EDUCATION

· Degree in Medicine from Universidad Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru (2006).

· PhD in Surgery from University of Barcelona (2022).

· Certification as a surgeon in the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system.

· Training and research fellowships:

- Pancreatic and liver surgery, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2015.

- Robotic pancreatic surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy, 2018.

- Advanced pancreatic surgery, European Pancreas Centre, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, 2019.

EXPERIENCE

· More than 10 years of experience in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery

· 275 pancreatic procedures (2017-2026), including more than 80 vascular resections, and currently 40-45 procedures per year.

Specialization

· Resectable and advanced pancreatic cancer (borderline resectable, locally advanced and unresectable stages)

· Complex pancreatic surgery with vascular resections

· Minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic surgery

· Cystic pancreatic tumors (IPMN)

· Acute pancreatitis

· Artificial intelligence applied to pancreatic disease

RESEARCH

· More than 60 international publications indexed in PubMed, 38 in first-quartile journals, with a cumulative impact factor of over 280. These include the international PELICAN clinical trial on radiofrequency ablation for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (2026).

· Supervisor of 2 doctoral theses, both awarded the highest distinction, cum laude.

· Researcher at IDIBAPS.

· Co-director of the 1st Barcelona PDAC Meeting and the Pancreatic Cancer Update Course.

· Principal investigator of the PANCREATIA project (ISCIII).

· Local principal investigator of multiple international studies (PELICAN, SPLENDID, PACYFIC, RAW and OPTIMAL-IPMN).