Hugo Quiroz-Mercado
Research Director
Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico.
Mexico
Biography
Dr. Hugo Quiroz-Mercado is a Former Director of Ophthalmology Service at Denver Health Medical Center. He was also Professor of ophthalmology at University of Colorado, School of Medicine ophthalmologist specializing in diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy prematurity as, and his current position is as Research Director at Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico. Dr. Mercado completed his medical degree at Faculty of Medicine Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, and completed his postgraduate residency at Luis Sanchez Hospital for the Prevention of Blindness in Mexico City. Dr. Mercado then furthered did a fellowships in Vitreo-Retinal Diseases at APEC in Mexico City and Schepens Eye Research Institute in Boston. With over 25 years of practice experience, Dr. Mercado has held previous appointments as the Chief of Retina Service and Chief of the Experimental Surgery Laboratory at the Prevention of Blindness, Luis Sanchez Hospital, as well as a professor of Ophthalmology at the Faculty of Medicine Universidad Autonoma de Mexico. He specializes in treating patients with retina diseases.
Research Interest
His research interest include External radiotherapy and anti-angiogenic therapy for the treatment of AMD. Artificial Vision by Direct Optic Nerve Stimulation (AV-DONE) in blind patients with retinitis pigmentosa in collaboration with Osaka University and University of Colorado with surgeries being performed in Mexico City at the Hospital APEC. Vitreous Liquifaction and Vitreolysis from the Cal Tech and Vitreoretinal Technologies (VRT) from Irvine CA. With clinical studies underway in Mexico and other sites in the United States. DRCRNet. – Diabetic Retinopathy Collaborative Research network PACORES – Pan-American Collaborative Retina Research