Education
- OBS Business School and the University of Barcelona. Executive MBA (Master in Business Administration), 2017
- BARNA Business School. Santo Domingo, Rep. Dom. Diploma in General Management of Administrative Management, Sep 2007
- University of Nice-Sofia-Antipolis, Diploma of Video-Laparoscopic General Surgery. Nice, France, 1994
- University of Aix-Marseille II, Interuniversity Diploma in General Surgery
Thesis: “Partial Hepatectomy with Resection of the Inferior Vena Cava”, Marseille, France n 1994 - University of Aix-Marseille II, Diploma in Digestive Endoscopy, Marseille, France 1993
- University of Aix-Marseille II, Diploma in Anatomy and Surgical Techniques, Marseille, France 1991
- Doctor in medicine, Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1988
Professional Experience
- Current Medical Director of the Medical Center for Diabetes, Obesity and Specialties (CEMDOE)
- Medical Director of the Center for Diagnosis, Advanced Medicine and Telemedicine (CEDIMAT), 2016-2018
- Director and Head of the Department of Surgery and Medical Specialties, CEDIMAT
- Director of the Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, CEDIMAT
- Director of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program, CEDIMAT
- Founder and Director of the Bariatric Institute
- Founder and Director of the Bariatric Care Foundation
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Ibero-American Bariatric & Metabolic BMI Magazine
- Past Editorial member of the Bariatric Times Magazine in Spanish
- Advisor to the Caribbean Health Travel Magazine
- Consultant for Apollo Endosurgery in research work and creation and application of medical devices
- Proctor and consultant for Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon Endosurgery
- Director Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic CEDIMAT-INTEC
Memberships
- International Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), since 2003
- International Federation of Surgeons of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases IFSO
- American Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons SAGES
- Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons SLS
- Dominican Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeons
- SODOCIMEB (Vice President 2012-2014)
- Dominican College of Surgeons, Vocal 2016-2018, 2018-2020
- Latin American Association of Endoscopy Surgeons (ALACE)
- Latin American Association of Endoscopy Surgeons (ALACE), past delegate
- Dominican Association for the Study of Obesity (ASODEO)
- Medical Tourism Association
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Other courses & training
- Post Bariatric Weight Gain. International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), Dubai, 2018.
- First Leaders Academy. Johnson & Johnson Medical Innovation Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March, 2015.
- Certificate of Completion Part Two Leaders Acadamy Program. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2014.
- Abdominal Wall Closure training course. Preceptorship training course. Brazil, February 2014.
- Obesity Week. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), Atlanta, Georgia. November 2013.
- Gastric Sleeve Complications, Endoscopic and Surgical Solutions.
- Advanced Bariatric Life Support (ABLS).
- Managing Complications Bariatric Surgeries.
- Metabolic Surgical Update. New physiological procedures and clinical trends.
- Minimally Invasive Rectal Surgery (TAMIS). San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2013.
- Metabolic Applied Research Strategy (MARS COURSE), Bogota, Colombia Nov 2012.
- SUMMIT OF ADVANCED BARIATRIC SURGERY 2012. May 2012. Bogotá, Colombia.
- Annual Congress of the American Society for Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery SAGES 2012. San Diego. AC. USES
- Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Course.
- Course on Metabolic Surgery for Type II Diabetes.
- Congress of the American Society for Metabolic Surgery and Bariatric Surgery ASMBS, 2012. San Diego. AC. USES
- Course on Management of Complications in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.
- Course of Endoscopic Therapeutics applied in Bariatric Surgery complications
- Congress of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. ASMBS. 2011
- Metabolic Surgery Update, Advancement of Bariatric Surgery in Latin America,
- Advancement of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery. June, 2011
- Masters in Metabolic Surgery, IFSO Latinoamericano, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia March 2011.
- Seminar at the Institute of Endo-Surgery on the Approach carried out in Weight Loss Surgery. Cincinnati, OH. September 2007.
