Professional Activities

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, American British Medical Center - National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). 2013 – 2014.
• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery - University of Minnesota. 2014 – present.

Private Practice

• ER physician. Medic-Air Hospital. Nayarit, Mexico. January 2003 - June 2003.
• General Physician. Travel Medical Services and Global Air Ambulances. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. September 2003 - January 2004.
• Staff Surgeon. American British Medical Center. Mexico City, Mexico. July 2013 - Present.

Hospital Appointments

• American British Medical Center. Mexico City, Mexico (2013 – 2014).
• Hospital Angeles Lomas. Mexico City, Mexico (2013 – 2014).
• University of Minnesota Medical Center – Fairview. Minneapolis, MN (2014 – present).

Volunteerism

• Social service as a local general practitioner providing free medical consultation and family planning. Nayarit, Mexico (2002-2003).
• Surgical consultation, colorectal cancer screening, and anorectal procedures to underserved areas in Mexico City and the state of Nayarit, Mexico (Huichol Indian community). 2007 - Present.

Professional Societies

• American Medical Association (2007 – Present).
• Academy of Surgical Research (2006 – Present).
• American College of Surgeons – Candidate fellow (2006 – Present).
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons – Candidate fellow (2006 – Present).
• Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2006 – Present).

Professional Society Appointments

• The society for surgery of the alimentary tract (SSAT): program subcommittee colorectal (2014-2015).
• The society for surgery of the alimentary tract (SSAT): program subcommittee colorectal (2015-2016).
• The American society of colon and rectal surgeons (ASCRS): clinical practice guideline committee (2015-2016).
• The American society of colon and rectal surgeons (ASCRS): international committee (2015-2016).

Editorial Positions

• Editorial Board Member - World Journal of Gastroenterology.
• Editorial Board Member - International Journal of Surgery Research & Practice.
• Editorial Board Member - Journal of Surgery: Open Access.

Editorial Reviewer

• Diseases of the Colon and Rectum.
• British Journal of Surgery.
• Colorectal Disease.
• Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
• World Journal of Gastroenterology.