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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Membership Benefits
ACS
ACS Fellow Since 2014

Prof Fernando J. Torres Jaramillo, MD FACS

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Mixed Academic/Private

General Surgery

Leonardo Tejada y Autopista Simón Bolívar

Edificio Triada, Departamento 15,

Diagonal al Redondel del Ciclista

Quito

Ecuador

Contact Information

Administrative Assistant
Name:Kary Cuti

Biography

I am Surgeon General and work in the field of basic and advanced laparoscopic surgery in the capital city of Quito in Ecuador Hospitals and the Valleys, Vozandes, Metropolitan Clinics prestigious as Novaclínica, England and Integral. I am proferos of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito where I direct the hospital surgical simulation training courses to students and specialists laparoscopic postgradistas field.

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures

  • biliopancreatic diversion
  • gastric banding
  • gastroplasty
  • jejunoilial bypass
  • laparoscopic gastric banding
  • laparoscopic gastric bypass
  • roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Endocrine (Gland)

  • adrenal cancers/tumors
  • hyperparathyroidism
  • parathyroid cancer
  • parathyroid surgery
  • thyroid nodules/cancer
  • thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

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

Gynecology Disorders/Procedures

  • ectopic pregnancy
  • laparoscopic hysterectomy
  • ovarian cyst/mass
  • pelvic floor disorders
  • pelvic pain
  • rectal prolapse

Head and Neck

  • head and neck surgery
  • parathyroid surgery
  • thyroid surgery

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

  • bile duct malignancies
  • bile duct surgery
  • biliary tract disease
  • cholecystectomy
  • gallbladder cancer
  • gallstone disease
  • hepatic artery infusion pumps
  • hepatobiliary surgery
  • laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • liver biopsy
  • liver surgery
  • liver/hepatic disease
  • pancreatic cancer
  • pancreatic cysts
  • pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

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

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

  • anal abscess
  • anal fissure
  • anal fistula
  • anal tears
  • anal warts
  • hemorrhoid problems
  • rectal bleeding
  • rectal prolapse
  • sphincter repair

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

  • anal abscess
  • anal cancer
  • biopsy of tumors
  • colectomy
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon surgery
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • colonic polyps
  • colostomy
  • Crohn's disease
  • diverticular disease
  • gastrointestinal bleeding
  • gastrointestinal cancer
  • hemorrhoidectomy
  • ileostomy
  • intestinal failure management
  • intussusception
  • irritable bowel syndrome
  • laparoscopic colon surgery
  • Meckel's diverticulum
  • small bowel syndrome
  • spastic colon
  • stomach cancer
  • ulcerative colitis

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • endoscopic surgery
  • fine needle aspiration/biopsy
  • laparoscopic surgery
  • video assisted thoracic surgery

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

  • biopsy of tumors
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon cancer/polyps
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
  • kidney cancer
  • neck cancer/tumors
  • ovarian cancer/tumors
  • pancreatic cancer/tumors
  • pelvic tumors
  • stomach cancer/tumors
  • thyroid cancer/nodules

Trauma/Injury Procedures

  • abdominal injuries
  • abdominal wall reconstruction
  • amputation
  • bladder injury
  • blunt trauma
  • burns
  • cricothyroidotomy
  • finger injuries
  • foot and ankle reconstruction
  • intestine injuries
  • kidney injury
  • liver injury
  • liver resection
  • neck injuries
  • reconstructive limb surgery
  • reconstructive surgery
  • replantation surgery
  • skin grafting
  • spine trauma
  • stomach injuries
  • thyroidectomy
  • tracheotomy
  • wound debridement

Hospital Appointments

Hospital Vozandes de Quito

Quito, FL

Affiliate

01/2008—06/2015

Hospital Metropolitano de Quito

Quito, FL

Affiliate

01/2008—06/2015

Hospital de los Valles - Cumbayá

Quito, FL

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

11/2009—06/2015

Academic Appointments

Univ. San Francisco de Quito Col. de Ciencias de la Salud, Quito

Professor

08/2010—Present