Male
Boyaca 2111
Vitacura, Santiago
Chile
Medical Doctor (1980), specialist in General and Digestive Surgery. Master of Surgery at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (1984). He has been a Professor in undergraduate and graduate schools for over 30 years in leading institutions in Chile. Areas of focus: hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery, digestive pathologies and abdominal emergency surgeries. Medical investigations with more than 120 articles on indexed journals and various book chapters. Book editor of three comprehensive medical books: Abdomen Agudo, Manual de Urgencias y Complicaciones en Cirugía. Visiting Professor in leading medical institutions (Johns Hopkins Hospital; Massachussets General Hospital; School of Medicine of Universidad de Navarra, Spain). International Guest Scholar by the American College of Surgeons in 2020. Dean of Medical School in Universidad de los Andes, Chile, 2004-2009. Medical-Director, Clinica Universidad de los Andes, Chile, 2010-2016. Other areas of interest: surgery quality improvement; history of the medicine; bioethics.
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