Interests
Héctor Mendizábal, M.D.
Psychiatrist & Neuropsychiatrist
We must educate about neurocognitive disorders and train healthcare professionals to conduct timely screenings, identifying early cases of cognitive impairment to provide early care and improve mental health outcomes for the population.
Current Work
Hector is a psychiatrist with an international master's in neurology and a fellowship in neuropsychiatry. He treats patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms, conducts electroencephalograms, speaks at events, and engages in forensic psychiatry, addressing legal cases.
Personal Hero
Jesus Christ
Words of Strength
A man of faith, humanitarian
Vision
Hector believes we must educate about neurocognitive disorders and train healthcare professionals to conduct timely screenings, identifying early cases of cognitive impairment to provide early care and improve mental health outcomes for the population.
Strategy
In Guatemala, there is a knowledge gap regarding neurocognitive disorders. Hector currently gives talks across departments for doctors and psychologists about dementia and teaches them to use the MOCA to detect early cognitive impairments.
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow, Hector looks forward to getting the tools to transmit the knowledge to his colleagues and be able to teach Mayan traditional healers about dementia and break down all the stigma. This will reach Mayan populations & reduce dementia impact.
Motivation
We have many ethnic groups w/different languages which generates a gap in providing timely brain health, stigma and discrimination. Hector aims to create a neuropsychiatric center at the Hospital Regional, translate tests and teach to build this bridge.
Education & Experience
Hector completed my medical school training at Universidad Rafael Landivar. He received a master´s degree in Psychiatry from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. After this, he became chief of Psychiatry at the Hospital Regional de Huehuetenango. Hector completed a international master in Neurology at ESNECA BUSINESS SCHOOL and completed a fellowship in Neuropsychiatry and Neuroanatomy and Neuroimaging at Asociacion Neurospiquiatrica Argentina.
Awards & Honors
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Psychiatry
Universidad Rafael Landivar
Doctor in Medicine
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