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San Antonio de Guadalupe, Goicoechea, in front of the Courts of Justice. Building Sector Occidente. Floor 1. Office 122.
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About me

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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My studies

Diplomado en herramientas gerenciales para el manejo de la complejidad: Administ. INCAE. 2016

Specialty in General Surgery. Universidad de Santiago de Chile - Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago. June 2007

Administración de Organizaciones de Salud.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Facultad de Medicina, Santiago de Chile. 2004

Doctor and Surgery. Universidad Internacional de las Americas (UIA). 2001

My courses

1er Congreso Latinoamericano virtual de Cirugia Robotica. COLCIR, SRS Latam, AMCIR, SOBRACIL y la SCCBM May 2020

Online international conference «Controversies in bariatric surgery 2020», Saint-Petersburg. May 2020

Curso Gastrectomía Laparoscópica para Cáncer Gástrico.Técnica Quirúrgica paso a paso. Sociedad Chilena de Cirujanos, en la modalidad on-line. September 2019 - November 2019

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

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My internships or trainings

Diploma DegreeCirugía Laparoscópica Avanzada en Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2007

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I treat these medical conditions:

Appendicitis

Gallstones

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Inguinal hernia

Morbid obesity

Adrenal tumor

Colon cancer

Colorectal cancer

Diverticulos

Gallbladder cancer

Gastric cancer

Hemorrhoids

Hiatal Hernia

Liver cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Thyroid cancer

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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

I am affiliated with:

Costa Rican Association of Surgery

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)

Costa Rican Association of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Costa Rican Hernia Association

International Society of Surgery (ISS/SIC)

I speak these languages:

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Español

My publications

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

Conferencia en el XXVII Congreso Nacional de Cirugía Costa Rica 2025. Modulo Cirugía Guiada por Fluorescencia: ICG en Cirugía Esófago Gástrica. 8 de mayo 2025, San José, Costa Rica.

Conferencia de la ISFGS, Latin America Chapter (Webinar): Cirugía Gástrica y Esofágica Guiada por Fluorescencia. 11 de septiembre de 2024.

Profesor en el Curso de Medtronic TRAIN THE TRAINERS: Habilidades Laparoscópicas. 9 de junio y 21 de julio 2021, Costa Rica.

Profesor en el Curso de Medtronic LATAM Hernia Care Academy: Inmersión Clínica Básica de Técnica TAPP/IPOM. 26 y 27 septiembre 2019. SEDE: Hospital San Rafael de Alajuela, Costa Rica.

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