M.D., Mexican School of Medicine, La Salle University, Mexico City, 1975–79
UNDERGRADUATE CLINICAL ROTATION at the CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL, Mexico City, 1979–80
RESIDENCY IN GENERAL SURGERY, 1st of October Hospital, ISSSTE, Mexico City, 1982–86
CERTIFIED BY THE MEXICAN COUNCIL OF GENERAL SURGERY No. 2484 in 1986, with recertifications in 1992, 1999, 2005, 2011, and 2017.
CERTIFIED BY THE MEXICAN COUNCIL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY No. 443 in 1989, with recertifications in 1998, 2004, 2011, and 2018
Other Studies
DIPLOMA IN CLINIC AND HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION, Faculty of Accounting and Administration, UNAM, Juriquilla Campus, April 26–July 13, 2002.
Basic French Courses I, II, and III, January 2005–December 2006, School of Languages and Literature, Autonomous University of Querétaro.
I have attended more than 300 courses, conferences, and symposia, a full list of which can be found in my resume.
Professional Activities
Adjunct Professor in the Undergraduate and Graduate Programs at the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad of Querétaro, since September 1, 1986.
PRIVATE PRACTICE as a GENERAL SURGEON since 1986.
Member of the General Surgery staff at Hospital Ángeles in Querétaro 1995.
Awards
CONGRATULATIONS on passing the Medical Licensing Exam.
HONORARY MENTION for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS in the General Surgery Residency Program.
Treasurer, Vice President, and President of the Querétaro State Gastroenterology Society, 1988–1991.
Secretary General of the Querétaro Medical Association, A.C., for the 1996–1998 term.
MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD of the medical and cultural journal *GACETA MÉDICA DE QUERÉTARO*, October 1997.
Founding Member of the Association of Specialists in General Surgery of the State of Querétaro, A.C., Querétaro, Qro., September 1997.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED SPECIALIST Recognized by the College of Postgraduates in General Surgery, A.C., and the Mexican Association of General Surgery, A.C., México City
Recording Secretary of the Mexican Association of Gastroenterology for the 2012–2013 term.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF SANTO TOMÁS HOSPITAL, Private Sector, Querétaro, Qro., June 1, 2017, to April 30, 2018.
Organizations to which he belongs
Querétaro Medical Association: Active Member, since July 1986.
Mexican Association of General Surgery, ACTIVE MEMBER, since November 1987. FULL MEMBER since October 9, 2017.
Mexican Association of Gastroenterology: ACTIVE MEMBER since December 1987, FULL MEMBER since 2002, and EMERITUS MEMBER since 2012.
Querétaro State Society of Gastroenterology, Active Member, since November 1988. HONORARY MEMBER since December 11, 2015.
Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery (AMCE), Active Member, since May 1995.
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) since October 1996.
MEMBER AND FELLOW (Certificate of Fellowship) of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF) since 2002 and 2011.
College of Specialists in General Surgery of the State of Querétaro, A.C., Founding Member, Querétaro, Qro., September 1997.
Active Member of the International Society of Surgery, Société Internationale de Chirurgie (ISS/SIC), September 6, 2009.
ACTIVE MEMBER of the SSAT (Surgery), SLS (Laparoscopy), CMCOEM (Bariatric Surgery), IFSO (Bariatric Surgery), and AMCAD (Surgery).