Ricardo Jorge Gelpi (born 20 October 1950) is an Argentine physician and professor, and the current

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of the

University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public university, public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one o ...

(UBA), the largest university in Argentina. Gelpi previously served as dean of the UBA Faculty of Medical Sciences. A native of

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, he studied medicine at the National University of La Plata, graduating in 1976, and later attained a doctoral degree from the same university in 1981. He has conducted research at the

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(CONICET). Throughout his career, he has authored or co-authored up to 130 research papers, published in both national and international journals. In addition, he has directed over 20 doctoral theses. In the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Gelpi served as director of the Department of Pathology, and directed the Department of Cardiovascular Physiopathology. In 2018, he was elected as dean of the faculty. Gelpi was elected as rector of the university on 24 June 2022 by the University Assembly, with 174 votes in favor, 53 abstentions and 1 vote against. He succeeded accountant

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in the position. Alongside Gelpi, the assembly elected

Emiliano Yacobitti Emiliano Benjamín Yacobitti (born 15 December 1975) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as National Deputy elected in the City of Buenos Aires since 2019. He is a member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), and served as the Buenos Aires ...

as vice rector, both for the 2022–2026 term. Like Yacobitti, Gelpi is politically associated with the

Radical Civic Union The Radical Civic Union ( es, Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a centrist and social-liberal political party in Argentina. It has been ideologically heterogeneous, ranging from social liberalism to social democracy. The UCR is a member of the So ...

(UCR) party.

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