I'm Dr. Francisco Poblete, a specialist in general surgery and advanced laparoscopy. My passion for surgery is reflected in my treatment of patients and the dedication that I conceive in each surgery I perform.

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• Specialty in General Surgery. Universidad de Santiago de Chile - Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago. June 2007
• Doctor and Surgery. Universidad Internacional de las Americas (UIA). 2001

• Advance Meeting Of Bariatric Surgery "BEYOND LIMITS - Johnson & Johnson Institute

  February 2018

• Advanced course of minimally invasive: “Minilaparoscopy and Single Incision”

  September 2013

• Course: Hands-on in Bariatric Surgery, Medellín Colombia

  July 2012

• Course: “Topics on hematology IV: Development and Implementation of Clinical Guidelines for the Appropriate use of blood and blood components”. Costa Rican Association of Hematology. San José, Costa Rica

  September 2008

• Course "Nutrition in Surgery". LXXVIII Chilean and International Congress of Surgery, XXXVII Colorectal Chilean Conference and Third Day Chilean Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Society of Surgeons of Chile

  July 2006

• Postgraduate Course "Digestive Surgery Critical Decisions of High Complexity". LXXVIII Chilean and International Congress of Surgery, XXXVII Colorectal Chilean Conference and Third Day Chilean Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Society of Surgeons of Chile

  November 2005

• Trauma Course for General Surgeon: "Practical Solutions to Frequently Asked Questions". IL Annual Congress of the Chilean Chapter of the American College of Surgenos. Santiago de Chile

  May 2005

• Course of Vascular Surgery. IL Annual Congress of the Chilean Chapter of the American College of Surgenos. Santiago de Chile

  May 2005

• Postgraduate Course in Trauma Surgical Techniques. LXXVII Chilean and International Congress of Surgery, XXXVI Colorectal Chilean Conference, II Conference of Chilean Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and XII South American Congress of Thoracic Surgery. Society of Surgeons of Chile

  November 2004

• Course: Advance Trauma Life Support (A.T.L.S.) Committee on Trauma, American Collage of Surgeons, Chilean Chapter. Santiago de Chile

  October 2004

• Course: "Decision Making and Optimization Results in Surgery". XLVIII Annual Congress of the Chilean Chapter of the American College of Surgenos. Santiago de Chile

  May 2004

• Diploma Degree

• Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED6863Active

  Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica

• Costa Rican Association of Surgery
• International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) CR11
• Costa Rican Association of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• Costa Rican Hernia Association

• Coordinator of Program of Surgical Internship at Universidad Hispanoamericana from March 2010 until October 2012
• Coordinator and tutor of Surgery I at Hospital San Rafael de Alajuela, since september 2010
• Professor at the Laboratory for Research and Training in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Universidad de Costa Rica, since June 2012
• Professor of Anatomy at Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica, from may 2002 until march 2003
• Chief Resident of General Surgery at Hospital San José, from 2005 until 2006
• Coordinator of the Teaching Surgical Pavilion at Hospital San José from 2005 until 2006
• Assistant Specialist of Surgery at Hospital San Rafael de Alajuela, Costa Rica, desde 2007

• Poblete-Otero, F. Tumor de Frantz-Gruber, un tumor sólido pseudopapilar del páncreas poco frecuente. Acta Médica Costarricense. Volumen 53, No 3, Julio-Septiembre 2011.
• Poblete-Otero, F. Hiperplasia focal nodular, resolución quirúrgica y complicaciones trasoperatorias. Revista Médica de Costa Rica y Centroamérica LXVI, 2010.
• Poblete-Otero, F. "Trauma Hepático por arma de fuego". Tesis para optar por especialidad en Cirugía General. Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Mayo 2007.
• Síndrome de Wilkie, Caso clínico. (Wilkie Syndrome)Francisco Poblete-Otero, Humberto Álvarez-Pertuz y Andrés Arana-Sáenz. Acta méd. costarric vol.57 n.3 San José Jul./Sep. 2015