Dr. Jorge Luis Anaya González is a physician, surgeon, and family medicine specialist, and a full professor at the Faculty of Health Science of Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN), Ecuador. He holds a Ph.D. in Health Science and has extensive training in clinical research, epidemiology, and metabolic risk assessment. Dr. Anaya is recognized as an Investigador Agregado by SENESCYT and has led multiple research projects focused on obesity, visceral adiposity, cardiometabolic risk, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension in multiethnic populations. He has served in academic coordination, research leadership, and national accreditation roles. He is an active reviewer for international journals and has contributed scientific articles, books, books chapters, and educational materials in the health science.