Octavio Pires Vaz, MD FACS

Working in private practice; Professor of Surgery University of Rio de Janeiro ( UNI_RIO) Master of Science, University of Illinois at Chicago Laparoscopic and robotic surgery

Breast Disease/Cancer

• axillary dissection
• benign breast disease
• breast biopsy
• breast cancer
• lumpectomy
• lymph node biopsy
• mastectomy
• radical mastectomy
• sentinel node

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• abdominal pain
• adhesion removal
• anti-reflux procedures
• appendectomy
• esophagus perforation
• feeding tubes
• fundoplication
• fundoplication - laparoscopic
• gastric cancer
• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• peptic ulcer disease
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct malignancies
• bile duct surgery
• cholecystectomy
• gallbladder cancer
• gallstone disease
• hepatobiliary surgery
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery
• pancreatic cancer
• pancreatic cysts
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• epigastric hernia
• femoral hernia
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• paraesophageal hernia
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Pediatric Surgery

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• colectomy
• colon surgery
• colostomy
• Crohn's disease
• diverticular disease
• gastrointestinal cancer
• ileostomy
• intussusception
• laparoscopic colon surgery
• Meckel's diverticulum
• stomach cancer

Bowel Control

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• laparoscopic surgery
• robotic surgery

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

Thoracic

• achalasia
• Barrett's esophagus
• esophageal surgery
• hiatal hernia
• pneumothorax

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries

Urology (kidney, bladder, male reprod)

Ipanema Hosp

Attending

Samaritano Hosp

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

Copa D'Or hosp

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

University of Ro de Janeiro - UNI-RIO

Professor

01/1992—Present