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Dr. Rafael Vizcarra, Surgeon

Dr. Rafael Vizcarra, Surgeon
  • Professional Certificate: 5006789

    Specialty Certificate: 7817379


    ACADEMIC TRAINING

    2012 Specialist in General Surgery. National Autonomous University of Mexico.

    2008-2012 Medical Residence. Specialization in General Surgery at SSA.
    Hospital General of the State of Sonora "Dr. Ernesto Ramos Bours ". Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

    2000-2007 Bachelor of Medicine. University of Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico.


    COURSES AND SEMINARS

    June 2014. Course-workshop "Warmth and culture of service to the rightholder".

    2012-2013 Training course and training in advanced laparoscopy and surgery bariatric Endorsed by the Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases (CMCOEM). Hospital Angeles Tijuana. Autonomous University of Baja California.

    July 2012. Certification of the specialty of General Surgery by the Mexican Council of General Surgery (CMCG)

    July 2012. Course clinical immersion for bariatric surgery. Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases. Star Medical Hospital. City Juarez Chihuahua.

    May 2012. SILS Master Course. Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery (AMCE). Hospital Angeles Tijuana.

    January 2012. Gastroplication Course. Bariatric Surgical Solutions. Angeles Hospital Tijuana

    October 2011. 97th Annual Clinical Congress. San Francisco, CA. American College of Surgeons.

    September 2011. Teaching of the course "Special procedures of emergencies "for the Department of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Sonora.

    September 2011. Practical theoretical course of Gastric Bypass. San Jose Hospital. Hermosillo, Sonora. Mexican College of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases Surgery.

    November 2010. Academic Day. Oncology Hospital of the State of Sonora.

    October 2010-2012. SVCA. Advanced Cardiovascular Vital Support (ACLS). Committee Mexican Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Cardiac Care of Emergency, AC

    September 2010. Delivery of the workshop course "Special procedures of emergencies" for the Department of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Sonora.

    July 2009. Advanced Trauma Life Support Course (ATLS). American School of Surgeons


    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

    Assistant Surgeon of Dr. José G. Rodriguez Villarreal Grupo Endometabolic® surgery bariatric, November 2007 to date.

    In surgical activity, over 10,000 procedures performed among which are highlighted: gastric band, gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, gastric plication, as well as bariatric revision surgeries, as well as general surgery procedures.


    PRESENTATIONS

    -Assistant in the 1st. Congress National Review Bariatric Surgery performed in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua organized by the Mexican College of Obesity Surgery and Metabolic Diseases, BC, March 2017.
    -Professor at the XXVI International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery of the Symposium "Bariatric revision surgery ", convened by the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery, AC, May 2017.

    -Professor at the XLI International Congress of General Surgery of the Course cases of controversy for residents with the theme of "Fisiopatology of the Bariatric Patient ", October 2017.

    -Postgraduate Coordinator II The ABC of the surgical treatment of obesity: sleeve and gastric bypass in the XXVII International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery convened by the Association of Endoscopic Surgery, AC May 2018.

    Professor at the XXVII International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery with the theme "Classification of Derivative Procedures " convened by the Association of Endoscopic Surgery, AC May 2018.

    Professor at the XLII International Congress of General Surgery with the theme of "Chronic Complications in Bariatric Surgery, what are they? ", October 2018.


    PUBLICATIONS:

    - 2016 - "Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: results at 10 years "; Surgery for obesity and related diseases (Surgery For Obesity And Related Disease), (SOARD) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2016.08.041

    -2015 - "Revision surgery after a laparoscopic gastric plication"; Surgery for obesity and related diseases , (Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases), (SOARD) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2015.10.043


    CERTIFICATIONS:

    Certified by the Mexican Board of General Surgery, since May 2018.


    ASSOCIATIONS:

    Active member of the Mexican Association of General Surgery, since April 2018.

    Active member of the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery, since May 2018.


    LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING:

    English: Medium-high level. Harmon Hall Culiacán, Sinaloa. TOEFL 2008

    Computing: Medium-high level.