Dr. Fred Pineda was born in Bogota, Colombia, where he graduated as a veterinarian from La Universidad La Salle and immediately migrated to Mexico, where he did a residency and rotational program in medicine and surgery at the small animal teaching hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, for three years in La UNAM, the most prestigious university in the country. Additionally, he obtained his master's degree and became a veterinary ophthalmologist while he was still part of the staff members in the same school and hospital. Dr. Pineda is a board member and became a diplomate from the Latin American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (CLOVE) in 2002. In 2018 he sold his practice and, with his family, decided to migrate to the United States of America, registered with the ECFVG (Educational Commission of Foreign Veterinarian Graduates – AVMA), completed the demanding accreditation program, and became a licensed veterinarian in Texas.
He enjoys teaching the students at La Universidad Popular Autonoma de Puebla (UPAEP), where he has taught for several years. During his free time. He likes traveling and has been a speaker in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Mexico in different meetings and academic events, and he spent time cooking, one of his passions; writing; riding his bicycle; and listening to piano music.
Dr. Pineda has conquered multiple challenges in his life and believes that a person does not know what he is capable of until he meets his limits.