Degree Medical Doctor, Internist, Specialist in Critical Care Medicine
Birth Date February 2th, 1959
Citizenship Chilean
e-mail sugarteu@gmail.com
Present Position
ICU Director, INDISA Clinic, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile
Director of the Postgraduate Program in Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Andrés Bello University UNAB
Director Department Epidemic Response, Chilean Society of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
Member of the Expert advisory team of the Pan American Health Organization for the Development of COVID19 Guidelines
Member of the Expert advisory team of the Pan American Health Organization for the Development of Influenza Guidelines
Past president “Comisión de Medicina Intensiva, Comisión Nacional de Certificación de Especialidades.
Council member WFSICM
Past president Federación Panamericana e Ibérica de Sociedades de Medicina Crítica y Terapia Intensiva
Past President, Chilean Society of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
Past President, Chilean Society of Intensive Medicine
Director Chilean Network of Intensive Medicine
Grants/Honors/Awards
1985 Best student graduate, Frontera University
1993 Resident´s Chief, Salvador Hospital
1995 First price award for the best research work at the Hemato-Oncology Congress
1997 First price award for the best research work at the XVI Chilean Intensive Care Congress
2001 Second price award for research work at the XIX Chilean Intensive Care Congress
2003 Second price award for research work at the XIX Chilean Intensive Care Congress
2005 Second price award for research work at the XIX Chilean Intensive Care Congress
2007 First price award for the research work at the XXIV Chilean Intensive Care Congress
2007 Second price award for the research work at the Panamerican Intensive Care Congress, Montevideo
2013 National award for international leadership in critical care, Chilean Society of Intensive Medicine
2014 National award of life achievement in critical care, Red de Medicina Intensiva
2014 Brazilian award to international leadership, AMIB
2015 Argentinian award, international professor, SATI
2015 Mexican award, international professor, Colegio Mexicano
2016 Embassador pro bono of Chile, National Secretary of Tourism
2017 Colombian award, international professor, AMCI
2018 “Professor of the Chilean Critical Care Medicine “ Sociedad chilena de Medicina Crítica y Urgencias
2019 “Scientific Ambassador” Turism Ministery, Chile
2020 “ Rey Guachaca” Chile
2020 Chilean of the year, Chile
2020 National hero, Chile
2020 “Camiseteado honorario” Chile
Scientific Societies Membership
Chilean Intensive care society
Society of Critical Care Medicine
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
New York academy of sciences,
Santiago medical society
Chilean Society of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
European Airway Management Society
Publications
37 international scientific publications
105 national scientific publications
Author of 14 medical Books, 144 chapters of medical Books, Chile, EEUU, España, México, Argentina, Colombia