Dr. Carlos Francisco Quesada Ramirez I Top Bariatric Surgeon in Costa Rica

Below is the resume of Dr. Carlos Ramirez from Costa Rica, who is a specialist in Open & Laparoscopic surgery (lap band, gastric bypass, & general surgeries). Performed over 3,500 open surgery procedures and over 1,000 advanced laparoscopic surgeries.

Carlos Francisco Quesada Ramirez – CURRICULUM VITAE

Languages spoken: English, Spanish, and Japanese

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

EDUCATION

1985-1989: University Studies: Bachelor of Science in Health, Autonomous University of Medical Science of Central America (U.A.C.A.)
1990: Licensed in Medical Science (U.A.C.A.)
1991: M. D.
1992-1995: Postgraduation in General Surgery
October 1996-February 1998: Student Research in Colon Diseases, Second Department.of Surgery, Medical School from the University of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
October 1996-May 1997: Treatment of Varicose Esophagus and Colangiopancreatography cotrograde, Diagnostical and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Second Department of Internal Medicine of the University of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
May 1997-January 1998: Postgraduate studies accredited by the Japanese Society of Gastroenterologists in the Endoscopy gastrointestinal Hospital, Hamamatsu Rosai, Shizuoka, Japan
September 1997-Jan 1998: Training in Digestive Endoscopy (Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy) in the Medical Cooperation Hospital Matsuda in Shizuoka, Japan
June-July 2002: Surgery course of Gastric Placement Lap Band and Gastric Lap-Band and advanced laparoscopic surgery accredited by Mecachrome Medical in the Angeles del Pedrega Hospital, Mexico DF.
2004-2005: Masters in Administration in Health Services, Santa Lucia University
March 2004: Postgraduation course in “Managing Laparoscopic Morbid Obesity” accredited by Gastro Obese Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil
September 2005: Training course in Lap Band (Adjustable gastric band)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1990: University Intern in Surgery, San Juan de Dios Hospital
April to June 1990: Internal Medicine, Nacional Geriatric Hospital, Raul Blanco Cervantes, M. D.
June-September 1990: Gynecology and Obstetrics, San Juan de Dios Hospital
October to December 1990: Pedriatrics, San Vicente de Paul Hospital
1991: Social Service, Hospital Max Teran Vals of Quepos
1992-1995: General Resident in General Surgery, San Juan de Dios Hospital
August to November 1995: Calderon Guardia
January-March 1996: San Vicente Hospital of Heredia
1998: Surgery, Honorary Assistant of General Surgery, San Juan de Dios Hospital
1998 to 2006: General surgery, assistant surgeon, San Juan de Dios Hospital
1999 2001: General surgeon assistant of Raul Blanco Cervantes National Hospital, Gerontology Hospital
2005-2007: General Surgeon assistant of Clinica Biblica Hospital
Major open surgeries performed as main surgeon: 3,500 procedures
Advanced laparoscopic surgeries performed as main surgeon: 1,000 procedures including 220 gastric bypass and 150 gastric bands per year

COMMUNITY SERVICES

1989: City de Naranjo
1990: Day Center for Elderly Attention, Curridabat

PROFESSIONAL COURSES

1989: International Medical Teleconference XXIV Annual Pediatric Postgraduate Course
1988: III National Congress of Medical Students of El Salvador
1988: Advances in Intern Medicine, Week of Baylor
1989: VII Actualization course in Pediatrics
1989: IV Student Medical Congress of Central America and Panama regarding Surgical Emergencies. Was General Secretary of this congress.
1990: IV National week and II International of Geriatric and gerontology
1991: Induction course for Social Service Doctors
1993: VI Congress of the Panamerican Society of Trauma
1994: LV Medical National Congress
1995: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation course
1995: Course of Advanced support for Trauma
1995: Course of Advanced Cardiology support
1995: II Internacional Congress of Actualization in Cancerology
2001: Gastroenterology Congress and Therapeutic Endoscopy

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

1990: Biopsycosocial changes in climate
1992: Fistulas Enterocutaneas Fistula post surgery of patientes Treated in the San Juan de Dios Hospital
1993: Colostomy for Treated Patients in San Juan de Dios Hospital
1994: Traumatic perforation of Esophagus in Treated Patients, treated in San Juan de Dios Hospital
1995: Thyroid carcinoma (Graduate work regarding General Surgery. Winner of the best job of the annual generation of General Surgeon Residents in San Jose, Costa Rica)
Effect of Piroxicam and Acarbose As Chemopreventive Agents for Spontaneous Intestinal Adenomas in the APC Gene 1309 Knock out Mice. Publication in the International Japanese magazine Journal of Cancer Research, vol. 84. April 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