Daniela Grijalva Zavala
New Haven,CT
Summary
- General practitioner offering solid experience in diagnosis, treatment, and healthcare. Experience effectively treating various conditions by thoroughly evaluating patients, reviewing medical records, and interpreting test results.
- Great awareness to treat the patient from a comprehensive approach related to physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual well-being, and everything that surrounds them to build hand in hand a healthy lifestyle with themselves and their environment.
Oriented towards the prevention of diseases and the use of various alternative and complementary tools focused on results with a diagnostic approach and treatments to obtain ideal patient health results. - I consider myself a permanent student, responsible and committed to constant learning.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Volunteer
San Jose Center
New Haven, CT
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Offered support and assistance to community members.
- Collaborated with other volunteers to create a positive work environment.
- Participate in special activities related to important dates.
- Painting and creative improvement of education for children.
- Creation of characters, songs, and stories for children.
- Painted faces at important events.
Volunteer
New York Cares
New York, NY
11.2020 - 03.2021
- Organized volunteer schedules and assignments to maximize efficiency and program effectiveness
- Developed and implemented activities and special food deliveries for seniors in times of COVID.
- Counseled patients in need of companionship and emotional support.
- Classification of donations (clothing and food) for vulnerable people in the city of NYC.
General Practitioner
Ministry of Public Health
Quito, Ecuador
09.2019 - 08.2020
- Coordinated well-rounded patient care by collaborating with medical professionals in diverse clinical areas
- Integrated medical care to the patient in the outpatient area.
- Diagnosis of pathologies through the combination of physical examination findings and the results of imaging and laboratory tests.
- Pharmacological treatment and patient follow-up.
- Referral of the patient to outpatient specialists or hospital admission for more advanced care.
- Supervision of patient transfer by ambulance to higher-level of resolution hospitals.
- Performing procedures related to minor surgery.
- Patient education on disease prevention through lifestyle changes, including diet and exercise.
- Coordination and management of a club for older adults related to healthier lifestyles.
- Coordination and management of an adolescent club related to gender violence and sex education.
- Medical attention and follow-up of continuous check-ups for pregnant women.
- Medical care in the COVID 19 emergency area during the pandemic.
General Practitioner
Corthdent
Riobamba, Ecuador
01.2019 - 07.2019
- Comprehensive patient care in collaboration with medical professionals from various clinical areas, in private medical care.
- Diagnosis of conditions by combining the results of examinations and imaging and laboratory tests.
- Referred patients to outside specialists or hospital admission for more advanced care.
- Consulted patients on lifestyle changes, including diet and exercise.
- Prescribed medications, explaining side effects and possible adverse reactions to keep patients informed and alert to potential problems.
- Examined patients and recorded their medical histories for use in health assessments to help determine conditions.
- Monitoring and following up on treatment regimens to determine their effectiveness and adjusting based on the results obtained.
Rural Doctor
Ministry of Public Health
Guano, Ecuador
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Main coordinator at the health post "Santa Fe de Galán" in the province of Chimborazo -Ecuador.
- Medical attention to patients in the community.
- Diagnosed patients and sent them for treatment.
- Ordered laboratory tests, physical evaluations, and consultations with specialists to help diagnose and treat patients.
- Transferred patients to hospitals by ambulance.
- Contributed to the development, planning, and completion of health project initiatives.
- Tracked, recorded, and statistically studied by age groups, and vulnerable groups (children, pregnant women, people with disabilities, people with chronic illnesses, and older adults).
- Project of family records for the community.
- Work with families in the community to design health plans related to geography, economic situation, climate, and most common pathologies within the community.
Medical Internship
Ministry of Public Health
Puyo, Ecuador
09.2016 - 08.2017
- Observation of specialist doctors through rotation work with different departments of the General Hospital of Puyo in Ecuador.
- Clinical rotation in (Gynecology, Community Health, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedics)
- Daily morning and afternoon visits in each rotating area with internal doctors, residents, and specialists on call to review the evolution and individual needs of each patient, with physical evaluation, results of imaging and laboratory tests, review of the application of medications, and consultations with specialists.
- Transfer of critical patients to hospitals for more complex care.
- The practice of procedures in obstetrics gynecology related to the control of the parturient, vaginal examination, application of medications, reception of newborns by natural birth and subsequent care for the mother, secondary assistant in cesarean section, obstetrics, and gynecology surgeries.
- Practice in the area of Community Health, related to patient care in the company of general practitioners and specialists. Monitoring of vaccination in rural areas, and implementation of health programs against tuberculosis.
- Practice of procedures in Pediatrics and Neonatology, related to the care of the newborn, APGAR, taking vital signs, vitamin K shot, eye drops, screening tests, a hearing test and a hepatitis B vaccine, filling out anthropometric data and birth registration. Follow-up of the newborn with his mother or determination of admission to Neonatology for any condition.
- Practice of basic internal medicine and critical care medicine procedures, including phlebotomy, placement of arterial lines and placement of nasogastric tubes, urinary tubes, CPR, and intubation practices in case of emergency, taking blood samples for laboratory, taking electrocardiogram, review and cleaning of diabetic foot.
