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Specialties: General and Bariatric Surgery
Professional Experience:
- Treatment of Varicose Esophagus and Colangiopancreatography cotrograde, Diagnostical and Therapeutic Endoscopy. Second Department of Internal Medicine of the University of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan (October 1996-May 1997)
- Post-grad. Studies accredited by the Japanese Society of Gastroenterologists in the Endoscopy gastrointestinal Hospital, Hamamatsu Rosai, Shizuoka, Japan (May 1997- January 1998)
- Digestive Endoscopy (Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy) in the Medical Cooperation Hospital Matsuda in Shizuoka, Japan (September 1997-Jan 1998)
- Gastric Placement Lap Band and Gástric Lap-Band and advanced laparoscopic surgery accredited by Mecachrome Medical in the Angeles del Pedrega Hospital, México DF., México, June-July 2002
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Masters in Administration in Health Services Santa Lucía University 2004-2005 Post-grad. Course “Managing Laparoscopic Morbid Obesity” accredited by Gastro Obese Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 2004 LapBand (Adjustable gastric band) September 2005 General Resident in General Surgery, San Juan de Dios Hospital. General Surgeon assistant of Clínica Bíblica Hospital Major open surgeries performed as main surgeon: 3,500 procedures -
Advanced laparoscopic surgeries performed as main surgeon: 1000 procedures including 220 gastric bypasses and 150 gastric bands per year
Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish
Memberships:
- Member of the Latin American Association of Endoscopic Surgeons Endoscopic (ALACE)
- Member of the Laparoscopic Surgeon Society of Costa Rica
- Member of Japanese gastroenterologists
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