Dr. Laura Yelitza Romero Castillo

About the Doctor

24 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (1992 - 2016): 2014 to present - Medical Office (private practice) at Hospital San Carlos Riviera Maya. Carretera Federal between Av. Constituyentes and Av. Juárez, Level 2, Office No. 207, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo. 1996 to 2014 - Staff Physician in the Glaucoma Service of Fundación Hospital Oftalmológico Nuestra Señora de la Luz in Mexico D.F. (18 years). 2001 to 2014 - Ophthalmologist at "Clínica Prado Romaña" (private) in Mexico D.F. (13 years). 2003 to 2012 - Medical Office at Unidad de Diagnóstico Temprano de Glaucoma. Grupo Nueva Visión in Mexico D.F. (9 years). 2005 to 2010 - Medical Office at Oftalmología Provisión, in Mexico D.F. (5 years). 1999 to 2002 - Ophthalmologist at Clínica Nº 26 IMSS in Mexico D.F. (3 years). 1998 to 2002 - Collaborating physician in visual field interpretation at Servicios Profesionales para el Oftalmólogo (SEPROF) in Mexico D.F. (4 years). 1997 to 1999 - Ophthalmologist at Hosp. Regional Nº 1 "Gabriel Mancera" IMSS in Mexico D.F. (2 years). 1992 to 1996 - Resident Physician at Fundación Hospital Oftalmológico Nuestra Señora de la Luz in Mexico D.F. (4 years). ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 1997 to 2014 - Associate Professor for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year residents in teaching glaucoma, at Fundación Hospital Oftalmológico Nuestra Señora de la Luz in Mexico D.F. (17 years). 1998 to 2014 - Examiner on final exams and thesis advisor for the specialization course in ophthalmology at Fundación Hospital Oftalmológico Nuestra Señora de la Luz in Mexico D.F. (16 years). 1999 to 2014 - Associate Professor of the Postgraduate Course for Specialist Physicians in glaucoma before the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (15 years). MEMBERSHIPS AND SOCIETIES: Regular MEMBER of the SOCIEDAD MEDICA DE FUNDACION HOSPITAL OFTALMOLOGICO NTRA. SRA. DE LA LUZ. Since 1993. MEMBER of the CONSEJO MEXICANO DE OFTALMOLOGIA. Since 1995. MEMBER of the COLEGIO MEXICANO DE GLAUCOMA. Since 1997. MEMBER of the SOCIEDAD MEXICANA DE OFTALMOLOGIA. Since 2007. SECRETARY of the Board of Directors of the ASOCIACION MEXICANA DE GLAUCOMA. Term 2003-2004. SECRETARY of the Board of Directors of the ASOCIACION MEXICANA DE GLAUCOMA. Term 2004-2005. TREASURER of the Board of Directors of the ASOCIACION MEXICANA DE GLAUCOMA. Term 2005-2006. VICE PRESIDENT of the SOCIEDAD MEDICA DE FUNDACION HOSPITAL OFTALMOLOGICO NTRA. SRA. DE LA LUZ. Term 2005-2006. PRESIDENT of the SOCIEDAD MEDICA DE FUNDACION HOSPITAL OFTALMOLOGICO NTRA. SRA. DE LA LUZ. Term 2006-2007. VICE PRESIDENT of the ASOCIACION MEXICANA DE GLAUCOMA - COLEGIO MEXICANO DE GLAUCOMA. Term 2008-2009. PRESIDENT of the COLEGIO MEXICANO DE GLAUCOMA. Term 2009-2010. ADVISOR of the COLEGIO MEXICANO DE GLAUCOMA. Term 2010-2011. PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER COLLABORATIONS: October 2001 - 2nd Academic Gathering on cataract surgery with IOL implant for the population of Centro Histórico. Hospital General Dr. Gregorio Salas Flores D.D.F. November 2001 - Ophthalmological Surgical Mission. Hosp. Gral. de Uriangato, Guanajuato Mex. August 2002 - VII National Surgical Gathering. Hosp. Gral. Dr. Gregorio Salas Flores D.D.F. April 2004 - Ophthalmological Surgical Mission. Hosp. de Salubridad in Puerto Salina Cruz. Oaxaca, Mex. May 2005 - Extramural Ophthalmological Surgical Missions. Salamanca, Gto. October 2010 - Extramural Ophthalmological Surgery Campaign. Tizimín, Yuc. November 2010 - Extramural Ophthalmological Surgery Campaign. Cozumel, Quintana Roo. INTERVIEWS: "Avoiding glaucoma, a priority" Revista Ganar Salud. January 2010. Year 11 N°79

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