- Proctor of the Hand-assisted Laparoscopy Program for Large Intestine Removal, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jay Redan, MD March, 2006.
- Master in: Bariatric Surgery. American Society for Bariatric Surgery, June-July, 2005.
- CME “Bariatric Surgery”: American College of Surgeons. San Francisco, CA, October, 2005.
- Comprehensive 4-day Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Training Program including: Advanced Training in Multidisciplinary Adjustment for the United States in Bariatric, Fort Lauderdale, FL. with Robert Marema MD, July, 2004
- Course in Advanced Bariatric Surgery, 21st. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery ASMBS, San Diego, CA, June, 2004.
- Course in Bariatric Surgery, American College of Surgeons (ACS), 2003
- Certification in Gastric By-Pass: Surgical Treatment of Mobid Obesity,
University of Virginia Health System, M.Gagner Pr. M. Vix Dr. 2003. - Left and Right Adrenalectomy Laparoscopy Certification, University of Virginia Health System, J. Mascareux. Pr., D. Mutter Pr. 2003
- Certificate of Participation in Bariatric Surgery in the General Department of Vascular Surgery and Vascular Surgery, Minimal Invasive Surgery Section of Cleveland Clinic in Weston with Dr. Raúl Rosenthal, 2003.
- Certification in Bariatric Surgery (Gastric By-Pass Laparoscopy) with 90 hours of Manual Surgical Practice, Johnson and Johnson, with Dr. Dillip Dan, Proctor, 2003.
- Certification in Bariatric Surgery (Adjustable Swedish Gastric Band) OBTECH, Johnson and Johnson, with Dr. Javier de la Garza, 2003.
- Certification in Bariatric Surgery (Lap-Band Techniques) Bioenterics with Pr. GBCardiere, Brussels, Belgium 2002.
- Course of Advanced Surgery in Laparoscopy, European Center for Laparoscopic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium 2002
- Laparoscopic Surgery Seminar, University of Nice-Sofia-Antipolis in the city of Nice, France 1994.
- Laparoscopic Training Course and Seminar, at Laveran Armees Hospital, Marseille, France 1992.
- Certification of Preparatory Studies for the Specialty of General Surgery, University of Aix-Marsella II, 1990.
Publications, Documents and Congresses
- 37th Congress of the Dominican College of Surgeons, “Metabolic Surgery” Where we are today “Punta Cana, RD 2019. Faculty.
- CSTAR International Cosmetic Surgery Travel and Recovery. “Bariatric Surgery abroad” New York, USA. Exhibitor
- XVII Congress of the Latin American Diabetes Association ALAD, “Metabolic Surgery in Diabetes” Nov 2019. Faculty.
- LAF Latinoamerican Forum, Masters in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Boston, 2018. Faculty
- Summer Congress College of Surgeons, Bávaro, Punta Cana, Dom. Rep. 2018. Metabolic Surgery, Speaker.
- XV Medical Scientific Conference Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras. Metabolic Surgery. Sto Dgo 2017. Faculty
- XXI International Congress of the Dominican College of Surgeons CDC. “Metabolic Surgery, Where We Are Today” Bavaro Punta Cana, RD. 2016. Faculty
- LatinAmerican Forum 2017. Updates in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Orlando Fl, August 2017.
- XIV Medical Scientific Conference Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras. Bariatric Surgery and Cancer. Sto Dgo 2016. Faculty
- Lationoamerican Forum 2016, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX. USA, June 2016.
- IFSO 2015. International Federation of Obesity Surgery and Disorders
metabolic. Vienna, Austria. August, 2015. - Train the Trainers – Bariatric Surgeons, March 2015, Johnson and Johnson Institute Medical Innovation, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2015.
- FELAC Congress (Latin American Federation of Laparoscopy). And the XXI Congress to the Dominican College of Surgeons. “There is a place for the Duodenal Switch post Gastric Bypass failure” June, 2015. Faculty
- Latinamerican Forum Master 2015, Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. June 2015. Faculty
- 1st Caribbean Congress on Eating Disorders and Bariatric Psychology. Bavaro Punta Cana, RD. Nov 2014. Faculty
- XIX World Congress International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders IFSO 2014.
