Eduardo Villacís Meythaler was an Ecuadorian cardiologist and poet.
In 2008, he was awarded the Eugenio Espejo Prize for his outstanding scientific activity.
He was a member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Medicine, and published more than 30 scientific papers.
As a poet, he published three collections, typically at a gap of decades.
His selected poems were collected in the volume Ajuar de cal.