Overview
Education
Master, Multiple Sclerosis Master Science, Dresden International University
01 Nov 2022 → 01 Nov 2024
Award Date: 16 Apr 2025
Master, Master en Neuroinmunología, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
01 Feb 2014 → 01 Feb 2015
Award Date: 09 Sep 2016
Esme, Neurology Specialist
Award Date: 15 Apr 1999
Bachelor, Doctor and Surgeon
Award Date: 01 Jun 1989
Category in the National Science System 2024
- Asociado
Associated academic programs - Bogotá
- Specialization in Geriatrics
- Specialization in Internal Medicine
- Specialization in Neurosurgery
- Specialization in Neurology
- Specialization in Ophthalmology
- Specialization in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Medicine
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Integrated determinants of multiple sclerosis susceptibility: Genetics, environment, infection and the microbiota
Ricaurte-Fajardo, A., Garcia Gonzalez, K., Merino Campo, S., Alvarado-De la Hoz, C., Cardenas, A. F. & Zarco, L., 15 May 2026, In: Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 484, 125865.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Academia in the throes of faceless bureaucracy
Pansieri, J., Menassa, D., Figiel, S., Pisa, M., Lockhart, A., Ricigliano, V. A. G., Seferoglu, M., Borrelli, S., Pimentel, V., Alpin, N., Szejko, N., Samadzadeh, S., Boldrini, V., Zarco, L., Correa-Díaz, E. P., Dos Santos Silva, J., Gomez Figueroa, E., Carnero Contentti, E., Koc, E. R. & Dalla Costa, G. & 6 others, , 09 Jun 2025, In: Brain. 148, 9, p. 3039-3042 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Autoimmune encephalitis in an underrepresented population: A case series from 2018 to 2023 in Bogotá, Colombia
Garcia-Cifuentes, E., Ramírez-Triana, J., Salazar-Londoño, S., Ardila, M. P., Torres, I., Cárdenas, A. F., Fawcett, C., Andrade, S., Ramos, M., Coral, J., Nariño, D., Cerquera-Cleves, C., Iragorri, A. & Zarco, L., 16 Aug 2025, In: Neuroscience. 581, p. 26-33 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparative analysis of AQP4-IgG-positive and AQP4-IgG-negative NMOSD: A multicenter study in Latin America
Alonso, R., Navas, C., Balbuena, M. E., Fernández Liguori, N. A. R., Reyes, S., Gómez Figueroa, E., Carnero Contentti, E. C., Soto, I., Zarco, L., Flores Rivera, J. D. J., Zuluaga Rodas, M. I., Sánchez Rosales, N. A., Becker, J., Treviño Frenk, I., Ciampi, E., Correa Díaz, E. P., Gracia, F., Franco, C., Restrepo-Aristizábal, C. & Uribe-Vizcarra, V. & 14 others, , Dec 2025, In: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 104, 106787.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Headache in optic neuritis: A retrospective case-control study revealing clinical and radiological associations of an underrecognized symptom
Andrade, S. A., Cárdenas-Cruz, A. F., Alvarado, C., Ulloa, J. G. R., Ramos, M. L. & Zarco, L. A., Nov 2025, In: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 103, p. 1-5 5 p., 106721.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Características típicas del citoquímico del líquido cefalorraquídeo en los pacientes con diagnóstico de neuromielitis óptica en el Hospital Universitario San Ignacio del año 2006-2017
Zarco Montero, L. A. (PI) & Diaz Becerra, C. A. (CoI)
01/02/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Correlación entre Depresión y Discapacidad en pacientes con Diagnostico de esclerosis múltiple remitente recurrente y secundaria progresiva en el Hospital Universitario de San Ignacio, Bogotá.
Zarco Montero, L. A. (PI) & Rivera Rojas, N. Y. (CoI)
30/09/16 → 30/12/16
Project: Research
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Una aproximación a la prevalencia de neuromielitis óptica en Colombia
Zarco Montero, L. A. (PI) & Ibañez Martinez, D. C. (CoI)
28/02/14 → 27/12/17
Project: Research
Press/Media
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What is neuromyelitis optica or "Devic's disease"? A rare but frequent diagnosis in Colombia
12/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
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What are the warning signs that someone is having a stroke?
03/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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