Received his Medical Doctor degree in 1969 at Central University of Ecuador.  Post graduate training in U.S.A.: General Surgery five years (U.N.M. and U.C.O.N.N.) Transplantation Surgery two years (Wayne S.U. Michigan).

LICENCES: to practice General Surgery in U.S.A. since 1976 active up to date.

In Ecuador since 1969.  ATLS and ACLS Certificates (American College of Surgeons and American Heart Association) up to date.

PAST PRESIDENT: “McKinley County Medical Society”   (U.S.A.)
PAST CHIEF OF SURGERY: “McKinley General Hospital” (U.S.A.)
PAST PRESIDENT “Ecuadorian Society of Surgery”   (Ecuador).
PAST PRESIDENT “Ecuadorian Academy of Medicine” (Ecuador) Current PERMANENT SEC
PAST WORLD FIRST VICEPRESIDENT of the International College of Surgeons (I.C.S.)
Past I. C. S. Candidate to WORLD PRESIDENT.

Active and /or Honorary Member of 16 International Medical Societies. 
Active Member of 5 Ecuadorian Medical Societies.
Editor and Author of 17 Medical Books, Medical Bulletins, Newsletters, Videos and CD’s.
Several awards for International and National (in Ecuador) Medical presentations.

Several International and National Books citations including “Marquis Who is Who in Medicine and Health Care 2000” (U.S.A.).   Serves on four Editorial Boards.

Holds several International Hospital Affiliations and University teaching positions.

PRESIDENT of more than 25 International and National Congresses and Courses including two International College of Surgeons (I.C.S.) Latin American Federation Congresses.

PRESIDENT of the XXXIV World Congress of the International College of Surgeons. (I.C.S.). October 6-10, 2004, in Quito, Ecuador.

PAST   PRESIDENTE of A.S.I.A. for Latin America. Candidate to World President to“A.S.I.A”.      

PAST   DIRECTOR of International Relations in the “Ministry of Health” in Ecuador.

OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIONS for Ecuador and I.C.S. at:  *- United Nations 26th General Assembly, New York, U.S.A. June 2001.  *.- World Health Organization, Geneva, Swisserland. May 2000 and May 2005.

PUBLICATIONS: 

Books. Chapters in Medical Textbooks. Scientific papers in Books, Journals, CD’s and Internet.

A. International:                     more than 95
B. National (in Ecuador):        more than 25

LECTURES:

A. International:                     more than 150
B. National (in Ecuador)         more than 151

Has given more than 300 presentations in Ecuador and other 50 countries since 1982, in more than 20 different General Surgery subjects and Medical Ethics as Invited Speaker, Visiting Professor or Lecturer. Globally well known for his work on Oesophageal Replacement in Infants.