BONELL PATIÑO ESCOBAR

Physician-scientist with clinical and research experience specializing in hematologic malignancies, immunotherapies, and bioinformatics. Expertise includes developing CAR-T and NK cell therapies, analyzing large-scale oncology datasets. Extensive experience in internal medicine, emergency care, and clinical education, with a strong commitment to advancing cancer research and improving patient outcomes. Funded by the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and actively engaged in collaborative projects to bridge clinical and translational research.

Orlando Bonell Patiño-Escobar, MD

• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification. September 2022.
• United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Step 2 – Clinical Knowledge. Pass (Approved) November 26, 2019.
• United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Step 1. Pass (Approved) March 26, 2019.
• Licensed Physician in Colombia. Registry in ReTHUS with CC 1032389307. Acto administrativo 16579. 2010-09-01. Colegio Medico Colombiano.
• Licensed Internal Medicine Physician in Colombia. Registry in ReTHUS with CC 1032389307. Acto administrativo 98704. 2014-05-14. Colegio Medico Colombiano.
• Licensed Hematologist Physician in Colombia. Registry in ReTHUS with CC 1032389307. Acto administrativo 98705. 2016-08-12. Colegio Medico Colombiano.
• Certified in the specialty of Hematology for the period 2022 - 2026 by the Association of the Colombian Council for Accreditation and Recertification of Medical Specialists and Related Professions (CAMEC) and the Colombian Association of Hematology and Oncology.

• R Studio: Data Science: R Basics, HarvardX, 12/01/19
• Data Science: Visualization, HarvardX, 05/01/20
• Data Science: Probability, HarvardX, 06/01/20
• Data Science: Inference and Modeling, HarvardX, 01/01/21
• Data Science: Productivity Tools, HarvardX, 03/01/22
• Data Science: Wrangling, HarvardX, 07/01/22
• Statistics and R, HarvardX, 01/01/20
• ASCO Workshop, 08/23/18 - 08/25/18, Montería, Córdoba, Colombia
• Preceptorship: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 07/30/18 - 08/03/18, Toronto, Canada
• Good Clinical Practice Course for Clinical Trials Involving Devices, 01/01/17
• Preceptorship: Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas, Professor Mathias Rummel, Gissen, Germany, 03/01/17

• Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Research Fellows Award, 2022
  Project: Multiple Myeloma Cell Surface Antigens in NK Cell Inhibition and Exhaustion.
• Recipient, Colombian Association of Hematology and Oncology Scholarship
  Extramural rotation in Multiple Myeloma and Lymphoma, Salamanca, Spain, May-June 2016.
• Elected Invited Member, Board of Directors (Vocal), Colombian Association of Hematology and Oncology (ACHO)
  Served 2019-2021 term.
• First Place, Clinical Case Category: “Niemann-Pick Disease: Diagnostic Approach – Case Report,” V International Scientific Contest of Rare Diseases, ASCEMCOL, Neiva-Huila, September 14-15, 2018. Authors: Bonell Patiño-Escobar, Laura Zarabanda, Claudia Casas, Maria Helena Solano.
• First Place, Descriptive Studies Category: “Implementation of a Treatment-Free Remission (TFR) Program in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Patients at a University Hospital in Bogotá,” Third National Research Congress and the "Hernando Sarasti" Research Contest, Montería-Córdoba, August 23-25, 2018. Authors: Virginia Abello, Maria Helena Solano, Claudia Casas, Daniel Espinosa, Bonell Patiño-Escobar, María Isabel Arbelaez.
• Third Place, Descriptive Studies Category: “Treatment of Sézary Syndrome and Other Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas with Extracorporeal Photopheresis: Results of 157 Procedures in Eleven Patients in Colombia,” Third National Research Congress and the "Hernando Sarasti" Research Contest, Montería-Córdoba, August 23-25, 2018. Authors: Leonardo Enciso, Xavier Rueda, Jennifer Arenas, Martha Diaz, Humberto Martinez, Paola Spirko, Bonell Patiño-Escobar, Diana Otero.
• Chief Fellow in Hematology, Hospital de San José. 08/01/2015 - 08/31/2016.
• Distinction as Best Resident of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Clinica San Rafael. January 2014.
• Awarded Best Resident, Hospital Universitario Clinica San Rafael. January 2014.
• Recognized by the Teaching and Research Department. For advocacy in medical education, San Rafael Clinical University Hospital.
• Chief Resident of Internal Medicine, San Rafael Clinical University Hospital. 12/01/2012 - 01/31/2014.