Dr. Carlos Francisco Quesada Ramírez

Age:  40

Nationality:  Costa Rican


EDUCATION
University Studies:  Bachellor of  Science in Health
Autonomous University of Medical Science of Central America (U.A.C.A.) (1985-1989)
Licensed in Medical Science (U.A.C.A.) (1990) M. D.  (1991)

Post-graduate studies:  Residence in General Surgery- General surgeon.  (1992-1995)

Student Research in Colon Diseases,
Second Department.of Surgery, Medical School from the University of  Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan (October 1996-February 1998)

Treatment of  Varicose Esophagus and   Colangiopancreatography cotrograde, Diagnostical and Therapeutic Endoscopy,   Second Department of Internal Medicine of the University of Hamamatsu,,  Shizuoka, Japan (October 1996-May 1997)

Post-grad. Studies acredited by the Japanese Society of Gastroenterologists in the  Endoscopy gastrointestinal Hospital,, Hamamatsu Rosai, Shizuoka, Japan (May 1997-Enero January 1998)

Training in Digestive Endoscopy (Gastroscopy and  Colonoscopy) in the Medical Cooperation Hospital Matsuda in  Shizuoka, Japan (September 1997-Jan 1998)
Surgery course of Gastric Placement Lap Band  and  Gástric Lap-Band
and advanced laparoscopic surgery  acredited by  Mecachrome Medical  in the  Angeles del Pedrega Hospital, México DF., México, Junio-Julio 2002

Masters in  Administration in  Health Services  Santa Lucía University 2004-2005

Post-grad. Course  “Managing  Laparoscopic Morbid Obesity” acredited by   Gastro Obese Center, Sao Paulo, Brasil,  March 2004

Training course in LapBand (Adjustable gastic band) September 2005

Languages:  English
Japanese
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan (April 1996-September 1996)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
* 1990 University Intern:
   - San Juan de Dios Hospital, Surgery service (Jan a March,1990)
   - Nacional Geriatric Hospital, Raúl Blanco Cervantes, M. D., Internal Medicine  (April a
    June, 1990)
   - San Juan de Dios Hospital, Gynegology and Obstetrics service  (June- September,
     1990)
   - San Vicente de Paul Hospital, Pedriatrics Service  (October to  December, 1990)

* 1991 Social Service Hospital Max Terán Vals of Quepos

* 1992-1995  General Resident in General Surgery,  San Juan de Dios Hospital.
  Calderón Guardia |Guardia (July a August 1994), Max Peralta Hospital of Cartago
  (August to  November,  1995)

* 1996 (January-March)  San Vicente  Hospital of Heredia

* 1998  Ad-Honorary Assistant of General Surgery, l,  Surgery 1 service of   San Juan de
  Dios Hospital

* 1998-July to 2006 General surgery assistant of the surgery service  1 of  San Juan de
  Dios Hospital

* 1999- 2001 General surgeon assistant of Raúl Blanco Cervantes National  Hospital,
  Gerontology Hospital

* 2005-2007: General Surgeon assistant of  Clínica Bíblica Hospital

* Major open surgeries performed as main surgeon : 3.500 procedures

* Advanced laparoscopic surgeries performed as main surgeon: 1000 procedures
  including 220 gastric bypasses and 150 gastric bands per year

COMMUNITY SERVICES
- City  de Naranjo (1989)
- Day Center for Elderly Attention, Curridabat (1990)


PROFESSIONAL COURSES
- Internacional Medical Teleconference XXIV Annual Pediatric Post graduate Course
  (1989)

- III National Congress of Medical Students of El Salvador (1988)

- Advances in Intern Medicine, Week of Baylor (1988)

- VII Actualization course in  Pediatríacs  (1989)

- IV Student Medical Congress of  Central America  and  Panama regarding Surgical
  Emergencies (1989) *General Secretary of  this congress.

- IV National week and   II International of  Geriatric and gerontology  (1990)

- Induction course for Social Service Doctors  (1991)

- VI Congress of the Panamerican Society of  Trauma (1993)

- LV Medical National Congress (1994)

- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation course  (1995)

- Course of Advanced support for Trauma  (1995)

- Course of Advanced  Cardiology support (1995)

- II I nternacional Congress+  of Actualization in  Cancerology (1995)

- Gastroenterology Congress and y Therapeutic Endoscopy   (2001)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Biopsycosocial  changes in climate  (1990)

- Fístulas Enterocutáneas Fistula post surgery of patientes Treated in the San Juan de
  Dios Hospital.  (1992)

- Colostomy´s for Treated Patients in San Juan de Dios Hospital (1993)

- Traumatic perforation of Esophagus in Treated Patients, treated in San Juan de Dios
  Hospital de (1994)

- Thyroid carcinoma (Graduate work regarding General Surgery.  Prize winner of the best
  job of the annual generation of General Surgeon Residents generation  in San José,
  Costa Rica, 1995)

- Effect of Piroxicam and Acarbose As Chemopreventive Agents for Spontaneous
  Intestinal Adenomas in the APC Gene 1309 Knock out Mice.
  Whose publication is in the International Japanese magazine Journal of Cancer
  Research vol. 84 abril 1998.

