{"id":437,"date":"2024-09-06T02:02:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T00:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/?page_id=437"},"modified":"2024-10-14T18:28:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T16:28:51","slug":"dr-luis-a-betances","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/dr-luis-a-betances\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Luis A. Betances"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2022 OBS Business School and the University of Barcelona. Executive MBA (Master in Business Administration) 2017<\/p>

\u2022 BARNA Business School. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Sept. 2007. Diploma in General Management of Administrative Management.<\/p>

\u2022 University of Nice-Sofia-Antipolis, Nice, France 1994 Diploma in Video-Laparoscopic General Surgery.<\/p>

\u2022 University of Aix-Marseille II, Marseille, France 1994<\/p>

\u2022 Interuniversity Diploma in General Surgery. Thesis: "Partial Hepatectomy with Resection of the Inferior Vena Cava"<\/p>

\u2022 University of Aix-Marseille II, Marseille, France 1993 Diploma in Digestive Endoscopy<\/p>

\u2022 University of Aix-Marseille II, Marseille, France 1991 Diploma in Anatomy and Surgical Techniques<\/p>

\u2022 Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC), Santo Domingo, Rep. Sun. 1988,<\/p>

\u2022 Doctor of Medicine<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u2022 International Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), since 2003<\/p>

\u2022 International Federation of Obesity and Metabolic Surgeons IFSO.<\/p>

\u2022 American Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons SAGES.<\/p>

\u2022 Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons SLS.<\/p>

\u2022 Dominican Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeons.<\/p>

\u2022 SODOCIMEB (Vice President 2012-2014)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2022 Dominican College of Surgeons, Member 2016-2018, 2018-2020<\/p>

\u2022 Latin American Association of Endoscopy Surgeons (ALACE)<\/p>

\u2022 Latin American Association of Endoscopy Surgeons (ALACE), past delegate.<\/p>

\u2022 Dominican Association for the Study of Obesity (ASODEO).<\/p>

\u2022 Medical Tourism Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u2022 Current Medical Director of the Diabetes, Obesity and Specialties Medical Center (CEMDOE)<\/p>

\u2022 Medical Director of the Center for Diagnostics, Advanced Medicine and Telemedicine (CEDIMAT), 2016-2018.<\/span><\/p>

\u2022 Director and Head of the Department of Surgery and Medical Specialties, CEDIMAT<\/p>

\u2022 Director of the Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, CEDIMAT<\/p>

\u2022 Director of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program, CEDIMAT<\/p>

\u2022 Founder and Director of the Bariatric Institute.<\/p>

\u2022 Founder and Director of the Bariatric Care Foundation.<\/p>

\u2022 Member of the Editorial Board of the Ibero-American BMI Bariatric & Metabolic Journal.<\/p>

\u2022 Former Editorial Member of Bariatric Times Magazine in Spanish.<\/p>

\u2022 Advisor to Caribbean Health Travel Magazine.<\/p>

\u2022 Consultant for Apollo Endosurgery on research and the creation and application of medical devices.<\/p>

\u2022 Proctor and consultant for Ethicon Endosurgery of Johnson & Johnson.<\/p>

\u2022 Director Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic, Bariatric and
Metabolic CEDIMAT-INTEC.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\u2022 Post Bariatric weight gain. International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), Dubai, 2018.<\/p>

\u2022 First Leaders Academy. Johnson & Johnson Medical Innovation Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March, 2015.<\/p>

\u2022 Certificate of Completion Second part Leaders Acadamy Program. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2014.<\/p>

\u2022 Abdominal Wall Closure Training Course. Preceptorship Training Course. Brazil, February 2014.<\/p>

\u2022 Obesity Week. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), Atlanta, Georgia. November 2013.<\/p>

\u2022 Gastric Sleeve Complications, Endoscopic and Surgical Solutions.<\/p>

\u2022 Advanced Bariatric Life Support (ABLS).<\/p>

\u2022 Managing Bariatric Surgery Complications.<\/p>

\u2022 Metabolic Surgery Update. New physiological procedures and clinical trends.<\/p>

