Professor García-Perdomo is a full professor at the Division of Urology/Urooncology,
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine at Universidad del Valle. He is also a consultant
Urologic Oncologist at the Division of Urology, Hospital Universitario del Valle in Cali, Colombia.
He is a doctor in medicine (2005) and a specialist in urology (2011) from the Universidad del
Valle; holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology (2012) from the Universidad de la
Frontera (Chile); Doctor in Clinical Medicine and Public Health (2015) from the Universidad de
Granada (Spain); a Ph.D. in Education (2017) from the Autonomous University of Durango
(Mexico); a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences (2019) from the Universidad del Valle, and is a
Specialist in Urooncology (2021) by the University of Barcelona.
Professor García-Perdomo is currently a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member
of the Society of Urologic Oncology, the Global Society of Genitourinary Rare Tumors, and the
European Association of Urology. Furthermore, he actively participates in different research
networks and projects worldwide: Brazil (ABC University, Funesp, University of Campinas), the
Netherlands (USA Guidelines Associate), Finland (CLUE Working Group), the United States (MD
Anderson Cancer Center, Moffit Cancer Center), Europe (Associate Member of EAU Penile
Cancer Guidelines), among other countries.
His main areas of interest include evidence synthesis, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and
urologic oncology. He has published more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Results
that have had both population and clinical application. He has conducted multiple research
projects with experience in different clinical and population research designs, with an emphasis
on clinical trials, diagnostic performance, and systematic reviews/meta-analyses. He has had
roles as principal investigator, co-investigator and coordinator of these multiple projects.
His main areas of expertise in urology are genitourinary oncology and minimally invasive
surgery. As a clinical epidemiologist, he is an expert in systematic reviews and meta-analysis.
He combines his role in clinical academic practice, the mentoring and teaching of trainees, and
the research in the expertise areas.
