Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Maria Teresa De Lopez Velez was born on January 14, 1957, in Cartagena, in Colombia’s Bolívar Department. Her recorded parents are Carmen and Jorge. Her professional life has remained closely connected with Cartagena through her work in pharmaceutical quality control, hospital pharmacy, and higher education.
De Lopez Velez pursued higher education at the University of Cartagena and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. The recorded education period for both institutions extends from 1980 to 2000, establishing a substantial university-based period of professional and academic development connected to pharmacy and education.
De Lopez Velez began her professional career in 1979 as quality control director at Montemar in Cartagena, a position she held through 1985. From 1983 to 1994, she served as pharmacy director at Hospital Bocagrande, combining pharmaceutical administration with hospital-based professional responsibilities. Beginning in 1994, she taught at the University of Cartagena through 1996, extending her work into higher education. Her professional trajectory therefore connects pharmaceutical quality control, hospital pharmacy leadership, and university teaching, and is also associated with service as a dean and educator.
De Lopez Velez was a member of the Pharmacist Association, reflecting her participation in organized professional pharmacy activity.
Her recorded family connections are her mother, Carmen, and her father, Jorge.