\u2022 Minimally Invasive Rectal Surgery (TAMIS). San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2013.<\/p>

\u2022 Metabolic Applied Research Strategy (MARS COURSE), Bogota, Colombia Nov 2012.<\/p>

\u2022 ADVANCED BARIATRIC SURGERY SUMMIT 2012. May 2012. Bogot\u00e1, Colombia.<\/p>

\u2022 American Society for Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery Annual Meeting SAGES 2012. San Diego, CA, USA<\/p>

\u2013 Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Course.<\/p>

\u2013 Metabolic Surgery Course for Type II Diabetes.<\/p>

\u2022 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Congress, 2012. San Diego, CA, USA<\/p>

\u2013 Course on Managing Complications in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.<\/p>

\u2013 Course on Endoscopic Therapeutics applied to Bariatric Surgery complications<\/p>

\u2022 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Congress. ASMBS. 2011<\/p>

\u2013 Metabolic Surgery Update, Bariatric Surgery Advances in Latin America,<\/p>

\u2013 Advances in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery. June 2011<\/p>

\u2022 Masters in Metabolic Surgery, IFSO Latin American, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, March 2011.<\/p>

\u2022 Seminar at the Endo-Surgery Institute on the Approach to Weight Loss Surgery. Cincinnati, OH. September 2007.<\/p>

\u2022 Proctor of the Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy Large Intestine Removal Program, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jay Redan, MD March, 2006.<\/p>

\u2022 Master's Degree in: Bariatric Surgery. American Society for Bariatric Surgery, June-July, 2005.<\/p>

\u2022 CME \u201cBariatric Surgery\u201d: American College of Surgeons. San Francisco, CA, October, 2005.<\/p>

\u2022 4-Day Comprehensive Training Program in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery including: Advanced Training in Multidisciplinary Adjustment for Bariatric Surgery in the United States, Fort Lauderdale, FL with Robert Marema MD, July 2004<\/p>

\u2022 Advanced Bariatric Surgery Course, 21st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery ASMBS, San Diego, CA, June 2004.<\/p>

\u2022 Course in Bariatric Surgery, American College of Surgeons (ACS), 2003<\/p>

\u2022 Certification in Gastric By-Pass: Surgical Treatment of Mobility Obesity,
University of Virginia Health System, M.Gagner Pr. M. Vix Dr. 2003.<\/p>

\u2022 Certification in Laparoscopy in Left and Right Adrenalectomy, University of Virginia Health System, J. Mascareux, Pr., D. Mutter, Pr. 2003<\/p>

\u2022 Certificate of Participation in Bariatric Surgery at the Department of General Vascular Surgery and Vascular Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Weston with Dr. Ra\u00fal Rosenthal, 2003.<\/p>

\u2022 Certification in Bariatric Surgery (Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass) with 90 hours of Manual Surgical Practice, Johnson and Johnson, with Dr. Dillip Dan, Proctor, 2003.<\/p>

\u2022 Certification in Bariatric Surgery (Adjustable Swedish Gastric Band) OBTECH, Johnson and Johnson, with Dr. Javier de la Garza, 2003.<\/p>

\u2022 Certification in Bariatric Surgery (Lap-Band Techniques) Bioenterics with Pr. GBCardiere, Brussels, Belgium 2002.<\/p>

\u2022 Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Course, European Centre for Laparoscopic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium 2002<\/p>

\u2022 Laparoscopic Surgery Seminar, University of Nice-Sofia-Antipolis in the city of Nice, France 1994.<\/p>

\u2022 Laparoscopic Training Seminar and Course, at the Laveran Armees Hospital, Marseille, France 1992.<\/p>

\u2022 Certification of Preparatory Studies for the Specialty of General Surgery, University of Aix-Marseille II, 1990.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\u2022 37th Congress of the Dominican College of Surgeons, \u201cMetabolic Surgery \u201cWhere we are today\u201d Punta Cana, DR 2019. Faculty.<\/p>

