Natalia Martinez Acero, M.D. Cardiovascular Surgery
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Administrative Office: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
6 Silverstein Pavilion
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 Administrative Assistants: Administrative Telephone: Administrative Fax:
Clinical Offices: Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
East Pavilion, 2nd Floor
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Health System Clinician University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hospital and Administrative Appointments
2012 - present
Clinical Associate University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education/Training
06/09 – 06/11
General Surgery Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA
07/00 – 06/06
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
Medical Doctor
Memberships/Societies
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Anesthesiologists
International Anesthesia Research Society
Research
07/11 – Present
SURGICAL SIMULATION RESEARCH
Department of Surgery, Penn Clinical Simulation Center
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Mentors: Andrew Resnick MD, FACS and Kristoffel Dumon MD
04/08 – 05/09
POSDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Cardiovascular Division, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine Genomic Medicine Registry
Mentor: David Seo M.D.
Create biorepository of clinical information and tissue samples for the University of Miami School of Medicine.
Aortic Stenosis and Genetics
Mentors: William O’Neill M.D. and David Seo M.D.
Perform a Genome Wide Association Study to identify genomic loci associated with the development of aortic stenosis.
Publications
Martinez-Acero N; Motuk G; Luba; et al. APDS Abstract: “Managing a Surgical Exsanguination Emergency in the
Operating Room through Simulation: An Interdisciplinary Approach”.
Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania, PA. 10/2011
Mittal M.K, Dumon K, Edelson PK, Martinez-Acero N, et al. “Successful Implementation of the ACS/APDS Surgical Skills Curriculum via a
Four Week Consecutive Simulation Rotation”. Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. August, 2011.