Biography / Cv

Professional Profile

Chilean surgeon with extensive clinical, academic, and leadership experience in general and digestive surgery. Active contributor to national and international surgical societies, with a prominent role in global initiatives related to gastric cancer.

Education and Training

● MD, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, 1989
● Specialty in General Surgery, Universidad de Chile, 1993 (CONACEM)
● Subspecialty in Digestive Surgery, CONACEM

Academic Positions

● Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile
● Visiting Professor, Universidad Finis Terrae

Leadership Roles

● Past President, Chilean Society of Surgeons
● Deputy Head, Adult Surgery Service, Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán (2020–present)
● Head, Digestive Surgery Unit, Hospital San Borja Arriarán (2007–present)
● Director, Department of Surgery, Campus Centro, Universidad de Chile
● Scientific Director, Latin American Chapter, International Gastric Cancer Association
● President, Organizing Committee, International Gastric Cancer Congress 2027, Chile

Clinical Appointments

● Digestive Surgeon, Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán
● Head, Upper Digestive Surgery Team, Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán
● Staff Surgeon, Adult Surgery, Clínica MEDS, Santiago
● Associate Professor of Surgery, Universidad de Chile

Professional Memberships

● Chilean Society of Surgeons
● International Gastric Cancer Association (IGCA)
● Latin American Chapter, IGCA
● FELAC
● International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
● International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists
● Chilean Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
● Founding Member and First President, Esophago-Gastric Surgery Department, SOCICH
● Member, Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery Department, SOCICH