Paula Ferrada
Education and training
Education and training
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Dr Ferrada finished medical school in [Cali, Colombia](/wiki/Cali "Cali"), and arrived in the United States to pursue further training. After a year of research at the [University of Miami](/wiki/University_of_Miami "University of Miami"), Ferrada joined [Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center](/wiki/Beth_Israel_Deaconess_Medical_Center "Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center"), one of the major [Harvard](/wiki/Harvard "Harvard") teaching hospitals for surgical residency. She was the first Colombian woman to graduate from a surgical specialty from Harvard.

Dr. Ferrada trained for one more year in Trauma and Critical care at the [University of Pittsburgh](/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh "University of Pittsburgh"), and then joined the [R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center](/wiki/R_Adams_Cowley_Shock_Trauma_Center "R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center") at the [University of Maryland Medical Center](/wiki/University_of_Maryland_Medical_Center "University of Maryland Medical Center") as their first Acute Care Surgery [Fellow](/wiki/Fellow "Fellow"). She joined [Virginia Commonwealth University](/wiki/Virginia_Commonwealth_University "Virginia Commonwealth University") as faculty in the [Division of Acute Care Surgical Services](https://surgery.vcu.edu/divisions/acute-care/). She advanced to the rank of Professor of Surgery at this institution.

Dr Ferrada is now a well\-established surgeon\-scientist, educator and leader 


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