Rodrigo L. Castillo
Cross-Cutting Cardiology
Universidad de Los Andes, Chile
About
Rodrigo L. Castillo works in Cross-Cutting Cardiology affiliated with Universidad de Los Andes, Chile.
Rodrigo Luis Castillo Peñaloza is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Chile and a physician in the Critical Care Unit at Hospital del Salvador in Santiago, Chile. He earned his MD in 2006 and PhD in Pharmacology in 2011 from the University of Chile and completed a fellowship in Internal Medicine in 2021. His research focuses on oxidative stress, antioxidant strategies for cardioprotection, and the cardiovascular impact of hypoxia.
Research focus
Cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion injuryOxidative stress and antioxidant therapies in cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular effects of intermittent hypobaric hypoxia and high altitudePrevention of postoperative atrial fibrillationCardiovascular pathophysiology and critical care pharmacology
Impact
104 pubs · 2,278 cites · h-index 27
Training
MD
Universidad de Chile
2006
PhD in Pharmacology
Universidad de Chile
2011
Fellowship in Internal Medicine
Universidad de Chile
2021
Affiliations
Work Experience
Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile · 2018 - Present
Physician, Adult Critical Care Unit
Hospital del Salvador · 2019 - Present
Emergency Physician
Hospital El Carmen de Maipú · 2014 - Present
Assistant Professor
University of Chile · 2012 - 2017