Education:
Facultad De Medicina/Universidad De Costa Rica, Medicine, 1985
Internship:
Facultad De Medicina/Universidad De Costa Rica, Pediatrics, 1985
Residency:
Hospital Nacional de Ninos, San Jose, Costa Rica, Pediatrics, 1989
Fellowship:
Universite de Paris V-Rene Descartes (La Sorbonne), Critical Care, 1996
Universite de Paris V-Rene Descartes (La Sorbonne), Pediatric Cardiology, 1992
Areas of Interest
Clinical Interest for Patients
I have trained in Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care, and -over the last 20 years- I have developed an expertise in the management of medical and surgical (post-operative) cardiac patients, from neonates to adults with congenital cardiac diseases.
Care Philosophy
I strive to promote quality, safety and interdisciplinary practices and optimal communication between patients, their families and our staff.
Volunteer Activities
I have been involved in humanitarian work for more than two decades and I am currently the President of Surgeons of Hope, a Non-Governmental Organization based in New York and in charge of developing programs of pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery in Latin America.
Professional Memberships and SocietiesEuropean Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care - Member
European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery - Member, Board of the Congenital Domain
Association for the European Pediatric Cardiology - Member
British Pediatric Cardiac Association - Member
Pediatric Intensive Care Society of the United Kingdom - Member
World federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies - Member
World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery - Member
Sociedad Latina de Cardiologia y Cirugia Cardiovascular - Member
Society for Pediatric Research - Member
European Society of Cardiology - Member
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society - Member
Societe Francaise de Cardiologie - Member
Swiss Society of Pediatric Cardiology - Member
Society of Critical Care Medicine - Member
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine - Member
