FORMACIÓ ACADÈMICA
-Escola de Medicina, Facultat de Ciències de la Salut. Universitat de Carabobo, Veneçuela. 1998-2004.
Metge - Cirurgià. Tesi: "Interleucinad-6 en pacients amb cardiopatia isquèmica".
-Facultat de Medicina. Universitat Central de Veneçuela - Hospital Universitario de Caracacas, Veneçuela. 2007 – 2010.
Especialista en Cirurgia General i Digestiva. Tesi: Cost-efectivitat de la gastrectomia laparoscòpica.
-Orlando Health Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute, Orlando Regional Medical Center. Orlando, Estats Units. Octubre, 2022 – Desembre 2022.
Fellowship observacional de cirurgia bariàtrica robòtica.
-Escola de Doctorat. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, ​​Espanya 2020-2023.
Doctor en Ciències Morfològiques i Cirurgia. Menció Cum Laude. Tesi: Maneig de la colelitiasi en el pacient sotmès a cirurgia bariàtrica.
-Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, ​​Espanya. 2018 – 2023.
Especialista en Cirurgia General i Digestiva.
-Diploma de Competència d'Expert a Cirurgia Bariàtrica i Metabòlica. Nivell Bàsic.
Societat Espanyola de Cirurgia de l´Obesitat.

PUBLICACIONS
-Operative and Postoperative Complications of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Super and Non-super Obese Patients: A Center of Excellence Experience Comparative Study. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2020 May;30(5):501-507.
-Suspected acute abdomen as an extrapulmonary manifestation of Covid-19 infection. Cir Esp (Engl Ed) 2020 May;98(5):295-296.
-Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on a bariatric surgery waiting list cohort and its influence in surgical risk perception. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2021 Mar;406(2):393-400.
-A Risk-Based Screening Approach to Patients Needing Surgery During the De-Escalation Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic. Surg Innov 2021 Apr;28(2):239-244.
-Global attitudes in the management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic: ACIE Appy Study. Br J Surg. 2021 Jun 22;108(6):717-726. ACIE Appy Study Collaborative.
-Management of the staple line in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: comparison of three different reinforcement techniques. Surg Endosc 2021 Jul;35(7):3354-3360.
-Analysis of outcomes of emergency general and gastrointestinal surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Br J Surg 2021 Sep 18;znab299.
-Laparoscopic Versus Robot-Assisted Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Center of Excellence for the EAC-BC Experience. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech Jan 2022.32-39 .http://doi.org/10.1089/lap.2021.0528
-Prioritization criteria of patients on scheduled waiting lists for abdominal wall hernia surgery: a cross-sectional study. Hernia. 2021 Dec;25(6):1659-1666.
-Analysis of the Management of Cholelithiasis in Bariatric Surgery Patients: a Single‐Center Experience.  Obes Surg. 2022 Mar;32(3):704-711. doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05883-z. Epub 2022 Jan 4. PMID: 34981326.
-Esophageal perforation due to acute esophageal necrosis: A case report and a comprehensive literature review. J Clin Investig Surg. 2022;7(1):104-108. doi: 10.25083/2559.5555/7.1.18.
-A case of pylephlebitis complicating an acute appendicitis: Uncommon cholangitis-like situation. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Oct;99:107657. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107657. Epub 2022 Sep 15.PMID: 36162358.
-Comment on: Gastric Ischaemia After SADI with Right Gastric Artery Ligation. Obes Surg. 2023 Jan 11. doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-06450-w.
-Management of acute diverticulitis with pericolic free gas (ADIFAS): an international multicenter observational study. Int J Surg, 2023 Apr 1;109(4):689-697.
-Aspectos fisiopatológicos de la obesidad que favorecen la aparición de enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico. Cir Esp, 2023; 101 Supl 4: S3-S7.
-Analysis of the Impact of the Learning Curve on the Safety Outcome of the Totally Robotic-Assisted Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch: a Single-Institution Observational Study. Obes Surg. 2023 Sep;33(9):2742-2748.