Dr. Barbara Yordanis Hernandez Cervantes is Cuban, Head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the school of medicine (UHAS). She is Lecturer and Fellow in General Surgery. Prior to this, she was Senior lecturer at the Surgical Department at “General and Gyneco-obstetric Teaching Hospital "Dr. Agosthino Neto" Guantánamo, Cuba and  Head of Surgical Department at Wa Reginal Hospital, Upper West, Ghana; she also worked as general surgeon in the St Joseph Hospital and SDA hospital, Koforidua, Ghana.

 Education
She had his medical education as Doctor in Medicine at the University for Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba. School of Medical Sciences Guantanamo. Cuba. And later pursued the Fellow in General Surgeon (first degree) at the same institution.

Work Experience
She practised as a medical doctor at Guantanamo Military Hospital, Cuba during a period of 2 years, after she continued with the fellowship in general surgery at The General and Gynecology-Obstetrics Teaching Hospital "Dr. Agosthino Neto" Guantánamo, Cuba. Forming part of the Cuban Medical Brigade she came to Ghana and worked at Wa Regional Hospital, Upper West Region and at St Joseph Hospital, Koforidua. After she went to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and worked as general surgeon at Bolivar Hospital. Federal District. Caracas.  She came back to Ghana and worked as general surgeon at the SDA hospital in Koforidua before come to the university. Nowadays she has 17 years of doctor experience and 11 years as surgeon.

Science/research output
Her  principal  research was about Chronic Pancreatitis Results of surgical treatment in 20 years. She  participated in different scientific meeting presenting researchs like penetraiting thoraxic injury, behaivor of thoracic trauma in 2 years, atypical lymphoma, among other. She has received diferent courses amaong her work between  we can found  surgical sutures, surgery of the breast, thoracic surgery, Advanced Course of medical emergency, hernioplastic etc.