Dr. Bernardo Vega Crespo is a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Cuenca, with a Speciality degree in Gynecology and Obstetrics and a Master degree in Research in Health Science. He also holds a Ph.D. degree in Medical Science from the University of Almeria, Spain. His main areas of research are sexual and reproductive health and low genital tract pathology. He was Dean and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Health Science at the University of Cuenca. Currently, he is  Principal Professor of  Gynecology and Obstetrics and founder and coordinator of a research group in sexual and reproductive health. He has served as a coordinator for national and international networks in Ecuador, such as the Sexual and Reproductive Health Network in the state of Cuenca, Ecuador.