Education &Training:

MD, University of Chile, School of Medicine, Santiago, Chile, 1985
General Surgery Internship, Mount Sinai Hospital, Program B North General Hospital, New York, New York, 1986-1992
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, 1992
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

Other Activities:

President, Scientific Society of Medical Students, Santiago, Chile, 1984-1985
Member, New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, 1997-1998
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1999-Present
Member, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1999-Present
Member, Sociedad Chilena de Cardiologia y Cirugia Cardiovascular, 1999-2000
Member, Colegio Medico de Chile, 1999-2000
Member, Oregon Medical Society, 2000-Present