STUDIES

Studies Military Medical; Medical School, University of the Army and Air Force, Mexico DF. 1976-1982
Postgraduate General Surgery Central Military Hospital, Guatemala, 1983-1986
Specialty Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Institute of Jalisco Reconstructive. University of Guadalajara, Mexico. 1986-1989
Title Recognition as a specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic by the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Guatemala.

 

POSITIONS HELD

Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery Section Central Military Hospital, Guatemala, 1989-1991

Plastic Surgery Section Deputy Chief Military Medical Center, Guatemala, 1991-1993
Teaching and Research Department Chief, Military Medical Center, Guatemala, 1993-1995
Head of Operational Technical Division, Military Medical Center, Guatemala, 1995-1997
Deputy Military Medical Center, Guatemala, 1997-1999
Guatemala Military Medical Center Director 1999-2000

 

CHARGES PERFORMED IN THE SPECIALITY

Treasurer Guatemalan Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic 1991-1992 / 1998-1999

Secretary of the Guatemalan Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic 1992-1993
President of the Guatemalan Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic 1993-1994 / 2002-2003 / 2003-2004 / 2014-2016
Coordinator of the National Council of Plastic Surgery from 2004 to 2008.
Coordinator of the Central American and Caribbean Ibero-American Federation of Plastic Surgery from 2003 to 2007
Member of the Educational Foundation 2002-2004 FILACP
Director of the Ethics Committee of the FILACP 2006-2008
re-elected Director of the Ethics Committee FILACP 2008-2012
Director of the Ethics Committee FILACP, 2014-2016

 

ASSOCIATIONS

Active member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Guatemala

Active Member Guatemalan Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic
Active Member Ibero-American Federation of Plastic Surger
Active Member ICOPLAST.
Honorary Member of the Salvadoran Society of Plastic Surgery
Corresponding Member of the Bolivian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic.
Corresponding Member of the Mexican Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic

 

Currently Plastic Surgeon and Academic Director of Integral Renova Plastic Surgery Center Guatemala.

 

PUBLICATIONS

Coauthor: Observational study on prospective multicenter PIP implants placed in 12 years.

Plastic Surgery Iberolatinoamericana magazine. Vol. 40 No. 4

October-November-December 2014 / p. 487-395.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES   
1998-2004 Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Faculty of Medical Sciences. Title Obtained: MEDICAL AND SURGEON Graduation Date: July 1, 2004 Graduation thesis: "Neonatal Mortality Baseline"
 
POSTGRADS STUDIES
2006-2008 Specialty of Ophthalmology, National Ophthalmology Unit, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Thesis: "Prevalence of Refractive Errors that limit vision in children 6-12 years of Solola Township Schools"
2010 Subspecialty PREVIOUS SEGMENT. National Ophthalmology Unit
 
CURRENT POSITIONS

• 2011 - 2016 Head of Anterior Segment Clinic of "Pan American Institute Against the blindness"
• 2011 - 2016 Private Consultation Oftalmológica
• 2011 - 2016 a member of the Guatemalan Active Associate Association      Ophthalmology with registration number 170

 
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
STUDIES RELATED TO OPHTHALMOLOGY

• Elective Ophthalmology Hospital Rodolfo Robles, 2,002 from October to November
• Elective in Ophthalmology at the Eye Surgery Center, February 2004 and March 2,005
• Elective Anterior Segment, Hospital Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, March 2,008

TRAINING RECEIVED FOR SEGMENT SUBESPECILIDAD PREVIOUS

• Training and intrastromal femtosecond Femtolasik segments
• Training Updated excimer laser - Refractive Surgery 2014 Amaris
• Training Course for ICL Phakic Intraocular Lens Implant. January 2014
• Accreditation Phakic Intraocular Lens Implant Verisyse. (Abbott). June 2010
• Theoretical and Practical Course "Phacoemulsification Surgery Update" (Alcon). September 2010
• Training for placement of intrastromal segments KERARINGS. (Andrec Corporation, Colombia). December 2010.
• Workshop Course Good Clinical Practice Research. Endorsed by the Ministry of Public Health, College of Physicians and Center for Research and Teaching in Latin America. August 2010.

