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Dissertation presented by Prof. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja, M.D.

Visiting Professor-Researcher (2004 to 2008)

to the University of Copenhagen Panum Institute of Physiology

by suggestion of Prof. Poul-Erik Paulev

 
 

Please click on each title to read the subject. All files can be viewed with a PDF reader.

“Human Adaptation to High Altitude and to Sea Level: Acid-Base Equilibrium, Ventilation and Circulation in Chronic Hypoxia”

 

In the following table, please find attached the evolution of the events, organized by dates and the correspondence between Prof. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja
and the University of Copenhagen along with some surprising aftermaths:

Date
Prof. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja
University of Copenhagen
     
May 29, 2007

Declaration by Prof. Poul-Erik Paulev who suggested that I receive the Dr. Med. degree

 
July 3, 2007

Letter of initial presentation

 
Nov 30, 2007  

First presentation of the assigned opponents

Dec 4, 2007

The author questions two opponents that have a biased standing

 
Feb 6, 2008  

Unethical rejection of the observations by the University of Copenhagen

 

Feb 20, 2008  

Confirmation of the same opponents in spite of the observations

 

Feb 20, 2008

After an analysis of the situation, Prof. Poul-Erik Paulev suggested I remove the thesis as it was clearly evident that they would reject it
However, I insisted we proceed because
"it would be historic"


At the University of Copenhagen

Dec 17, 2008  

Letter of presentation by the secretary

Evaluation of the dissertation by Saltin, Norsk and Konfstad

 

Jan 3, 2009

Response and criticism of the Evaluation report

 
Jan 10, 2009  

A confidential Gmail was sent to me and Poul-Erik-Paulev by one of the evaluators with his rejection of what had truly happened inside, but it cannot be shown for now. Perhaps later on in time.

 
April 30, 2010

Book of the dissertation expontaneously published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller available on Amazon

 
April 22, 2014

Publication by Dr. Javier Ivan Lasso Apraez.Md. at the Revista Colombiana de Neumolog�a Vol 26 N� 1 | 2014 where the Acid-Base concepts of Dr. Zubieta-Calleja's dissertation are used to interpret blood gases in Colombia. The nomograms he developed are now routinely used.

 
Jul 29, 2018

Gmail sent by Esben Bøll

 
Feb 25, 2019

Conference by Dr. Javier Ivan Lasso Apraez on the use of the Zubieta-Paulev Nomograms for Acid-Base Interpretation in Colombia at the 7th Chronic Hypoxia Symposium

 
April 18, 2019


At IPPA in his 1971 Mercedes Benz

CNN on Youtube of the Sanjay Gupta's Chasing Life interview of Prof. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja.

 
June 1, 2019

Youtube of the Presentation at the Panmam2019 Space Physiology Symposium in Varadero, Cuba directed by Dr. Alan Hargens, UCSD and Dr. Alberto Dorta-Contreras.

 
     
     

 


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