Ruben Restrepo, MD, RRT, FAARC, FCCP is a Distinguished Tenured Professor and Coordinator of Research for the Division of Respiratory Care at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Dr. Restrepo earned his diploma as Physician and Surgeon from Colombia, South America. He graduated from the Respiratory Therapy program at Georgia State University in 1994. In 2007 Dr. Restrepo was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) and in 2017 as Fellow for the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a member of the editorial board for Respiratory Care, the Open Journal of Allergy, International Journal of Clinical Anesthesiology, and the World Journal of Critical Care Medicine. He is the founder of the Latin American Society for Respiratory Care and the past Chair of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee for the American Association for Respiratory Care. He has presented at national and international symposiums to medical, nursing and respiratory audiences. He has over 60 peer-reviewed publications between book chapters, abstracts, and manuscripts. He has published in Respiratory Care, Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, Chest, International Journal of COPD, COPD, European Respiratory Journal, Journal of Respiratory Care Applied Technology, Current Opinions in Pulmonary Medicine, Current Opinions in Pharmacotherapy, Respiratory Care Education Annual, Journal of Physician Assistant Education, Shock, Currents in Pulmonary Medicine, and Minerva Pneumologica.
