Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from UCLA. Specialized in Gynecology and Reproduction.
Subspecialized in Endocrine Gynecology and Climacteric.
Dr. Katiuska Ríos Calderón holds a degree in Medicine from the Universidad
Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado (UCLA). She specializes in Gynecology and Human Reproduction with
a subspecialty in Endocrine Gynecology and Climacteric. She completed her postgraduate training in
Gynecological Ultrasound under Dr. Luis Nieves Lugo.
She has over 17 years of experience treating individuals with gyneco-endocrine and
gynecological pathologies, including polycystic ovary syndrome, menstrual cycle disorders,
endometriosis, and the diagnostic management and approach of patients with infertility using
Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART).
For more than 10 years, she has been involved in teaching or lecturing at various
institutions, such as the Carlos J. Bello Hospital and UCLA. Currently, she is an advisor for
“Gentifer Unidad de Genética Medica y Reproducción Asistida” and also provides medical advice
online.
She has published various studies, among which the following stand out:
- Vaginal dryness assessment in postmenopausal women using pH strip test. Maturitas. 2003.
- Hirsutism, First Venezuelan consensus of GnRH analogs in benign gynecological pathology.
Venezuelan Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2008. - Cervical cytology as screening: factors to
improve sensitivity. 2008. - The dogma in Hormone Replacement Therapy: beyond breast cancer. 2012. -
Hormonal contraception and breast cancer: analyzing the evidence. 2013. - Metabolic aspects of
hormonal contraceptives, Hormonal Contraception Consensus. Venezuelan Society of Gynecology and
Obstetrics. 2013. - Girads a new model in the ultrasound evaluation of the adnexal mass. 2017.