\u2022 CSTAR International Cosmetic Surgery Travel and Recovery. \u201cBariatric Surgery Abroad\u201d New York, USA. Exhibitor<\/p>

\u2022 XVII Congress of the Latin American Diabetes Association ALAD, \u201cMetabolic Surgery in Diabetes\u201d Nov 2019. Faculty.<\/p>

\u2022 LAF Latinoamerican Forum, Masters in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Boston, 2018. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 Summer Congress of the College of Surgeons, B\u00e1varo, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 2018. Metabolic Surgery, Speaker.<\/p>

\u2022 15th Medical Scientific Conference Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras. Metabolic Surgery. Sto Dgo 2017. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 XXI International Congress of the Dominican College of Surgeons CDC. \u201cMetabolic Surgery, Where We Are Today\u201d Bavaro Punta Cana, DR. 2016. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 Latin American Forum 2017. Updates in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Orlando, FL, August 2017.<\/p>

\u2022 XIV Medical Scientific Conference Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras. Bariatric Surgery and Cancer. Sto Dgo 2016. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 Latin American Forum 2016, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX. USA, June 2016.<\/p>

\u2022 IFSO 2015. International Federation for Obesity Surgery and Metabolic Disorders. Vienna, Austria. August 2015.<\/p>

\u2022 Train the Trainers \u2013 Bariatric Surgeons, March 2015, Johnson and Johnson Institute Medical Innovation, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2015.<\/p>

\u2022 FELAC (Latin American Federation of Laparoscopy) Congress. And the 21st Congress of the Dominican College of Surgeons. \u201cThere is a place for the duodenal switch after gastric bypass failure.\u201d June 2015. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 Latinamerican Forum Master 2015, Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. June 2015. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 1st Caribbean Congress on Eating Disorders and Bariatric Psychology. Bavaro, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Nov 2014. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 XIX World Congress International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders IFSO 2014.<\/p>

\u2022 XX International Congress of the Dominican College of Surgeons CDC. Bavaro Punta Cana, DR. 2014 Faculty<\/p>

\u2013 \u201cDark Side of Bariatric Surgery Part 2\u201d.<\/p>

\u2013 What to do for weight gain after gastric sleeve surgery.<\/p>

\u2022 1st Forum on Advances in Metabolic Surgery, Bogota, Colombia, Oct 2013.<\/p>

\u2022 XIX International Congress of the Dominican College of Surgeons: Metabolic Surgery in Non-Obese Patients. July 2012. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 TOP GUN ADVANCED BARIATRIC SURGERY SUMMIT. May 2012. Bogot\u00e1, Colombia.<\/p>

\u2022 XI Latin American Congress on Obesity and 1st Dominican Congress on Bariatric Surgery, Metabolic Surgery in Non-Obese Patients. B\u00e1varo, Dominican Republic. Sept. 2012. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 10th Medical-Scientific Conference Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras, CEDIMAT. Keynote Lecture: Metabolic Surgery in the treatment of Type II Diabetes Mellitus. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 American Society of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery Annual Meeting SAGES 2012. San Diego, CA, USA<\/p>

\u2013 Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Course.<\/p>

\u2013 Metabolic Surgery Course for Type 2 Diabetes.<\/p>

\u2022 2012 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting. ASMBS San Diego, CA, USA<\/p>

\u2013 Course on Managing Complications in Bariatric Surgery.<\/p>

\u2013 Course on Endoscopic Therapeutics applied to complications of Bariatric Surgery.<\/p>

\u2022 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Building the Future. Summit 2011, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Panelist and Instructor.<\/p>

\u2022 IV Latin American Congress of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Cartagena, Colombia, March 2011.<\/p>

\u2022 XI National Summer Congress 2011, Dominican College of Surgeons \u201cGastrointestinal Surgery and Diabetes. What have we learned?\u201d Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 Experience in the management of leaks, fistulas and dehiscences in bariatric surgeries at CEDIMAT.<\/p>

\u2022 Review of the first 1000 cases of Bariatric Surgery at the Bariatric Institute.<\/p>

