Education and Training:

- Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, Universidad de Costa Rica, 1981

- Specialist in General Surgery, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1986

- Specialist in Emergency Medicine, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1995

- Post Graduate Training in Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery, National Cancer Center, Tokyo Japan, 1986

- Post Graduate Studies in Advance Trauma Care, Shock and Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA, 1988

- Training in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Center and Critical Care, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan, 1989

- Training in Civil Defence during Natural Disasters, Mashav, Israel, 1993


Professional Experience:

- Assistant Director for Education and Services, Comision Nacional de Emergencia, San Jose Costa Rica, 1990-1994

- Instructor, Advance Trauma Care, CENDEISSS, San Jose, Costa Rica

- Coordinator, Board of Directors of the Comision Nacional de Emergencia, San Jose, Costa Rica

- General Surgeon, Emergency Department, Clinica Biblica Hospital, San Jose, Costa Rica