| EDUCATION |
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1995 |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
| M.D. |
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2000 |
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University of Miami |
| MPH Clinical Trials |
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| RESIDENCIES |
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1996 - 1997 |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
| General Surgery |
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2000 - 2005 |
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University of Illinois at Chicago |
| General Surgery |
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| FELLOWSHIPS |
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2005 - 2006 |
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University of California Irvine |
| Advanced Minimally Invasive, Bariatric and Robotic Surgery |
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1997 - 2000 |
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University of Miami |
| Research Fellowship in Surgery |
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| HONORS AND AWARDS |
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2007 |
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New Investigator Award |
| Veterans Affairs Healthcare System |
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2005 |
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Surgery Best Teacher Award |
| University of Illinois at Chicago |
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2005 |
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Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident |
| University of Illinois at Chicago |
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2000 |
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MPH summa cum laude |
| University of Miami |
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1995 |
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MD with Honors |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
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| BOARD CERTIFICATIONS |
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| American Board of Surgery 2006 |
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| PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / AFFILIATIONS |
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| American College of Surgeons |
| Society American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons |
| American Society Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery |
| Society Surgery Alimentary Tract |
| Association VA Surgeons |
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