\u2022 Annual Congress of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery and<\/p>

\u2022 Metabolic ASMBS 2011. Miami. FL. USA<\/p>

\u2013 Natural Orifice Surgery Course NOTES<\/p>

\u2013 Metabolic Surgery to treat type 2 Diabetes.<\/p>

\u2022 Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras. Comparison of Gastric Bypass vs. Sleeve Gastrectomy for weight loss and effectiveness in controlling associated comorbidities at CEDIMAT. Sept. 2010. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 18th International Congress of the College of Surgeons. Update on the management of complications in bariatric surgery. B\u00e1varo, Dominican Republic. July 2010. Speaker<\/p>

\u2022 VII Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras Conference on Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. DJB-SG Metabolic Surgery, a new solution for Type II Diabetes. San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, Sept. 2009. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 Laparoscopic Bariatric Gastric Banding, American College of Surgeons, 58th Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 2008. Faculty.<\/p>

\u2022 BEST Bariatric Endoscopic Surgery Trends. Complications in Videolaparoscopic Bariatric Surgery \u2013 Diagnosis and Treatment of Complications in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, Puerto Alegre, Brazil. August 2007. Faculty.<\/p>

\u2022 IV Medical-Scientific Conference Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras Rodr\u00edguez: Technology of the Future. Presentation of Surgical Technique: Phobia Surgery. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 2006. Faculty.<\/p>

\u2022 VII Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. \u201cBariatric Surgery in the Caribbean.\u201d Miami, FL. July 2006. Speaker.<\/p>

\u2022 8th Roundtable Conference on Bariatric Surgery. Summer Congress of the Dominican College of Surgeons. July 2005. Faculty.<\/p>

\u2022 III Medical Scientific Conference Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras Rodr\u00edguez. March 2005. Faculty.<\/p>

\u2022 10th French Congress of Laparoscopic Surgery (SFCL). Experience in the first 100 cases of surgery, Bariatric Institute. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, January 2005. Speaker<\/p>

\u2022 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Case Series A 120. Presented at the XXV South-East Session, Marseille, January 1995. Speaker<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\u2022 Mitie: Houston Methodist Institute for Technology Innovation & Education. LAF Masters. LatinAmerican Forum Masters. Houston, Texas, June 2016.<\/p>

\u2022 Dominican Association for the Study of Obesity ASODEO. \u201cMetabolic Surgery and DM II: Advantages and Disadvantages\u201d La Romona, DR, July 2016. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 XXV Central American and Caribbean Congress of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy. Punta Cana, DR 2015. Speaker.<\/p>

\u2022 21st Congress of the Latin American Federation of Surgery (FELAC). \u201cThere is a place for BPD due to the failure of GBP.\u201d Bavaro, Punta Cana, DR. June 2015.<\/p>

\u2022 Metabolic Surgery: State of the art 2014. Obesity Week. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Boston, MA. November 2014.<\/p>

\u2022 Nutrition I and II in Bariatric Patients. Obesity Week ASMBS. Boston, MA. November.<\/p>

\u2022 IFSO World Congress 2014. Montreal, Canada. August 2014.<\/p>

\u2022 Endoscopic Bariatric Procedure<\/p>

\u2022 Dominican College of Surgeons Congress CDC. Dark Side of Bariatric Surgery II. B\u00e1varo, Dominican Republic. June 2014 Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 Gastroenterology Conference: Surgical Treatment of GERD. Moderator. Dominican Society of Gastroenterology. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 2014.<\/p>

\u2022 LAF Latin American Forum Celebration, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Orlando, FL. January 2014.<\/p>

\u2022 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Obesity Week. Atlanta, Georgia. November 2013.<\/p>

\u2022 1st Forum on Advances in Metabolic Surgery. Speaker. Bogot\u00e1, Colombia. October 2013.<\/p>

\u2022 LAF (Latin American Forum). Speaker: Bleeding in Bariatric Surgery. Celebration. Nickelson Center. Orlando, FL. August 2013. Faculty<\/p>

