ACS Fellow Since 2012

Christian Abel Ferrufino Mendez, MD FACS

Society Memberships

Intl Soc, Surg/Soc Int Ch

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Partnership

General Surgery

Av. Blanco Galindo Km 2 1/2 No 2067

Frente Hipodromo

Hospital Elizabeth Seton - Avenida Blanco Galindo Km 5

Cochabamba

Bolivia

Contact Information

Phone:591-779-90895

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures

abdominoplasty
biliopancreatic diversion
gastric banding
gastroplasty
jejunoilial bypass
laparoscopic gastric banding
laparoscopic gastric bypass
roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Breast Disease/Cancer

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

Hernia Procedures

Minimal Access Surgery

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

anal abscess
anal cancer
biopsy of tumors
colectomy
colon cancer screening
colon surgery
colon/rectal cancer
colonic polyps
colonoscopy
colostomy
Crohn's disease
diverticular disease
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
gastrointestinal bleeding
gastrointestinal cancer
hemorrhoidectomy
ileostomy
intestinal failure management
intussusception
irritable bowel syndrome
laparoscopic colon surgery
Meckel's diverticulum
small bowel syndrome
spastic colon
stomach cancer
ulcerative colitis

Minimally Invasive Procedures

endoscopic surgery
fine needle aspiration/biopsy
laparoscopic surgery
radiosurgery
robotic surgery
tumor ablation
video assisted thoracic surgery

Hospital Appointments

Hospital Elizabeth Seton,

Cochabamba,,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

10/2005—Present