Chile: Dr Mario I. Fernández, MD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Urology at the Faculty of Medicine, Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo in Santiago, Chile.
He serves on the Board of the Sociedad Chilena de Urología, is Editor-in-Chief of Revista Chilena de Urología, and leads the Bladder Cancer Working Group of the Latin American Urological Confederation (CAU). He is also a member of the IBCG Core Committee. Dr Fernández serves on the editorial boards of Bladder Cancer and Journal of Urology Open Plus, and is a reviewer for over 20 international journals.
His research focuses on genetic susceptibility, epidemiology, carcinogenesis, and clinical and molecular prognostic factors in urothelial tumours, with particular attention to arsenic-related bladder cancer in Northern Chile.