Degrees:

• Central University of Ecuador. Quito – Ecuador. School of Medicine. Faculty of Medical Sciences (2002-2009). Physician.
• Reina Sofía University Hospital of Córdoba (2012-2017). Córdoba – Spain. Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit. Thoracic Surgeon.
• Cardenal Herrera CEU University. Valencia – Spain (2017-2018). Master’s Degree in Thoracic Oncology.

Current Work:

• Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín
  Thoracic Surgeon
  Transplant Coordinator
  Leader of the Lung Transplant Team – HCAM
• Hospital Axxis
  Thoracic Surgeon
• Hospital Vozandes
  Thoracic Surgeon
• Hospital Metropolitano
  Thoracic Surgeon
• Universidad de las Américas (UDLA)
  Professor of Anatomy

Hospitals:

• Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín (Quito, Ecuador)
• Hospital Axxis (Quito, Ecuador)
• Hospital Metropolitano (Quito, Ecuador)
• Hospital Vozandes (Quito, Ecuador)

Highlights:

Specialist training at Reina Sofía University Hospital, a reference center for lung transplantation and thoracic oncology in the Andalusian Community, as well as a pioneering institution in Spain for several surgical procedures. There, he gained extensive experience in both open and minimally invasive thoracic surgery (VATS), including tracheal surgery, endothoracic goiter, pulmonary metastasis resection, conventional and ex-vivo lung transplantation, and procedures assisted by extracorporeal circulation and ECMO.

He served as co-surgeon for the first donation-after-circulatory-death lung transplant performed in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. In July 2018, he carried out the first sequential bilateral lung transplant in Ecuador — the first in the world performed at over 2,800 meters above sea level — marking a milestone in the country’s and region’s medical history.

He has performed more than 30 airway surgeries, including complex tracheal procedures.