago, Chile. 2001 - 2014
• Médico en Rehabilitación. Servicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación. Hospital Militar Central. Bogotá, Colombia. 1999 - 2001
• Médico en Rehabilitación. Centro Integral de Rehabilitación de Colombia (CIREC). Bogotá, Colombia. 1998 - 2001

Docencia

• Profesor Agregado. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile (UCH). 2019 - Actualidad
• Tutor. Programa Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program. Escuela de Salud Pública. Universidad de Harvard. 2012 - Actualidad
• Tutor. Programa Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program. Escuela de Pública. Universidad de Washington. 2006 - 2011
• Profesor Adjunto. Kinesiología y Terapia Ocupacional. Universidad de Magallanes. 2003 - 2004

Premios y reconocimientos

• Certificado. Medicina Física y Rehabilitación. Corporación Nacional Autónoma de Certificación de Especialidades Médicas (CONACEM)

Logros académicos destacados

• Especialidad. Medicina Física y Rehabilitación. Universidad Militar Nueva Granada. Hospital Militar Central. Bogotá, Colombia. 1999
• Especialidad. Administración Hospitalaria. Escuela de Administración de Negocios. Bogotá, Colombia. 1996
• Médico Cirujano. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia. 1993

Publicaciones y conferencias

• Friedman LE, Aponte C, Pérez Hernández R, Vélez JC, Gelaye B, Sánchez SE, Williams MA, Peterlin BL. Migraine and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among a cohort of pregnant women. J Headache Pain. 2017;18(1):67. Doi: 10.1186/s10194-017-0775-5. Epub 2017 Jul 6. PubMed PMID: 28685258; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5500599
• V. Urtubia Manríqueza, J.C. Vélez González, A. Castro Lara, J. Castillo Cuadros. Niveles de vitamina D en pacientes con Lesión Medular Traumática en Chile. Rehabilitación 52(1). 2017. DOI 10.1016/j.rh.2017.09.003
• Delgado MR, Bonikowski M, Carranza J, Dabrowski E, Matthews D, Russman B, Tilton A, Vélez JC, Grandoulier AS, Picaut P. Safety and Efficacy of Repeat Open-Label AbobotulinumtoxinA Treatment in Pediatric Cerebral Palsy. J Child Neurol. 2017;32(13):1058-1064. Doi: 10.1177/0883073817729918. Epub 2017. PubMed PMID: 28914131
• Dursun N, Tilton A, Gormley M, Bonikowski M, Vélez JC, Rodríguez M, Picaut P, Grandoulier AS, Delgado MR. Abobotulinumtoxin-A (DYSPORT) Injection Doses per Muscle in Pediatric Patients with Lower Limb Spasticity. Neuropediatrics. 48(S 01): S1-S45. 2017
• Tilton A, Russman B, Aydin R, Dincer U, Escobar RG, Kutlay S, Lipczyk Z, Vélez JC, Grandoulier AS, Tse A, Picaut P, Delgado MR. Abobotulinumtoxin-A (Dysport) Improves Function According to Goal Attainment in Children With Dynamic Equinus Due to Cerebral Palsy. J Child Neurol. 2017;32(5):482-487. Doi: 10.1177/0883073816686910. Epub 2017
• Orta OR, Barbosa C, Vélez JC, Gelaye B, Chen X, Stoner L, Williams MA. Associations of self-reported and objectively measured sleep disturbances with depression among primary caregivers of children with disabilities. Nature and Science of Sleep. 2016, 8:181-188. Doi: dx.doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S104338
• Gelaye B, Do N, Ávila S, Carlos Vélez J, Zhong QY, Sánchez SE, Peterlin BL, Williams MA. Childhood Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence and Risk of Migraine Among Pregnant Women: An Epidemiologic Study. Headache. 2016;56(6):976-86. Doi: 10.1111/head.12855. Epub 2016
• Chen X, Vélez JC, Barbosa C, Pepper M, Gelaye B, Redline S, Williams MA. Evaluation of actigraphy measured sleep patterns among children with disabilities and associations with caregivers educational attainment: Results from a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2015. 7;5(12): e008589. Doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008589
