Career path

About me
Medical doctor with more than 15 years of experience. Specialized in Ophthalmology, subspecialization in Neuro-ophthalmology. Main areas of competence:
- Clinical neuro-ophthalmology
- Eyelid surgery
- Pterygium Surgery
- Glaucoma Treatment
- Pediatric Ophthalmology
- General ophthalmology


Training

University of Medical Sciences of Havana. Calixto García. Cuba
Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology. Ramón Pando Ferrer (ICO)
Conacem. Chili

Certifications
1997- 2003: Training as a Surgeon. Doctor of Medicine from the University of Medical Sciences in Havana. Cuba
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2005-2008: Resident Physician in Ophthalmology. General Teaching Hospital. Calixto García/ ICO Ramón Pando Ferrer”.
Havana. Cuba.
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2008 - 2009: Training in Neuro-Ophthalmology. ICO Ramón Pando Ferrer”. Havana. Cuba/New England Eye Center.
Boston.
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2009 - Present: Specialist in Ophthalmology. Neuro-Ophthalmology and orbit subspecialty.
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2016 - 2018: Professor of Medicine. Diego Portales University. School of Medicine. Chili

2018-2019: Internship in the Ocular Trauma Unit. Savior Hospital. Chili
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2021: Diploma in Management of Health Organizations. Autonomous University of Chile.
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2023: International Diploma in Oculoplastic and Tear Tract update. Tech. School of Medicine.
Mexico City.
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​Publications
1- Santiesteban R Mendoza C, Columbié Y. Hereditary optic neuropathies and nutritional toxicities in current criteria and trends. Havana Cuba. Medical Sciences Publishing House. 2009.p. 565.

2- Mendoza C, Columbié Y. Management of Papilledema: in Manual of diagnosis and treatment in ophthalmology. Havana Cuba. Medical Sciences Publishing House. 2009.p. 582-588.

3- Mendoza C, Santiesteban R, Columbié Y. Management of hereditary optic neuropathies and nutritional toxicities: in Manual of diagnosis and treatment in ophthalmology. Havana Cuba. Medical Sciences Publishing House. 2009.p.612–622.

4- Santiesteban R, Mendoza C, Columbié Y, Gonzalez Quevedo A, Gonzalez A, Garcia, Cabal R. Cuban Epidemic Optic Neuropathy and Its Relationship to Toxic and Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. Seminars in Ophthalmology, 25(4), 112-122. 2010.

5- Mendoza C, Santiesteban R, Gonzalez A, Hedges III T, Hernandez Y, Columbié Y, Lilia Fernández L, Santiesteban R, Vidal CasaliS. Optical Coherence Tomography for Neuro-ophthalmic Diagnosis. Seminars in Ophthalmology, 25(4),144-154. 2010

6- Mendoza C, Fernández L, Hernández O, Cabal R, Columbié Y, Juvier T. Multifocal Electroretinography. Seminars in Ophthalmology, 25(4), 155-164. 2010.

7- Santiesteban R, Columbié Y, Cabal R. Exotic diseases that affect the optic nerve. Pediatric Ophthalmology. ECIMED, City of Havana. 2011; 27: 363-379.

8- Columbié Y, Herrera M, Hernández Y, Hernández O, Pola L, Santiesteban R. Neuro-ophthalmological alterations of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Cuban Journal of Ophthalmology. Vol 24, No 1 (2011).

9- Hernández Y, Hernández O, Columbié Y. Update on the management of inflammatory demyelinating optic neuropathy. Cuban Journal of Ophthalmology.Vol 24, No 1 (2011).

10- Yannara Elina Columbié Garbey, Odelaisys Hernández Echavarría, Yaimara Hernández Silva, Ramón Cabal Rodríguez. Current considerations on retinal toxicity due to chloroquine and its derivatives. Cuban Journal of Ophthalmology 2011; 24(2): 374-382.

11- Yannara Elina Columbié Garbey, Rosaralis Santiesteban Freixas, Yaimara Hernández Silva, Odelaisys Hernández Echavarría. Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. Cuban Journal of Ophthalmology. Vol 25 No 1 (2012).

12- Lester Pola Alvarado, Eliecer Pérez García, Tamara Juvier Riesgo, Yoel N. Rodríguez Martín, Yannara Columbié Garbey, Rosaralis Santiesteban Freixas. Cranial dystonias in ophthalmology. Cuban Journal of Ophthalmology. Vol 25 No 1 (2012).

13- Hernández Y, Columbié Y, Hernández O, Cabrera JA, Robinson MA (2013) Visual Disorders in Optic Neuromyelitis: Report of Two Cases. J Clin Exp Ophthalmol S3:005. doi:10.4172/2155.9570.S3-005.

14- Yannara Elina Columbié Garbey, Odelaisys Hernández Echavarría, Yaimara Hernández Silva, Ramón Cabal Rodríguez. Structure-function relationship in the detection of retinal damage by chloroquine. Cuban Journal of Ophthalmology. Vol 26, No 1 (2013).

15- Odelaisys Hernández Echavarría, Yannara Elina Columbié Garbey, Yaimara Hernández Silva, René LLanes Rodríguez, Rafael Castells Ferrás, Diamara Ferro Hernández. Electrophysiology of vision: generalization of normative studies in healthy individuals. Cuban Journal of Ophthalmology. Vol 28, No 1 (2015).

16- Rosaralis Santiesteban-Freixas, Lester Pola-Alvarado, Yannara Columbie-Garbey, Alina Gonzalez-Quevedo, Tamara Juvier-Riesgo, Odelaisys Hernandez-Echevarria, Carlos Mendoza Santiesteban and Thomas R. Hedges. Optical Coherence Tomographic Comparison of Cuban Epidemic and Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. Neurophthalmology. 2015.

17- Garbey YEC & Echavarria OH. (2018) Microperimetry and Multifocal Electroretinogram in the Detection of Chloroquine Retinopathy: Case Series. Ophthalmol Clin Res, 1(2): 22-27.