ARMANDO ANDRES ESPINOSA-BODE

ARMANDO ANDRES ESPINOSA-BODE, MD

849 Piedmont Avenue, Unit 10 ● Atlanta, GA 30308 ● 678-755-4450 ● espinosabode@gmail.com

MEDICAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST - HEALTH INFORMATICIAN

• INNOVATIVE LEADER with expertise in designing, planning and conducting epidemiological and health informatics projects in the U.S. and resource-limited Latin American/Caribbean countries in activities related to chronic disease control and prevention and environmental health.
• EXPERT CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE and advanced management of biomedical and health care concepts.
• PROVEN ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY RESEARCH scientific evidence using computerized biomedical literature databases including PubMed, EMBASE, COCHRANE Library, OVID, and ISI Web of Knowledge.
• ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE FLUENTLY in English and Spanish, and possess exceptional interpersonal skills that are necessary for effectively completing all aspects of research and presentation to other professionals and the public.

I. EDUCATION

• FELLOW IN PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2010
• SPECIALIST IN EPIDEMIOLOGY: Universidad del Rosario, School of Medicine, Bogota, Colombia, 2004
• DOCTOR OF MEDICINE: Universidad del Rosario, School of Medicine, Bogota, Colombia, 2002

II. TRAINING

• EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER 102: SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TRAINING: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2012
• EPI INFO™ 7 TRAINING SYMPOSIUM: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2011
• EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER 101: BASIC RESPONSE TRAINING: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2011
• RADIOLOGICAL & CHEMICAL AGENTS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR TERRORISM: Radiation Emergency Assistance Center – Training Site (REAC/TS), Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education, 2011
• RADIATION EMERGENCY MEDICINE TRAINING: Radiation Emergency Assistance Center – Training Site (REAC/TS), Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education, 2010
• HOMELAND SECURITY EXERCISE AND EVALUATION PROGRAM (HSEEP): Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 2010
• SUCCESSFUL SCIENTIFIC WRITING: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2010
• CERTIFICATE IN MANAGING INFORMATION SECURITY: Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009
• SPOKESPERSON TRAINING FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2009
• INTRODUCTION TO ARCGIS APPLICATIONS: ESRI, 2009
• ATLANTIC WRATH HURRICANE EXERCISE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2009
• CERTIFICATE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008
• EPIDEMIC INTELLIGENCE SERVICES (EIS) TRAINING: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2008

III. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. SCIMETRIKA, LLC, ATLANTA, GA 2010-PRESENT

MEDICAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST & PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICIAN

• Full time contractor working on a wide range of projects for the CDC including Environmental and Disaster Epidemiology, Public Health Informatics, and Limited-Scale Radiation Exercises.
• Develop assessment interview tools consistent with a minimum set of standards.
• Provide advice and assistance in the development and implementation of procedures, methods and strategies for obtaining and using scientific data in various types of environmental epidemiological studies.
• Collaborate on the presentation, publication, and dissemination of research findings in environmental epidemiology and public health informatics projects.
• Identify new opportunities for the development of public health informatics initiatives applicable to current and future projects and programs.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Integrated and interpreted large data sets for the identification of inadequacies and inconsistencies in data for three large projects; data dictionaries and metadata were also created to ensure that accurate data sharing and subsequent analysis will be possible in the future.
• Designed databases, developed data collection tools, and provided epidemiologic analysis support to HSB’s EIS officers and subject matter experts assigned to emergency response activities; these databases and data collection tools have been used by Public Health personnel from five State Health Departments.
• Developed a public health information system composed of a set of databases and electronic versions of radiation epidemiologic questionnaires and question makes using MS Access and EpiInfo 7; these tools are available for future use in preparedness and response activities.
• Designed and presented a proposal at the CDC Symposium on Climate and health that conceptualizes a data architecture component for a single electric data repository for ciguatera-related data in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Served as a member of the objective review panel that conducts evaluations of applications submitted by national and international candidates for positions at the CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program.
• Participated as Project Manager and Liaison between HSB, Florida Department of Health, East Florida Regional Planning Council, and SciMetrika LLC to design, execute, and evaluate the activation and operation of a Community Reception Center in a limited-scale radiation drill in Orlando, FL.

2. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH TRACKING BRANCH, ATLANTA, GA 2008-2010

PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS FELLOW

• Served on the CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, whose purpose is to provide information from a nationwide network of integrated health and environmental data that drives public health action.
• Worked on several projects including the Tracking Network, Local Climate Change Tracking System, Disaster Epidemiology and Emergency Response, and User Requirements for an HER at the Bureau of Tuberculosis – New York City Department of Health and Mental Health.
• Provided data standardization, management, and scientific assistance to the Informatics and Science teams at the Environmental Public Health Tracking Branch.
• Identified different approaches for the development of public health informatics initiatives that potentially benefit Tracking Network and partners.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Led the process to conceptualize a core set of technical, functional, and data specifications for the development of a computerized scientific publications retrieval tool.
• Supported data testing and functionality to launch the Tracking Network Public Portal.
• Collaborated with other Tracking Branch members to define and write technical documentation for Science Team and the Metadata subgroup.
• Represented Environmental Health Tracking Branch as spokesperson for Spanish-speaking media.
• Served as a contract technical evaluator of several proposals to develop an information retrieval system for CDC National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
• Assisted CDC’s Climate Change Program in defining and proposing a set of recommendations to organize and display vulnerability and health indicators for the City of Austin’s local Climate Change Tracking System using the Geospatial Emergency Management Support System (GEMSS).
• Assisted CDC Emergency Operations Center – Epidemiology and Surveillance team in identifying health data issues/problems, analyzing trends, and summarizing information from sentinel surveillance systems to be displayed on Haiti maps, providing valuable information about the state of post-earthquake health conditions in the affected population.

3. MINISTRY OF SOCIAL PROTECTION OF COLOMBIA (OF HEALTH), INTEGRAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR THE SOCIAL PROTECTION (SISPRO), BOGOTA, COLOMBIA 2006-2007

MEDICAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST

• Led epidemiologic and technical efforts to analyze large data sets and consolidate health statistics collected by different national health institutions in order to elaborate thematic national and subnational health maps.
• Identified, selected, and compiled data collected by national level institutions on five components: demographics, socioeconomic indicators, health status, health insurance, and health services utilization.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Collaborated with colleagues at the National Geographic Institute of Colombia to identify the most appropriate visualization standards to optimize interpretation of data provided in health maps.
• Developed the Colombian Health Atlas proposal, statistical analysis, and a methodological guide for users.

4. FUNDACION UNIVERSITARIA DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD/HOSPITAL DE SAN JOSE, RESEARCH DIVISION, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA 2005-2007

LECTURER & RESEARCH ADVISOR IN MEDICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

• • Conducted epidemiology and medical informatics lectures regularly to undergraduate and postgraduate medical and nursing students; courses included Fundamentals of Basic and Clinical Epidemiology, Statistics and Computing, and Evidence-Based Medicine.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Supervised methodological aspects of research projects carried out by medical residents and postgraduate nursing students.

5. LEGIS S.A., HEALTH INFORMATION DIVISION – BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL PUBLISHING GROUP LATIN AMERICA, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA 2004-2008

FREELANCE MEDICAL WRITER & EDITOR

• Edited scientific, health-related documents in Spanish for style, consistency, grammar, and spelling.
• Performed specialized online literature reviews and English-Spanish-English translations to ensure accuracy.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Wrote and edited medical documents in Spanish including local scientific journal and newspaper articles, continuing medical education pieces, and clinical study reports for academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies.

6. UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA 2002-2005

GENERAL PRACTITIONER/RESEARCH ASSISTANT

• Supported research and clinical activities in areas related to health promotion and prevention, and medical education.
• Conducted medical informatics and epidemiology lectures regularly to medical and nursing students, as well as academic staff.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Provided clinical care to adult patients to prevent, control and diagnose acute and chronic diseases, with a focus on patients with diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseases.
• Participated in national immunization campaigns targeting populations with the lowest standards of living in the country.
• Developed and maintained the Universidad del Rosario – School of Medicine’s official website.