- XX International Congress of the College of Dominican Surgeons CDC. Bavaro Punta Cana, RD. 2014 Faculty
– “Dark side of Bariatric Surgery Part 2”.
– What to do in The Weight Gain in the Gastric Sleeve. - 1st Forum Advances in Metabolic Surgery, Bogota, Colombia Oct 2013.
- XIX International Congress of the Dominican College of Surgeons Metabolic Surgery
in Non-OBESE patients. July 2012. Faculty - SUMMIT OF ADVANCED BARIATRIC SURGERY TOP GUN. May 2012. Bogotá,
Colombia. - XI Latin American Congress of Obesity and 1st Dominican Congress of Bariatric Surgery, Metabolic Surgery in Non-Obese Patients. Bávaro, Rep. Dom. Sept 2012. Faculty
- X Medical Scientific Conference Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras, CEDIMAT. Master Lecture: Metabolic Surgery in the treatment of Type II Diabetes Mellitus. Faculty
- Annual Congress of the American Society for Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery SAGES 2012. San Diego. AC. USES
– Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Course.
– Course of Metabolic Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes. - Annual Congress of the American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery 2012. ASMBS San Diego. AC. USES
– Course Management of Complications in Bariatric Surgery.
– Course of Endoscopic Therapeutics applied in Bariatric Surgery complications. - Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Building the future. Summit 2011, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Panelist and Teacher.
- IV Latin American Congress of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Cartagena, Colombia March 2011.
- XI National Summer Congress 2011, Dominican College of Surgeons “Gastrointestinal Surgery and Diabetes. What have we learned ?” Faculty
- Experience in Management of Leaks, Fistulas and Dehiscences in Bariatric Surgery at CEDIMAT.
- Review of the first 1000 cases of Bariatric Surgery of the Bariatric Institute.
- Conference Annual Congress of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery and
Metabolic ASMBS 2011. Miami. FL. USES
– Course of Surgery for Natural Orifices NOTES
– Metabolic Surgery to treat Type 2 Diabetes. - Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras. Comparison of Gastric Bypass Vs. Sleeve Gastrectomy for loss and effectiveness in controlling associated comorbidities in CEDIMAT. Sept. 2010. Faculty
- XVIII International Congress of the College of Surgeons. Update on the management of complications in Bariatric Surgery. Bávaro, Rep. Dom. July, 2010. Exhibitor
- VII Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras Conference on Advanced Surgery for Minimally Invasive Surgery. Metabolic Surgery DJB-SG new solution for Type II Diabetes. San Francisco de Macorís, Sept. 2009. Faculty
- Bariatric Lap Band Laparoscopy, American College of Surgeons, 58tava. Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 2008. Faculty.
- BEST Bariatric Endoscopic Surgery Trends. Complications in Bariatric Surgery by Videolaparoscopy – Diagnosis and Treatment of Complications in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, Puerto Alegre, Brazil. August 2007. Faculty.
- IV Medical Scientific Conference Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras Rodríguez: Future Technology. Presentation of Surgical Technique: Fobi Surgery. Sto. Dgo., Dominican Republic, July 2006. Faculty.
- VII Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. “Bariatric Surgery of the Caribbean”. Miami, FL. July 2006. Lecturer.
- VIII Roundtable Conference on Bariatric Surgery. Summer Congress of the Dominican College of Surgeons. July 2005. Faculty.
- III Medical Scientific Conference Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras Rodríguez. March 2005. Faculty.
- Xvo. French Congress of Laparoscopic Surgery SFCL. Experience in the first 100 cases of Surgery, Bariatric Institute. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, January 2005. Lecturer
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Case Series A 120. Presented at the XXV South-East Session, Marseille, January 1995. Lecturer
Conferences
- Mitie: Houston Methodist Institute for Technology Innovation & Education. LAF Masters. LatinoAmerican Forum Masters. Houston, Texas, June 2016.
