Immigration law firm Colombo and Hurd has secured approval of an EB-2 National Interest Waiver petition for a Colombian physician specialising in perioperative care and cardiovascular outcomes.
USCIS approved the petition with Premium Processing in one month and 13 days, with no Request for Evidence issued at any stage of the process.
The physician specialises in the medical care delivered around the time of surgery, focusing particularly on cardiovascular risk and the safe management of blood-thinning medications in surgical patients.
Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of death in the United States, with conditions such as hypertension and diabetes significantly raising the risk of complications during and after surgery.
Approximately 50 million patients undergo noncardiac surgery each year in the United States, and cardiovascular complications including heart attacks, heart failure, and arrhythmias account for a significant share of resulting deaths and serious injuries.
The physician currently works as a research fellow in general internal medicine at a leading academic medical center in Florida, where her research focuses on perioperative cardiovascular risk and anticoagulation management.
In one key project, she reviewed real-world electronic health records to study how anticoagulation is handled for surgical patients with atrial fibrillation, developing a framework that reduced perioperative complications by 25% and improved adherence to clinical guidelines.
Her proposed work in the United States centres on technology-integrated protocols that use data analytics and artificial intelligence to improve how cardiovascular risk is identified and treated before and after surgery.
Senior Attorney Yadira Aguilar led the petition, connecting the physician’s research directly to federal health priorities including the Million Hearts 2027 initiative and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, which funds scalable health solutions.
The petition also aligned her work with national programs including Healthy People 2030 and federal research efforts aimed at understanding and reducing disparities in surgical care outcomes across the country.
Evidence submitted included completed research, work product, and letters of recommendation from physicians and researchers familiar with her contributions, providing a concrete foundation for the national importance argument.
Ms. Aguilar noted the client’s active participation as central to the swift outcome, saying: “She was a true partner from start to finish. She came prepared and stayed engaged at every step, which let us put a strong, well-supported petition together quickly.”
The clean approval without a Request for Evidence reflects how precisely the petition framed both the quality of the physician’s work and its broader relevance to national health priorities.
This approval moves the client closer to permanent residency in the United States, where she will continue developing her research program in perioperative and cardiovascular care to improve surgical outcomes for patients nationwide.