\u2022 IFSO Latin American. Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Cusco, Peru, May 2013.<\/p>

\u2022 American Society of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery Annual Meeting SAGES 2012. San Diego, CA, USA<\/p>

\u2022 XI Latin American Congress on Obesity and 1st Dominican Congress on Bariatric Surgery, B\u00e1varo, Dominican Republic, Sept. 2012<\/p>

\u2022 2012 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting. ASMBS San Diego, CA, USA<\/p>

\u2022 XXII World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. SAGES 2010, April 2010.<\/p>

\u2013 Postgraduate Course in Bariatric Surgery: New technologies, Reviews,<\/p>

\u2022 Endoluminal and single port access surgery.<\/p>

\u2013 Postgraduate Course in Bariatric Surgery around the world.<\/p>

\u2013 Hands on Endoluminal\/NOTES Lab.<\/p>

\u2013 Metabolic Surgery Symposium: Current status.<\/p>

\u2022 Advanced Bariatric Surgery: Plenary Session, Controversies in Bariatric Surgery. San Diego, CA. June 2007.<\/p>

\u2022 2nd International Congress on Endoscopic Surgery. Experience with the first 180 cases of minimally invasive bariatric surgery. Bariatric Institute. Havana, Cuba. November 2005.<\/p>

\u2022 XVI Pan-American Congress of Endocrinology. Bariatric Surgery. To whom, how and when. B\u00e1varo, Dominican Republic, 2005.<\/p>

\u2022 89th Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, 2003.<\/p>

\u2022 European Congress of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery. Brussels, Belgium. 2002.<\/p>

\u2022 XIX. Assembly of the Federation of Latin American Hospitals, Santo Domingo, 1996.<\/p>

\u2022 96th French Congress of Surgery, Paris, France, 1994.<\/p>

\u2022 XXV Session of South-East Surgery, Marseille, France, January 1995.<\/p>

\u2022 XVI Pathological Session of Digestive Surgery and Video Laparoscopy, Nice. February 1994.<\/p>

\u2022 First Session of Pediatric Surgery of La Timone, Marseille, France 1993.<\/p>

\u2022 First Medical-Surgical Meeting on Hepatogastroenteritis, Marseille, France, November 1993.<\/p>

\u2022 95th French Congress of Surgery, Paris. October 1993.<\/p>

\u2022 Digestive Surgery Surgical Session, Surgical Dr. FEKETE, Xavier Bichat Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France, April 1993.<\/p>

\u2022 XXIII South-East Surgical Session, Marseille, France 1991.<\/p>

\u2022 XXII South-East Surgical Session, Marseille, France 1990.<\/p>

\u2022 Third Annual Thoracic Imaging Session, Marseille, France 1990.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\u2022 Thesis advisor: Recurrence of Obesity in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery at CEDIMAT, 2007-2008. UNIBE, Santo Domingo, DR. 2016<\/p>

\u2022 Thesis advisor: \u201cPostoperative complications in bariatric and metabolic surgery patients at CEDIMAT.\u201d Period from 2013 to 2015. UNIBE Santo Domingo, DR. 2016.<\/p>

\u2022 Thesis advisor: \u201cBariatric Surgery vs. Medical Treatment in Metabolic Control of Overweight Diabetic Patients at CEDIMAT.\u201d 2009\u20132013. UNIBE, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 2015<\/p>

\u2022 Thesis advisor: \u201cPostoperative complications in bariatric and metabolic surgery patients at CEDIMAT.\u201d Period January 2012\u2013January 2013. UNIBE, December 2013<\/p>

\u2022 Thesis advisor: \u201cMetabolic Changes in Patients with Restrictive Bariatric Surgery versus Malabsorptive\/Mixed Surgery 5 Years After the Procedure, at Cedimat\u201d, Period January 2006-December 2011. Santo Domingo, DR September 2013.<\/p>

\u2022 Thesis advisor: \u201cClinical-Surgical Profile of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery at Cedimat.\u201d January-June 2011, Santo Domingo, DR; March 2012.<\/p>

