Dario Chicaiza

Provide direct care to neurosurgical inpatients, emergency admissions and inter-departmental consultations, including traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, cerebrovascular disease, central nervous system tumours and hydrocephalus. Perform serial neurological assessment, pre- and post-operative management and complication surveillance, integrating CT and MRI neuroimaging with the neurosurgical te

Conduct literature searching across international databases, study screening, data charting, evidence synthesis and manuscript drafting following PRISMA / PRISMA-ScR and JBI methods. Perform random-effects meta-analysis in RevMan 5.4.1 and secondary data analysis in R; adapt validated questionnaires to the Ecuadorian context and prepare ethics documentation.

Co-led the growth of a medical-education platform to nearly 4,000 users within two years, directing educational-product development, SEO strategy and digital outreach. Designed academic content, mock examinations, webinars and structured tutoring for more than 500 trainees preparing for the national medical licensing examination.

Lead a secondary analysis of Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 data on stroke, idiopathic epilepsy and dementias in Ecuador versus Andean Latin America and global estimates, 1990–2023: decomposition analysis, Socio-demographic Index frontier analysis, attributable risk factors and forecasting.

Delivered inpatient and emergency care under patient-safety protocols (Emergency Department from May 2026); prepared and validated discharge summaries and contributed to technical committees.

Reviewed research proposals prior to submission to the Human Research Ethics Committee (CEISH) and guided investigators through protocol development, ethics documentation and publication workflows. Coordinated academic processes for medical students, interns, postgraduate trainees and tutors, including inductions, workshops and exam-preparation teaching.

Delivered comprehensive primary care — maternal health, chronic-disease management, immunisation and tuberculosis control — in a resource-constrained setting, improving data workflows through digital clinical records.

Rotated through internal medicine, surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, neurosurgery and emergency medicine, including multidisciplinary rounds and assistance in high-complexity surgery.

Pursuing a research Master's in Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, covering clinical and cognitive neuroscience, structural and functional neuroimaging, and quantitative image analysis, including a research thesis.

Earned a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from a six-year programme including a one-year rotating clinical internship and one year of compulsory rural medical service.

Completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Big Data and Data Analytics, covering machine learning, statistical modelling, and data engineering applied to large datasets, including healthcare applications.

Completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Neurosurgery.