Higher purpose
To change how chronic pain is lived and treated in Colombia: so that hearing “your tests are normal” stops being a dead end and becomes the start of care that unites science, a whole-person view beyond medication, and human warmth.
About me
Dr. Catalina Moreno Quijano
Specialist in Pain Medicine. Where I come from, what shaped me, and why I do what I do today
Medellín · in-person + virtual
Pain Medicine
INC · CES · UdeA
10+ Indexed publications
Indexed publications
2016 — 2026
173 Google Scholar citations
Google Scholar citations
Active researcher
2 Universities where I teach
Universities where I teach
CES · UdeA
2 Medical specialties
Medical specialties
Anesthesiology + Pain
My path
«Understanding your body is part of the treatment.»
I studied Medicine at Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB). From the very start I took part in research, and one idea became clear, one that has stayed with me throughout my training and my practice: rigorous knowledge and human care don't compete, they complement each other.
I specialized in Anesthesiology and Critical Care at Universidad Industrial de Santander, and then in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, based at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, where I took part in caring for some of the most complex pain cases in the country.
Today my days are split between Hospital San Vicente Fundación in Medellín, Fundación Clínica Noel, teaching in the medicine and graduate programs at Universidad CES and Universidad de Antioquia, and research. What drives me is this: when you understand how your biology works, you stop fearing a symptom like pain, you learn to manage it, and you take an active part in your recovery.
What guides the consultation
Values that sustain my care
Listening
Understand first, treat second. Your story matters as much as your test results.
Teaching
Explaining it is part of the treatment: understanding what's happening takes away the fear.
Evidence
Every decision is backed by current science — the non-pharmacological side, too.
Whole-person care
Pain doesn't live only in the body: it's also in sleep, emotions and relationships. We look at all of it.
Honesty
I won't promise what I can't guarantee. Chronic pain doesn't always go away, but it can always be managed.
Continuity
The first visit isn't the end: chronic pain needs follow-up.
Trajectory in detail
Professional profile
- Specialties
- Anesthesiology and Resuscitation · UIS, 2020 Pain Medicine and Palliative Care · UMNG/INC, 2023
- Education
- Medicine · Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), 2014
- Current roles
- Pain & Palliative Care Specialist — Hospital San Vicente Fundación, Medellín (Aug 2024–present) Anesthesiologist — Fundación Clínica Noel (Jul 2024–present)
- Teaching
- Adjunct Professor — Universidad CES, Anesthesiology and Pain programs (Aug 2024–present) Honorary Professor — Universidad de Antioquia, Anesthesiology and Pain programs (Aug 2024–present)
10+ publications · 173 Google Scholar citations
Selected publications
10+
publications
173
citations · Google Scholar
Where I practice · where I teach
«When pain has no clear explanation, here we work to understand it»
