- As part of his work, he has built and installed, in several hospitals in the country, equipment for the study of vision in people with neuro-ophthalmological problems and diabetes mellitus.
- Thanks to his career, he was named an honorary life member of the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering.
- One of his proposals is the creation of the National Institute of Biomedical Engineering.
The field of health is one of the most competitive that exists that it is quite difficult to stand out from the rest. Although the reality is that it is not an impossible task and with enough effort and dedication it can be achieved. In fact, there is a rather special case because a Mexican scientist is not only one of the best biomedical doctors in the country but also in the world.
In this case we refer to Ernesto Suaste Gomezwho has built and installed, in several hospitals in the country, equipment for the study of vision in people with neuro-ophthalmological problems and diabetes mellitus. He is also a member of various national and international biomedical engineering associations.
As part of his work, he has 34 patents and has contributed to the training of 71 graduates (55 master’s and 16 doctorate) within the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the IPN (Cinvestav).
Deserved worldwide recognition
Attached to the Bioelectronics Section of the Electrical Engineering Department of Cinvestav, Suaste Gómez was distinguished as an honorary life member of the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE, for its acronym in English) “for his contributions to the development of biomedical engineering in Mexico and Latin America.”
Regarding this distinction, the researcher pointed out that it will have positive implications in the development of biomedical engineering in Mexico.
“As a life member I will be able to participate in educational committees and in congresses, which opens a window of opportunities for the country by having a representative in this Federation.”
The recognition was awarded during the World Congress of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2022of the International Union of Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, which was held in Singapore from June 12 to 17.
To obtain this title, Suaste Gómez was nominated by one of the members of the organizations affiliated to the IFMBE to the Administrative Council or to the Nominations and Awards Committees. The election was based on the results of the vote carried out by the members of the General Assembly via email.
Trajectory of one of the best biomedical doctors in the world
As for the contributions he has made in favor of the biomedical engineering is their participation in the design and construction of various biomedical instruments. Such is the case of the equipment installed in the Intensive Care Unit of the Mexican Institute of Social Security in Irapuato, Guanajuato, a project in charge of Cinvestav that ended in 1979.
Later, Suaste Gómez, who was one of the first graduates of the Cinvestav Master of Science Program in Bioelectronics, co-directed a project, from 1984 to 1986, developed between the Electrical Engineering Department and the Biotechnology Department of this Center. It consisted of equipping and controlling a pilot fermentation plant, in which sugar cane bagasse was initially used in order to produce a type of protein used to feed some animals.
Another relevant aspect is his participation in the consolidation of the Cinvestav Bioelectronics Section, of which he was head twice, from 1989 to 1993 and from 2019 to 2021. There he is currently pursuing two lines of research: piezoelectric transducers, vision and eye mobility.
In addition, in 1988, he designed the study plans for the degree and the specialty in Biomedical Engineering of the Interdisciplinary Professional Unit of Biotechnology of the National Polytechnic Institute.
As president of the Mexican Society of Biomedical Engineering (SOMIB) from 1992-1993, sought to hold several congresses in the interior of the country and promote the discipline at the Latin American level, being a founding member of the Regional Council of Biomedical Engineering for Latin America (CORAL).
As a result of the above, in 1998, he was president of the organizing committee of the first Latin American Congress of Biomedical Engineering, of CORAL and SOMIB, which took place in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
In 1998, Suaste Gómez raised in the book Biomedical engineering: background, development and outcomes in Mexico several proposals in order to consolidate this discipline, one of them will take place in 2028 when the World Congress of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering.
However, according to the researcher, there are still pending challenges, considered in said text, such as achieving the creation of a National Institute of Biomedical Engineeringwhich has the best specialists and the most advanced technologies to attend to different health problems of the population.