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About
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Credentials:
Board Certification
Radiation Oncologist; Ministry of Health, Technical Council, Panama Rep. of PANAMA.
Licensure (s)
• Active
Radiation Oncology License, Panamanian Health Ministry, July 2005 to present. Medical Doctor License, Panamanian Health Ministry, July 1997to present.
• Inactive
Clinical / Research License, U. of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2005-2007. Medical / clinical license, Japanese Health Ministry, 2001-2005.
Training /Courses:
1- High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy for Prostate and Gynecological tumors. Oncologic Institute of Catalunya (ICO). Jul-Aug/2010, Barcelona, Spain.
2- Subregional course for treatment of main malignant tumors(Breast, lung, colon, Head and Neck, prostate
and gastric IAEA,). Nov. 9-13, Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic.
3- Special Radiation Treatment Procedures Course. Jun-Aug/2007, Houston, Texas, USA.
4- Prostate brachyterapy, seed implantation course, May/2007, Houston, Texas, USA.
5- Brachytherapy for Breast Cancer (Mammosite). Texas Cancer Clinic. Dec/2006, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
6- Image-guided based RadiationTherapy. Texas Cancer Clinic. Mar/2006, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
7- Workshop on IMRT treatment planning and dosimetry. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, departments of Radiation Physics and Radiation oncology. Jun/17-19/2004, New York, USA.
8- “Physics in IMRT” Division of Radiation Therapy Physics, Chiba Cancer Center. Nov/2003, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan.
9- Radiation protection and isotope management and safety course; radiological protection department,
Tohoku University, School of Medicine. Jul/2002, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
10- Practical course “High dose rate (HDR) Brachytherapy for cervical cancer”, Tohoku University School of Medicine. Mar/2001, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Research Grants:
• Research proposal: “Image-guided Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer” American Association of Cancer Rese |
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Education
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Degree-Granting Education:
– The Univ. of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (UTMDACC), Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Post-Doctoral fellow, Thoracic Radiation Oncology, 2005-2007.
– The University of Tohoku Hospital, Sendai, JAPAN.
Radiation Oncology Residency, Radiotherapy, 2001-2005.
Ph.D., Doctoral Degree, Image-guided Radiation Oncology, (IGRT), 2001-2005.
– Universidad Autonoma de CentroAmérica (U.A.C.A.), San José, COSTA RICA.
M.D., Medical Doctor, Cum Laude Probatus, 1991-1997.
– Changuinola Regional Hospital, Bocas Del Toro,PANAMA.
Medical internship 2nd yr., 1998-1999.
– Social Security Hospital, CHMCSS, Panama city, PANAMA.
– Medical Internship 1st yr., 1997-1998. |