Federico Puerta Martinez, MD
Federico Puerta Martinez, MD
Dr. Federico Puerta-Martínez is an anesthesiologist and medical education scholar in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an Instructor in Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School. He earned his medical degree and completed residency training in anesthesiology at CES University in Medellín, Colombia, where he also served as Chief Resident. He subsequently practiced as a pediatric and general anesthesiologist across major academic hospitals in Colombia before joining BIDMC in 2024.
Dr. Puerta-Martínez is currently pursuing a Master of Medical Sciences in Medical Education at Harvard Medical School. His academic work focuses on simulation-based education, competency-based training, and the integration of emerging technologies, including augmented reality and artificial intelligence, into anesthesiology education. He directs the Neuro-Anesthesia Rotation and the Anesthesia Rotation for non-anesthesia trainees at BIDMC and co-leads the department’s weekly in-situ simulation program as part of his education fellowship.
His scholarly work includes simulation-based research in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and EEG-guided anesthesia training, with publications in journals such as Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Anesthesia & Analgesia. He serves on the Editorial Board of Clinics in Medical Education. Dr. Puerta-Martínez is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Society for Education in Anesthesia, and Society for Simulation in Healthcare.