- Clinic Case: Carcinoma stomach Epidermoide, Carlos F. Quesada, M. D. – Claudio
  Orlich  Carranza, M. D., Medical Journal of Costa Rica 2002 – Vol. 4 No. 1  pp. 17-20

MEMBERSHIPS
- Member of the Latin American Association of Endoscopic Surgeons Endoscopic
  (ALACE)
- Member of the Laparoscopic  Surgeon Society of  Costa Rica
- Member of  Japanese gastroenterologists

Dr. Jacobo Zafrani

Specialty:Weight loss / laparoscopic and general surgeries

Languages spoken:Spanish / English

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
•  General and bariatric surgeon at Hospital Clinica Biblica since March, 2004

•  Total surgeries 1,800, with 350 being inguinal hernia procedures. He performs
   approximately 150 bariatric type surgeries per year including 40 gastric sleeve
   procedures.

EDUCATION
•  Dr. Jacobo Zafrani Graduated from the University of Costa Rica in January, 2004 with
   a specialty in General Surgery.

•  Dr. Jacobo Zafrani is in the second year of his doctoral thesis (medical science
   investigation) with Salamanca University.

•  Basic training and course work in laparascopic surgery procedures, Cendeis.

•  Advanced training and course work in laparascopic surgery procedures, UNNE,
   Corrientes, Argentina.

•  Training and course work in laparoscopic colorectal surgery, UNNE, Corrientes,
   Argentina.

•  Training and course work in gastric banding (Inhamed), Panamá.

•  Training and course work in gastric sleeve procedures, NY USA.

•  VAC, Panama.

•  Post graduate training in bariatric surgery, ALACE 2006.

•  Coordinated the first training seminar for advanced laparascopic surgery procedures in
   San José, Costa Rica.


MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:
•  College of Physicians and Surgeons
•  Medical Union.
•  Society of Costa Rican Surgeons
•  Latin American Association of Endoscopic Surgeons
•  Association of International Surgeons
•  IFSO (the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity)




Dr. William Pérez Martínez

Specialty: Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy

Education & Training:

University: 
•  Sept-Oct. 1999 Post-graduate Course:  International Post Graduate Mini-Residency
   Program.  Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Florida, USA

•  1998 Post-graduate Course: Early Gasric Cancer Detection and Related Digestive
    Tumors, performed in Tokyo Women Medical Center. Tokyo, Japan.

•  1992-1996 Residence (specialization): Specialty in Gastroenterology and
    Indigestive Endoscopy.

•  1982-1987 Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery, Collage of Medicine of the
    University of Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica.

•  1997 National Medical Congreso.

•  Post-graduate Thesis: in Gastroenterology:  Malignant Lesions of Gastric Cancer.
    San Juan de Dios Hospital.

•  Medical Practice:  Private practice at the Clinica Biblica Hospital.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. Participation in social medical help with the Social Action Department of the
    Clinica Biblica Hospital.

2. Attendance at International Congresses:
    a. Digestive Disease Week, American Gastroenterological Association.
    b. July, 2006 Central American Congress of Gastroenterology, Sn. Salvador
    c. Nov.2006 Central American Congress of Gastroenterology, Cancun, Mexico
    d. Aug. 2004, Central American Congress of Gastroenterology, Roatan, Honduras.
    e. 2005 Chicago, IL
    f. 2002 San Francisco, CA
    g. 2001 Atlanta, GA
    h. July, 1999 Live International Symposium “Disorder of esophagus motility”
        University Hospital of Maracaivo, Venezuela,
    i. 1998 Actualization course in Diagnostic Endoscopy and Therapeutic
       San Martin Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    j. Eleventh International Course on Therapeutic Endoscopy Wellesley Hospital Group,
       University of Toronto, Oct. 1998, Toronto, Canada.
    k. 1997 Washington, D.C.


TEACHING
Participated in ad honores in courses to post-graduate Residents in Gastroenterology
At the San Juan de Dios Hospital.


MEMBERSHIPS
1.  Licensed to practice medicine.  Registered with the College of Physician’s and
     Surgeon’s of the Republic of Costa Rica.  Number 3590.

2.  Member of the Costa Rican Society of Gastroenterologists and Digestive Endoscopy.

3.  Member of the Gastroenterology Department Service of the San Juan de Dios
     Hospital.

4.  Member of the Medical Society of Physician’s of the Clinica Biblica Hospital.




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