1972 – 1978 Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario. School of Medicine. Bogota, Colombia

Graduation Thesis: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Adults

University Degree: Medical Doctor and Surgeon

Specialized Education

• 1978 – 1979 Hospital Militar Central de Bogota. Bogota, Colombia. Rotating Intern
• 1979 – 1980 Caja de Seguro Social de Panama. Complejo Hospital Metropolitano (CSS- CHM). Panama, Republic of Panama. Rotating Intern
• 1981 Ministry of Health of Panama
• Medical Director. Sambu Health Center. Sambu, Darien. Republic of Panama
• 1984 Internal Medicine Residency CSS- CHM Panama, Republic of Panama

Title: Internal Medicine Specialist

• 1984 – 1985 Digestive Disease Research Center Leeds General Infirmary and St. James University Hospital Leeds, England. Title: Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Endoscospic Surgery Specialist

Gastroenterology Specialized Rotation:

• 1984 - 1986 Hepatology Center & Institute of Gastrointestinal Sciences and Gastrointestinal Laser Center (Liver and bile ducts diseases) St. James University Hospital Leeds, England
• 1986 Laparoscopic Surgery. Instituto de Cirugia Laparoscopica Hospedale Civil de Padova Italy
• 1986 Baylor College of Medicine. Gastroenterology Services Houston, Texas Gastroenterology

Hospital Rotations in London

• Guy’ s Hospital

• Royal Hammersmith

• St. Mark’s

• St. Bartholomew’s

• Kings College

• Royal Post Graduate Medical School

• Royal Free Hospital

• Middlesex Hospital

1986-1989 CSS-CHM. Gastroenterology Service Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Endoscopic Therapy Consultant

Public Defender’s Office of Panama

• Forensic Doctor

Paitilla Medical Center

• 1987- 2005 Gastroenterologist, Endoscopist and Internist

Additional Experience

• 1993 – 1997 Menarini Laboratory Scientific Consultant  Hospital Nacional
• 2005 Founder and Director Nacional Endoscopio Center. Bard Pharmaceuticals
• 2002 Medical Consultant, Panama, Central America, Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador Bard Pharmaceuticals
• 2002 Training Consultant. Endoluminal Gastroplicature Endoscopy . Endocinch Certified - Bard Pharmaceuticals atHermann Memorial Hospital. Houston, Texas
• 2002 Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Minimally Invasive Surgery Center. Endoscopic Suturing Workshop

Enteryx-Esophageal Polymer-Injection

• 2004 Ochsner MedicalCenter, New Orleans

Boston Scientific

• 2005 International Professor, conferences, direct laboratory practice on live animals and train Gastroenterologists in Enterix use in patients

Hospital Colon 4 Altos

• 2005 Director, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Department. Colon, Panama

Fuji-Fujinon

• Endoscopy Technical Adviser and Superviser for the Republic of Panama.

Publications

During Internal Medicine Spcialization

Pseudotrombloflebitis: XXI Jornadas Medicas de la CSS, 1984. (Medical Magazine)

Meningitis caused by Neumococo in asplenic patients 1983.

1. Protocol: Phlebotomy in the Differential Diagnosis of Profund Tromboflebitis As a Rational Guide in Anticoagulation 1984. Polimiositis-Dermatomiositis at the CHM-CSS, 1984. (Medical Magazine)

Work pblished and registered in the NLM (National Library of Medicine) United States

2. Sclerosing Pancreatitis. A Morphologic Variant of Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis: British Journal of Radiology 1987 june, 60 (714) : 543-6

3. Dysplasia and Ulcerative Colitis. Role of Surveillance Colonoscopy. Gut 1987, nov, 28 (11) 1489-94

4. Gastrin Producing Ovarian Cystadenoma. A cause of Zollinger Ellison Sindrome. Sugery, 1988 nov. 104 (5):830-3.

Evaluation of articles for publication for Gut Magazine: A Transparent over-tube for endoscopic injection sclerotherapy, and results in patients with oesophageal varices.

• Gastroenterología
• Medicina Interna
• Cirugí­a Endoscopica
• Endoscopia Digestiva
• Prevención de Cancer-Higado
• Tratamiento sin Cirugí­a: Hemorroides (Rayo Laser) Reflujo (Exterix)