Dr. Espriella is a Psychiatrist from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá), Physician and Surgeon from the Universidad Surcolombiana (Neiva). He trained him as a psychiatrist in important hospitals and mental health centers in the country. He specialist in Dementia and neuropsychology at the University of Barcelona. Magister in Health Administration from the Mariana University.
He served as Scientific Director of the Mental Hospital Nuestra Senora del Perpetuo Socorro in the city of Pasto. He has been a professor of Medicine at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota) and Cooperativa de Colombia Campus Pasto. He is an active member of the Colombian Association of Psychiatry, the Colombian Association of Biological Psychiatry, and the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. de la Espriella is the author and co-author of documents of scientific interest in the area of mental health and neurosciences published in specialized journals and in books.