RESEARCH STUDIES

• Ophthalmology Specialty Thesis: "Prevalence of refractive errors in children 6 to 12 years in schools in the municipality of Solola" 2.006 to 2.008

RECOGNITIONS

• ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 2,007 / 2,008 / 2010, the 2nd best resident. Year, 3rd. And 4th. year in the specialty of Ophthalmology, Roosevelt Hospital and National Unity of Ophthalmology. • Second place. "Interesting Cases of Pediatrics". National Unit of Ophthalmology. November 2007.

PARTICIPATION IN CONGRESS AS LECTURER

• Diagnostic Imaging Workshop Anterior Segment. Ophthalmologists Association of Guatemala. 2016

• Conference "PENTACAM IN KERATOCONUS" Continuing Medical Education at the Association of Ophthalmologists of Guatemala. 2016
• Conference "Crosslinking: PAST / PRESENT / FUTURE. Central American Congress of Ophthalmology Residents, Guatemala, November 2014
• Conference "MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS IN CATARACT SURGERY" in the II Symposium Anterior Segment Clinic, National Unit of Ophthalmology. 2,010 in October.
• Conference: "Progress of Botulinum Toxin in Ophthalmology" in the VII Central American Congress of Ophthalmology Residents, Guatemala, November 2007.

PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES RELATED TO OPHTHALMOLOGY

• WOC 2016 World Ophthalmology Congress. Guadalajara, Mexico 2016
• XIII National Congress of Ophthalmology and VII Central American Congress of Retina, vitreous and macula. "Starting the New Era", Guatemala, February 2013
• Diplomas of attending lectures given by the Guatemalan Association of Ophthalmology as part of Medical Education continues with their credit hours. 2011-2014
• VIII Central American Congress of Ophthalmology Residents, Guatemala City. October 2008.
• Strategic Planning Seminar 2008, National Unit of Ophthalmology. 2008 in October.
• National Congress of Ophthalmology, Guatemala, Feb 2007
• Oculoplastics I Central American Congress, Guatemala, March, 2007
• International Congress of Ophthalmology, Institute of Vision Sciences of the Benefactor Committee of the Blind and the Deaf and Tulane University Health Sciences Center Hospital and Clinic, Guatemala, August, 2007
• VII Central American Congress of Ophthalmology Residents, Guatemala City, November 2007
• Course: AVB Provider, American Heart Association, American Heart Foundation and Heart Guatemalan League, Guatemala, Jan. 2006
• 2006 Scientific Meeting Tikal National Unit of Ophthalmology, Guatemala, September, 2006
• VI Central American Congress of Ophthalmology Residents, Guatemala, October 2006
• Course: BASIC SCIENCE IN OFTALMOLGÍA, National Unit of Ophthalmology, Guatemala, December 2005

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

• Training Club patients Diabetes Health Center No.1, December 2009.
• Training Club Diabetic patients of Roosvelt, 2007 Hospital.
• Training Club patients Glaucoma, Eye Surgery Center, 2004.

STUDIES
1992-1998 UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS OF GUATEMALA, FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
DEGREE: Physician and Surgeon
GRADUATION THESIS: Surgical treatment of congenital malformations Neural Tube.

GRADUATE STUDIES
Specialty of Genreal Surgery 1999-2002. IGSS
2003 Surgery Resident´s Head Department
2003 Course "MANAGEMENT CLINIC". Univesity of San Carlos de Guatemala.
2005-2008 Subspecialty of Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY INSTITUTE JALISCENSE GUADALAJARA, MEXICO

AFFILIATED HOSPITAL LIST
MEDAX GROUP
HOSPITAL AMERICAS
HOSPITAL CIUDAD VIEJA
HOSPITAL NOVICENTRO
HOSPITAL ESKALA
HOSPITAL CEDROS