- Dominican Association for the Study of Obesity ASODEO. “Metabolic Surgery and DM II Advantages and Disadvantages” La Romona, RD July 2016. Faculty
- XXV Central American and Caribbean Conference of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy. Punta Cana, RD 2015. Lecturer.
- XXI Congress of the Latin American Federation of Surgery FELAC. “Exost a place for the BPD for failure of the GBP”. Bavaro Punta Cana, RD. June 2015.
- Metabolic Surgery: State of the art 2014. Obesity Week. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Boston, MA. November 2014.
- Nutrition I and II in Bariatric patients. Obesity Week ASMBS. Boston, MA. November.
- IFSO World Congress 2014. Montreal, Canada. August 2014.
- Endoscopic Bariatric Procedure
- Dominican College of Surgeons Congress CDC. Dark side of Bariatric Surgery II. Bávaro, Rep. Dom. June 2014 Faculty
- Gastroenterology Conference: Surgical treatment of GERD. Moderator. Dominican Society of Gastroenterology. Santo Domingo, RD May 2014.
- LAF Latinoamerican Forum Celebration, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Orlando, FL. January 2014.
- 30th. Annual meeting of the American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery ASMBS. Obesity Week. Atlanta Georgia. November 2013.
- 1st Forum Advances in Metabolic Surgery. Exhibitor. Bogota Colombia. October 2013.
- LAF (Latin American Forum). Speaker: Bleeding in Bariatric Surgery. Celebration. Nickelson Center. Orlando, FL. August 2013. Faculty
- IFSO Latin American. Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Cusco, Peru, May 2013.
- Annual Congress of the American Society for Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery SAGES 2012. San Diego. AC. USES
- XI Latin American Congress of Obesity and 1st Dominican Congress of Bariatric Surgery, Bávaro, Dom Rep. Sept 2012
- Annual Congress of the American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery 2012. ASMBS San Diego. AC. USES
- XXII World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. SAGES 2010, April 2010.
– Postgraduate Course in Bariatric Surgery: New technologies, Reviews,
Endoluminal and Simple Port Access Surgery.
– Postgraduate Course in Bariatric Surgery around the world.
– Hands on Endoluminal / NOTES Lab.
– Symposium on Metabolic Surgery: Current status. - Advanced Bariatric Surgery: Plenary Session, Controversies in Bariatric Surgery. San Diego, CA. June 2007.
- II International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. Experience in the first 180 cases of minimally invasive Bariatric Surgery. Bariatric Institute. Havana Cuba. November, 2005.
- XVI Pan American Congress of Endocrinology. Bariatric Surgery. To whom, how and when. Bavaro, Dominican Republic, 2005.
- 89th. Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, 2003.
- European Congress of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery. Bruzelas, Belgium. 2002.
- XIX. Assembly of the Federation of Latin American Hospitals, Sto. I say. nineteen ninety six.
- 96vo. French Congress of Surgery, Paris, France 1994.
- XXV South-East Surgery Session, Marseille, France, January 1995.
- XVI Pathological Session of Digestive Surgery and Video Laparoscopy, Nice. February 1994.
- First Session of Pediatric Surgery de la Timone, Marseille, France 1993.
- First Medical Surgical Meeting of Hepatogastroenteritis, Marseille, France,
November 1993. - 95th. French Congress of Surgery, Paris. October 1993.
- Digestive Surgery Surgical Session, Surgical Dr. FEKETE, Xavier Bichat Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France, April 1993.
- XXIII South-East Surgical Session, Marseille, France 1991.
- XXII Surgical Session of the South-East, Marseille, France 1990.
- Third Annual Thoracic Imaging Session, Marseille, France 1990.
