Curriculum Vitae

Ricardo Díaz Canedo, MD, CMI

  • Education
  • The University of California, San Diego, (UCSD). Bachelor’s in Science, Biology Degree
  • The University of California, Irvine (UCI). Doctorate, Medical Doctorate Degree.
  • The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) & Kern Psychiatry Training Program.

  • Linguistic Accomplishments:
  • Examination Testing Author, Co-Developer and Medical Editor, National Medical Interpreting Certification Examination..
  • Co-Author and Medical Editor, Advanced Training for Medical Interpreters (300 pg.), LanguageLine.
  • Medical Linguistic Validation and Senior Translation Consultant, LanguageLine and Transperfect.
  • Certified Medical Interpreter and Translator, National Board of Medical Interpreters.
  • Subject Matter Expert, National Board of Medical Interpreters.
  • Past Director, National Board of Medical Interpreters.
  • Conference Presenter, International Medical Interpreter Association.
  • Leadership Academy, International Medical Interpreter Association.
  • Medical Advisor, San Diego Certified Medical Interpreter Network.
  • Medical Interpreting Developer and Instructor: Continuing Education Courses for Medical Interpreters.

  • Areas of Interpreter Experience:
  • The University of California, San Diego Medical Center, Staff Medical Interpreter.
  • LanguageLine Services. Author, editor, consultant, trainer of trainers, and telephonic interpreter.
  • Transperfect, Senior Editor and Linguistic Validation Expert
  • Simultaneous Conference Interpreter- multiple professional conferences in the San Diego international border area.

  • Medical Presentation Expertise:
  • Basic Sciences: Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology.
  • Family Medicine: Adult Medicine, Preventive Medicine,f and Infectious Disease.
  • Pediatric: Post Natal Care, Newborn Medicine, Child and Adolescent Medicine.
  • Internal Medicine: Pulmonary, Cardiology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology.
  • Surgery: General Surgery, Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, and Neurosurgery.
  • Specialty Medicine: Oncology, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health.