PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 1976 – to date  Plastic Surgery, private practice, Hospital CIMA,  San Jose
• 2004 - 2006  Chairman Department of Surgery, Hospital San Juan de Dios, 800 adult bed University Hospital
• 1987 - 1990  Chairman Department of Surgery, Hospital San Juan de Dios, a.i.
• 1980 - 2004  Chief of the Plastic Surgery Service and Burn Unit, Hospital San Juan de Dios
• 1976 - 1980  Assistant, Plastic Surgery, Hospital San Juan de Dios

EDUCATION

• 1971-1976 General Surgery and Plastic Surgery, USA
• General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
• General Surgery University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
• Plastic Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver, USA
• 1969-1971 General Surgery, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Costa Rica
• 1968  Medicine and Surgery, University of Costa Rica

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• 2001-2006  Professor University of Costa Rica
• 1980-1996  Professor Universidad Autónoma de Centro América
• Professor-tutor University of Melbourne, Australia
• Professor-tutor  University of Toronto, Canadá

PROFESSIONAL ASSOSIATIONS

• International College  of Surgeons
• Costa Rican Plastic Surgery Association
• Plastic Surgery Association for Iberoamerica
• Fellow International College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons
• Founding partner, Costar Rican Association of Mastology
• Costa Rican Association of Oncology
• Post graduate Council, Costa Rican Social Security
• CENDEISSS, Costa Rican Social Security
• Regional Representative of the International Society of Burn Injuries
• Technical Council, Hospital San Juan de Dios
• Directors Council, Hospital San Juan de Dios
• Research Committee, Hospital San Juan de Dios
• Scientific Committee of the Costa Rican College of Physicians and
• Surgeons, 1979-1983
• 1987-1990, Department of Ministry of Health that distributes money from
• lottery among the hospitals of the Social Security system, 1986-1990
• President, Costa Rican Plastic Surgery Association
• Mal Praxis Institucional Committee, 1993-1995
• Board of Directors Hospital CIMA San José

OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Multiple national and international Seminars, Lectures, Symposiums, and others

PUBLICATIONS

Multiple articles in Plastic Surgery, Burn Injuries, Surgical Site Infection etc.