Academic Background
- University Studies at UNAM, 1956–1961
- Postgraduate studies at Mercy Hospital, Denver, Colorado, 1962–1963
- Postgraduate Studies, General Hospital, National Medical Center, 1963–1964.
- Postgraduate studies at the Civil Hospital, Strasbourg, France, 1967.
- Postgraduate studies at Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, 1967.
Other Studies
- Ph.D. in Medical Sciences, UNAM, 1974–1976.
Awards
- National Surgery Award, Mexican Academy of Surgery, 1973.
- National Prize for Medical Works, National Academy of Medicine and Salvat Editores, 1976.
Organizations to which he belongs
- National Academy of Medicine.
- Mexican Academy of Surgery
- Mexican Association of General Surgery.
- Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery.
- International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.
- International Society of Surgery.
Other Activities
Member of the Editorial Board of the "Cirujano General" magazine.
Weekly columnist for various newspapers, including UNOmasUNO and El Universal.
Other Specialties
Bariatric Surgery
Gastrointestinal Surgery