- Practice of Surgery and Orthopedics procedures, including being a primary and secondary assistant in surgical and trauma procedures, complete preparation of the patient before surgery and after placement of anesthesia, monitoring and cleaning of wounds and scars from surgical procedures.
- Supervised medical care, initiation of evaluations and care plan for patients together with the resident physician and specialist physicians.
- Monitoring of imaging and laboratory test results in hospitalized patients.
- Recording daily notes on patient status in electronic medical records systems.
- Daily progress notes on patients and interviewed each of them directly.
- Attendance at all scheduled rounds and teaching conferences offered at the hospital.
- Presentation of clinical cases and important medical topics to all hospital staff.
- Educating patients on the prevention of diseases and complications, and the most appropriate treatment plans.
- Performing minor surgical procedures, closing superficial wounds with sutures, drainage of abscesses or infected cysts.
- Biopsies of skin or superficial tissues, removal of ingrown toenails.
Hospital Clown Volunteer
General Teaching Hospital of Riobamba
Riobamba, Chimborazo
09.2014 - 01.2016
- Participated with other medical professionals as clown volunteers in the areas of pediatrics and internal medicine. Performances based on laughter therapy to improve the recovery and stay of the patients in hospitalization.
- I developed skits that incorporated audience participation.
- Dressed in costumes to create character and provide a memorable experience for guests.
- Improvisation and storytelling.
- Managed large crowds while ensuring everyone was safely entertained.
- I performed comedy and emotional routines with jokes appropriate for all ages.
Education
Medical Doctor -
Escuela Superior Politecnica De Chimborazo
Riobamba - Ecuador11-2017
Skills
- Team collaboration
- Community service
- Emotional awareness
- Empathy with the patient
- Interpersonal Communication
- Team Building
- Treatment plan knowledge
- Patient advising
- Patient assessment
- Primary care
- Diagnostic services
- Treatment regimens
- Testing
- Vitals monitoring
- Therapeutic Interventions
Certification
- Flower Therapy Certification - Ministry of Public Health - Ecuador - September 2023.
- Psychiatric Diagnosis And Treatment of Anxiety-Related Disorders - TECH Technological University - Mexico - June 2022.
- Emergency care for bleeding, burns, wounds, animal bites and anaphylaxis - Excellencis - Ecuador - August 2020.
- Urinary tract infection in adult women - Excellencis - Ecuador - August 2020.
- Management of asthma in adults - Excellencis - Ecuador - August 2020.
- Arterial hypertension: Detection and evaluation of patient with hypertension - Excellencis - Ecuador - August 2020.
- Update on human papillomavirus (HPV) infection - Excellencis - Ecuador - August 2020.
- Management of osteoporosis and prevention of fragility fractures - Excellencis - Ecuador - August 2020.
- Emergency care: Basic Life Support in adults - Excellencis - Ecuador - August 2020.
- Use of contraceptive methods - Excellencis - Ecuador - August 2020.
- Diabetes Mellitus type 2: prevention, detection, diagnosis and initial evaluation - Excellencis - Ecuador - August 2020.
- Diabetes Mellitus type 2: treatment - Excellencis - Ecuador - August 2020.
- Tuberculosis - Excellencis - Ecuador - August 2020.
- Prevention and control of infections caused by coronavirus (COVID-19) - Pan American Health Organization - April 2020.
- Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases for the First Level Care Team - Pan American Health Organization - October 2019.
- Obstetric emergencies: Hypertensive disorders of the pregnancy - Excellencis - Ecuador - September 2019.
- Obstetric emergencies: Generalities and management of hemorrhages - Excellencis - Ecuador - September 2019.
- Occupational Health Expert - Catholic University of Cuenca - Ecuador - April 2019.
- Certification of inclusive health services - Ministry of Public Health - Ecuador - 2019
- Hospital Waste Management - Social Security Hospital - Ecuador - 2017
- Qualification for medical professional practice - Ministry of Public Health - Ecuador - April 2017.
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, emergencies and disasters - Equatorial Red Cross - 2016.
Accomplishments
Recognition from the Government of Ecuador for being the first line of medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Professional
Affiliations
- Manage a virtual company focused on spirituality, integral well-being, holistic medicine, and consciousness.
Publications
- Tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome, clinical case - Ocronos. Medical and Nursing Journal – ISSN no 2603-8358 – Legal deposit: CA-27-2019.
Timeline
Volunteer
San Jose Center
08.2022 - 08.2023
Volunteer
New York Cares
11.2020 - 03.2021
General Practitioner
Ministry of Public Health
09.2019 - 08.2020
General Practitioner
Corthdent
01.2019 - 07.2019
Rural Doctor
Ministry of Public Health
01.2018 - 04.2018
Medical Internship
Ministry of Public Health
09.2016 - 08.2017
Hospital Clown Volunteer
General Teaching Hospital of Riobamba
09.2014 - 01.2016
Medical Doctor -
Escuela Superior Politecnica De Chimborazo