Thesis and Research
- Thesis advisor: Recurrence of Obesity in Patients undergoing Bariatric Surgery at CEDIMAT period 2007-2008. UNIBE, Santo Domingo, RD. 2016
- Thesis advisor: “Post-surgical complications in metabolic and bariatric surgery patients at CEDIMAT”. Period from 2013 to 2015 ”. UNIBE Santo Domingo, RD. 2016.
- Thesis advisor: “Bariatric Surgery Vs Medical treatment in the metabolic control of overweight diabetic patients in CEDIMAT”. Period 2009-2013. UNIBE, Santo Domingo, RD. 2015
- Thesis advisor: “Post-surgical complications in metabolic and bariatric surgery patients at CEDIMAT”. Period January 2012-January 2013 ”. UNIBE, December 2013
- Thesis advisor: “Metabolic Changes in patients with Restrictive Bariatric versus Malabsorptive / Mixed surgery 5 years after the procedure, in Cedimat”, Period January 2006-December 2011. Santo Domingo, RD September 2013.
- Thesis advisor: “Clinical-Surgical Profile of patients undergoing Bariatric surgery, at Cedimat”. January-June 2011, Santo Domingo, RD March 2012.
- Thesis advisor: “Pre and Post Bariatric Surgery Left Atrial Diameter in Obese Patients Who Received Assistance in a Selected Private Center in the City of Santo Domingo, RD Period August 2005 – August 2009” September 2012.
- Thesis advisor: “Left atrial growth in obese patients who received assistance in a selected private center in the city of Santo Domingo, RD”. During a period August 2005-August 2009 ”. March 2011.
- Research: Surgical Resolution Study for Type 2 Diabetes, currently in the final phase of execution, for publication.
- Research: Endoscopic gastric plication study, CEDIMAT. July 2012.
- Research: Endoscopic Stoma Reduction Study, CEDIMAT. July 2012.
- Research: Vyscera SPP-Study: Safety and Efficacy of the Vyscera Weight Loss System to Achieve Preoperative Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Patients Before Gastric Bypass Surgery; “A Feasibility Study”, 2012.
- Research: Apollo Endosurgery Transgastric Peritoneal Access System Clinical Study. 2008.
- Thesis: “Partial Hepatectomy with Resection of the inferior Vena Cava University of Aix-Marseille II, Marseille, France.
- Research: Rare liver tumor: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Literature review of clinical and therapeutic aspects. Presentation of cases. Presented at the XXV South-East Session, Marseille, January 1995.
- Research: Problems presented in the replacement of the Suprarenal Vena Cava in the course of partial hepatectomy. Regarding Observations, Presented at the XXV South-East Session, Marseille, January 1995.
- Research: Initial Post-Operative Tomography Study in Pneumectomized Patients – Third Annual Thoracic Imaging Session, Marseille, 1990.
Awards and Certifications
- Honorary Professor of the Medical Residency Programs in the Area of Health Sciences. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo INTEC, Sto Dgo. April 2018
- Recognition by the Ministry of Public Health in the II Santo Domingo Scientific Conference June 2018 “Approach to Obesity from Different Perspectives” Lecturer, June 2018
- Outstanding Graduate Award in Health Sciences Areas of the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo INTEC, 2013
- Recognition of the 110 Magazine for its trajectory and vocation of service. January 2013.
- FONDOCYT Contest Award Scientific research papers on the topic: Surgical Resolution of Type 2 Diabetes. MESCYT. 2009.
- Award for Quality and Service Dr. Juan Manuel Taveras Rodríguez for his positive attitude, vocation of service and practice of values
constantly and enthusiastically, CEDIMAT. December 2009. - Juan Manuel Taveras Rodríguez Award for the Implementation of Advanced Surgery Techniques and Collaboration in professional training. December 2006.
- Management Practice Certificate. GE Healthcare. Nov. 2005.
- Award for the First Center with Total Care of Bariatric patients in Central America and the Caribbean (Total Patient Care). Johnson And Johnson. 2004.
Languages
Native language: Spanish
Other languages: French – Excellent, fluidity and accuracy. Efficient, reading and writing ability.
English – Good listener, speaks and writes.