IV. PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

Original Articles & Books:

• Ministry of Social Protection of Colombia, Geographic Institute Agustin Codazzi (lead author: statistical methods and data analysis). (Atlas of Health). Bogotá, D. C. (Colombia): Imprenta Nacional de Colombia, 2008. Spanish. Library of Congress LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010585121
• Talero C, Espinosa A, Velez A. (Difficulty in the acquisition of the reading process in the public schools of a locality at Bogota). Acta Neurol Colomb. 2005;21:280-88. Spanish.
• Talero C, Espinosa A, Velez A. (Attention deficit disorder in public schools of a locality at Bogota: perception of teachers). Rev Fac Med Univ Nac Colomb. 2005;53(4):212-18. Spanish.
• Talero C, Zarruk J, Espinosa-Bode A. (Musical perception and cognitive functions. Is there such a thing as the Mozart effect?). Rev Neurol. 2004 Dec 16-31;39(12):1167-73. Spanish.
• Riveros R, Isaza A, Espinosa A, Lobelo F, Younes R, Pacheco S. A program for electronic medical education in Colombia: E3. A successful experience. Journal on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, (serial online) 2004 May; 2(1): [2 screens]. At:URL: http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/SCI/Abstract.asp?var=&id=P912963
• Huertas P, Pinzón JM, Rincón EP, Duperly J, Espinosa A. (Effects of an aerobic exercise program on physical condition and metabolic control in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2). Acta Medica Colombiana, 2002;27(5): 333. Spanish.

CDC Oral Presentations:

• Espinosa-Bode A, Williamson J, Omerod B, Danyluk G. A Limited-Scale Radiation Drill: Integrated Multiagency Efforts for Population Monitoring at a Community Reception Center. 2012 Public Health Preparedness Summit. Anaheim, CA; February 23, 2012
• Espinosa-Bode A, Egana N. Ethics and Public Health Informatics. Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program: Topical Presentation. Atlanta, GA; May 7, 2010
• Espinosa-Bode A. Tracking the Growth of Environmental Health Knowledge Contributed by The Tracking Network: A Needs Assessment. Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program: Evaluation Capstone Presentation. Atlanta, GA; January 22, 2010
• Espinosa-Bode A, Patrick H. An Introduction to Federal Enterprise Architecture – A Case Study. Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program: Topical Presentation. Atlanta, GA; March 27, 2009
• Espinosa-Bode A. Developing an Assessment Model for The Standard Procedures on the Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. Traacks 2009: The Future of Environmental Public Health. Washington D.C.; February 25, 2009
• Espinosa-Bode A, Patrick H. Evaluation for Public Health Information Systems: A Perspective. Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program: Topical Presentation. Atlanta, GA; October 31, 2008

Poster Presentations:

• Martin C, Ansari A, Law R, Espinosa-Bode A, Chang A. Improving Epidemiologic Capacity for Responding to Radiological Public Health Emergencies. To be presented at the American Public Health Association 140th Meeting and Expo. San Francisco, CA; October 30, 2012
• Podgornik M, Martin C, Espinosa-Bode A, Law R, Chang A. Design and Testing of Epidemiological Tools Used in Radiation Emergencies. 2011 Annual Conference Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. Pittsburg, PA; June 12, 2011
• Espinosa-Bode A, Ackermann B. Electronic Data Repository for Ciguatera-Related Data in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Data Representation and Metadata Component Proposal. CDC Science Symposium on Climate and Health. Atlanta, GA; May 17, 2011
• Espinosa-Bode A, Martin C, Jones RL, Yard E, Choudhary E, Clark E, Volner A, Podgornik M, Kennedy J, Santos M, Buzzell J, Nemhauser J, Chang A. Integrating Epidemiologic Tools into a Multi-Agency Radiation Emergency Exercise. 2011 Integrated Medical, Public Health, Preparedness and Response Training Summit. Grapevine, TX; May 1, 2011.
• Riveros RE, Espinosa A, Jimenez P, Martinez L. E-learning experience: a teaching model with undergraduate surgery students in a developing country. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2005;111:404-6.
• Lobelo F, Duperly J, Espinosa A, Romero L, Garcia C. Rating of Perceived Exertion in young sedentary adults before and after an aerobic training program. Med Sci. Sports Exerc. 2004;36(5) Supp:S124.
• Rozo D, Lobelo F, Espinosa A. Comparison of skinfold thickness and bioimpedance to assess body composition in young, sedentary, Hispanic women. Med Sci. Sports Exerc. 2004;36(5) Supp:S71.

V. HONORS/AWARDS

• Postdoctoral Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program Diploma issued by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -CDCIn: Atlanta, GA, 2010
• National Research Prize in Health Administration and Public Health - First Place - Title: Assessment of the reasons of non-compliance to mammography in Bogota, Colombia Award issued by Coomeva & Universidad del Valle, Bogota, Colombia, 2005
• IB Diploma Programme Diploma issued by International Baccalaureate –IBA, Geneva, Switzerland, 1995

VI. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), member
• American Public Health Association (APHA), member
• International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS), member
• International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), Colombia regional chapter, founding member