Dr Mariana Colmenares
MD, Tongue Tie Practitioner, IBCLC
Passionate doctor with a specialisation in paediatrics and breastfeeding medicine.
More than 14 years of experience in community child’s health with high standards in professional and humanistic attention. Experienced in counselling, education, and training health care professionals and expertise in clinical investigation. Special interest and experience in breastfeeding support and tongue-tie release, with more than 400 releases at the clinic in the last 5 years. Interest and experience in developmental paediatrics and feeding. Mariana is a strong leader committed to numerous National and International projects and collaboration locally with the National Public Health Institute and UNICEF.
Specialty
MD, Tongue Tie Practitioner, IBCLC
Degrees
-Pediatric Specialist, post graduate from the Instituto Nacional de Pediatría (National Health Institute), most important, high specialty and referral center in child care in the country.
CDMX, 2005-2008
– Medical Doctor, undergraduate from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, Ciudad Universitaria (Autonomous National University of Mexico (UNAM).
CDMX, 1998-2005.
– Internship at Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán. National Health Institute, high level center for training and investigation in Mexico.
CDMX Jan to Dec 2003
Registrations
-General Medical Council UK reference number 7874258
Full registration with license to practise
– International Board Certified Lactation Consultant IBCLC, by International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners IBLCE since 2011, recertification 2021. Id number L-15162.
Pediatric Board Certified by the Consejo Mexicano de Certificacion en Pediatría, Number or certification 14538. Recertified 2020-2025
– Pediatric Advanced Life Support PALS. America Heart Association. October 2021-2023