Meet the El Salvador Team

Ramón García-Trabanino (MD, MS, FASN) –  El Salvador Principal Investigator

Dr. García-Trabanino is an investigator with Madeleine Scammell on both of the MANOS and CURE studies. Ramón is a clinical nephrologist in El Salvador, with over 20 years experience researching chronic kidney disease and assisting CKDnt patients to improve their outcomes. He is also a volunteer nephrologist with the community-based organization, Emergency Social Fund for Health, and recently began volunteering with the Fundación Renal José Jarquín, both based in El Salvador.

Emmanuel Jarquín (MD) – El Salvador Principal Investigator

Dr. Jarquín is the principal investigator for El Salvador in the MANOS study. He represents the Agency for Development and Agricultural Health (AGDYSA), the company in charge of carrying out the MANOS study in El Salvador. His participation in renal research began in 2005 in agricultural cooperatives of sugar cane, short-cycle crops and cereals.