Victor Montalvan Ayala

Victor Montalvan Ayala is a researcher with the Sociedad Iberoamericana de Enfermedad Cardiovascular (SIECV), working on projects like "Infarctions of Vertebro Basilar Territory etiology and mechanism," "Delays in stroke attention," and "Hyperhomocysteinemia and Small vessels disease Stroke."
Research Interests
- Risk Factors
- Sexual Dysfunction in Stroke
Education and Training
- Neurologist, Hospital Guillermo Almenara I, Since 2014
- 2 month rotation at Mayo Clinic, 2013
- Doctor of Neurology, Universidad de San Martin de Porres, 2015
- Bachelors in Medicine, Universidad Antenor Orrego, 2010
Victor Duenas Vicuna

Dr. Duenas is a Neurologist specializing in Cerebrovascular Diseases. He will take courses at UW and will meet with colleagues in fields of epidemiology, implementation science and stroke to receive instructions on study to develop research projects in stroke.
Research Interests
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Neurophysiology
Education and Training
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Rosa Lizbeth Ecos Quispe

Dr. Liz Ecos is a neurologist and member of the Peruvian Neurology Society and Grupo Stroke Peru. She has worked in the Department of Neurovascular Disease at the National Institute for Neurological Sciences (INCN) in Lima, Peru since 2013. Her goal in working towards a master's degree at UPCH funded by the ICTuS grant is to reinforce and complement her training in cerebrovascular disease research.
Research Interests
- Cerebrovascular disease research.
- Advanced care of cerebrovascular disease.
- Neurosonology for cerebrovascular disease.
Education and Training
- MPH Candidate in Epidemiological Research at UPCH
- Internship in cerebrovascular disease, Mexico, 2011
- Doctor of Neurology, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2012
- Doctor of Medicine, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga de Ica, 2007
Carlos Abanto Argomedo

Carlos Abanto is a neurologist and member of the Peruvian Neurology Society. He was President of Grupo Stroke Peru for two periods. He is Chief of the Center for Cerebrovascular Disease Research at the National Institute for Neurological Sciences and Secretary of the Iberoamerican Cerebrovascular Diseases Society. He is currently working on his MPH in Global Health at the University of Washington in order to develop and strengthen his abilities in cerebrovascular diseases research.
Research Interests
- Epidemiology of cerebrovascular Diseases.
- Primary and secondary prevention of cerebrovascular diseases.
- Thrombolytic therapy.
- Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography.
Education and Training
- MPH Candidate in Epidemiology at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- Doctor of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, 1996
- Doctor of Neurology, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2003
Danny Moisés Barrientos Imán

Danny Barrientos is a neurologist, member of the Peruvian Neurology Society, and has been working as an assistant in the Department of Neurovascular Disease at the National Institute for Neurological Sciences (INCN) in Lima, Peru since 2012. He is also a member of the Center for Cerebrovascular Disease Research at the INCN. He finished medium-term training at the UW through the ICTuS grant in 2014 and is currently working on a research project in Peru using transcranial Doppler to diagnose neurocysticercosis.
Research Interests
- Epidemiology of cerebrovascular disease in Peru.
- Primary and secondary prevention of cerebrovascular disease.
- Thrombolytic therapy.
- Transcranial Doppler.
Education and Training
- MPH Candidate in Epidemiology at UPCH
- Training in cerebrovascular disease at the Instituto de Medicina Vascular Mãe de Deus in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2012
- Doctor of Neurology, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2010
- Doctor of Medicine, Universidad Nacional mayor de San Marcos, 2006