• Xiaoli Chen, Bizu Gelaye, Juan Carlos Vélez, Clarita Barbosa,Micah Pepper, Asterio Andrade, Wei Gao, Clemens Kirschbaum,Michelle A Williams. Caregivers’ hair cortisol: A possible biomarker of Chronic Stress is associated with Obesity measures among children with disabilities. BMC Pediatrics 12/2015; 15(1). Doi:10.1186/s12887-015-0322-y 1.92 Impact Factor
• Bizu Gelaye, Vitool Lohsoonthorn, Somrat Lertmeharit, Wipawan C Pensuksan, Sixto E Sánchez, Seblewengel Lemma, Yemane Berhane, Xiaotong Zhu, Juan Carlos Vélez, Clarita Barbosa, Asterio Anderade, Mahlet G Tadesse, Michelle A Williams. Construct Validity and Factor Structure of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale in a Multi-National Study of African, South East Asian and South American College Students. PLoS ONE 12/2014; 9(12): e116383. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116383
• Ann Tilton, Iwona Maciag-Tymecka, Marek Jozwiak, Ece Unlu, Juan Vélez, Anissa Tse, Philippe Picaut. Baseline characteristics of patients from a phase 3 program to assess abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport) in the treatment of spasticity and functional impairments in children with dynamic equinus foot deformity due to cerebral palsy. Toxicon 01/2015; Volume 93(Supplement):S 59–S60. Doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.11.193
• Chen X, Gelaye B, Vélez JC, Pepper M, Gorman S, Barbosa C, Zafonte RD, Redline S, Williams MA. Attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of caregivers and rehabilitation providers about disabled children's sleep health: A qualitative study. BMC Pediatr. 2014. 1;14(1):245. Doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-245. PMID: 25273034; PMCID: PMC4194412
• Chen X, Vélez JC, Barbosa C, Pepper M, Andrade A, Stoner L, De Vivo I, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Smoking and perceived stress in relation to short salivary telomere length among caregivers of children with disabilities. Stress. 2014; 26:1-38. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25256607
• Wosu A, Vélez JC, Barbosa C, Andrade A, Frye M, Chen X, Gelaye B, Williams MA. The relationship between high risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and General and Central Obesity: Findings from a sample of Chilean college students. ISRN Obesity. Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 871681, 8 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/871681
• Juan Carlos Vélez, Aline Souza, Samantha Traslaviña, et al., The Epidemiology of Sleep Quality and Consumption of Stimulant Beverages among Patagonian Chilean College Students. Sleep Disorders. 2013, Article ID 910104, 10 pages, 2013. Doi:10.1155/2013/910104
• Kristen Heitzinger, Juan Carlos Vélez, Sonia G. Parra, Clarita Barbosa, Annette L. Fitzpatrick. Caregiver perceptions of child nutritional status in Magallanes, Chile. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 22. 2012 (10.1016/j.orcp.2012.10.003)
• Clarita Barbosa, Sandra Vásquez, Mary A Parada, Juan Carlos Vélez González, Chanaye Jackson, N David Yánez, Bizu Gelaye and Annette L Fitzpatrick. The relationship of bottle feeding and other sucking behaviors with speech disorder in Patagonian preschoolers. BMC Pediatrics. 2009, 9:66. Doi:10.1186/1471-2431-9-66
• Juan Vélez, Annette Fitzpatrick, Clara Barbosa, Mauricio Díaz, Miyochi Urzua, Asterio Andrade. Nutritional status and Obesity in Children and Young Adults with Disabilities in Punta Arenas, Chile. Internationa Journal of Rehabilitation Research. 31, No. 4, (2008): 305

Miembro de asociaciones médicas privadas

• Asociación Chilena de Ingeniería Tisular y Ondas de Choque (ACHITOC)

Idiomas

• Español
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