\u2022 Thesis advisor: \u201cLeft atrial diameter pre and post bariatric surgery in obese patients who received care at a selected private center in the city of Santo Domingo, DR Period August 2005 \u2013 August 2009\u201d September 2012.<\/p>

\u2022 Thesis advisor: \u201cLeft atrial enlargement in obese patients receiving care at a selected private center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.\u201d During the period August 2005\u2013August 2009. March 2011.<\/p>

\u2022 Research: Surgical Resolution of Type 2 Diabetes Study. Currently in the final phase of execution, for publication.<\/p>

\u2022 Research: Endoscopic gastric plication study, CEDIMAT. July 2012.<\/p>

\u2022 Research: Endoscopic stoma reduction study, CEDIMAT. July 2012.<\/p>

\u2022 Research: Vyscera SPP Study: Safety and Efficacy of the Vyscera Weight Loss System in Achieving Preoperative Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Patients Prior to Gastric Bypass Surgery; \u201cA Feasibility Study,\u201d 2012.<\/p>

\u2022 Research: Apollo Endosurgery Transgastric Peritoneal Access System Clinical Study. 2008.<\/p>

\u2022 Thesis: \u201cPartial Hepatectomy with Resection of the Inferior Vena Cava, University of Aix-Marseille II, Marseille, France.<\/p>

\u2022 Research: Rare liver tumor: malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Literature review of clinical and therapeutic aspects. Case presentation. Presented at the 25th South-East Session, Marseille, January 1995.<\/p>

\u2022 Research: Problems encountered in the replacement of the suprarenal vena cava during partial hepatectomy. Two observations. Presented at the 25th South-East Session, Marseille, January 1995.<\/p>

\u2022 Research: Initial study of postoperative tomography in pneumectomized patients \u2013 Third Annual Session of Thoracic Imaging, Marseille, 1990.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\u2022 Honorary Professor of Medical Residency Programs in the Health Sciences Area. Santo Domingo Technological Institute INTEC, Santo Domingo. April 2018<\/p>

\u2022 Recognition by the Ministry of Public Health at the 2nd Scientific Conference Santo Domingo June 2018 \u201cApproach to Obesity from Different Perspectives\u201d Speaker, June 2018<\/p>

\u2022 Outstanding Graduate Award in the Areas of Health Sciences from the Santo Domingo Technological Institute INTEC, 2013<\/p>

\u2022 Recognition from 110 Magazine for his career and dedication to service. January 2013.<\/p>

\u2022 FONDOCYT Competition Award for Scientific Research Papers on the topic: Surgical Resolution of Type 2 Diabetes. MESCYT. 2009.<\/p>

\u2022 Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras Rodr\u00edguez Quality and Service Award for his positive attitude, vocation for service, and practice of values<\/p>

\u2022 institutional in a constant and enthusiastic manner, CEDIMAT. December 2009.<\/p>

\u2022 Juan Manuel Taveras Rodr\u00edguez Award for the Implementation of Advanced Surgical Techniques and Collaboration in Professional Training. December 2006.<\/p>

\u2022 Management Practice Certificate. GE Healthcare. Nov. 2005.<\/p>

\u2022 Award for the First Center with Total Patient Care for Bariatric Patients in Central America and the Caribbean. Johnson & Johnson. 2004.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Native Language<\/strong>: Spanish<\/p>

Other Languages<\/strong>French \u2013 Excellent, fluent and accurate. Efficient, reading and writing skills.<\/p>

English \u2013 Good listener, speaker and writer.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Education \u2022 OBS Business School and the University of Barcelona. Executive MBA (Master in Business Administration) 2017 \u2022 BARNA Business School. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Sept. 2007. Diploma in General Management of Administrative Management. \u2022 University of Nice-Sofia-Antipolis, Nice, France 1994 Diploma in General Video-Laparoscopic Surgery. \u2022 University of Aix-Marseille II, Marseille, France 1994 [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-437","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437"}],"version-history":[{"count":151,"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1900,"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/437\/revisions\/1900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}