Carlos Garcia Vasquez

General and Digestive System Surgeon. Specialist in minimally invasive colorectal, proctological, and abdominal wall surgery.

Experience

2021–Present | Associate Head of General and Digestive System Surgery. Infanta Elena University Hospital. Madrid.

2013–Present | Associate Surgeon. Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital. 

2013–2021 | Attending Surgeon. General and Digestive System Surgery. Infanta Elena University Hospital. Madrid. 

2013–2016 | Attending Surgeon. General and Digestive System Surgery. Madrid-Torrelodones Hospital. Madrid.

Education and Qualifications

• Connecting Health Leaders For Patient Care. IESE Business School. University of Navarra. Madrid, Spain. 

• Robotic Surgery Certification (Da Vinci X/Xi/5 Platform). Abex-Intuitive Training Program. 

• PhD in Surgery. Doctoral Thesis: "Experimental model of high-risk ileocolic anastomosis in pigs. Randomized study on the effect of anastomosis reinforcement with a fibrin patch on healing and prevention of dehiscence." Summa Cum Laude. Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain. 

• Intensive Course in Laparoscopic General Surgery. Expert in Laparoscopy. Université de Strasbourg. IRCAD, France. 

• Dr. Phillip Anal Fistula Workshop. St. Mark's & Academic Institute. London. • Gastrointestinal Histopathology Workshop. St. Mark's & Academic Institute. London. 

• Specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. General and Digestive Surgery Department. Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital. Head of Department: Prof. Damián García Olmo. Madrid, Spain. 

• Spanish Degree Recognition: Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. Ministry of Education and Science. Spain. 

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. Luis Razetti Faculty of Medicine. Central University of Venezuela. Venezuela.

Research and Teaching

2024–Present | Reviewer. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports (ISSN: 2210-2612). Elsevier, USA. 

2023–Present | Thesis Tutor: "Implementation and analysis of the results of laparoscopic bile duct exploration using a transcystic approach in the treatment of choledocholithiasis with gallbladder in situ." Francisco de Vitoria University. Madrid, Spain. 

2023–Present | Thesis Tutor: "Surgical applicability of three-dimensional models in hepatic resections." Francisco de Vitoria University. Madrid, Spain. 2021 | Patent Author: System configured for the implantation of prosthetic material in patients suffering from surgical pathology of the abdominal wall. Fundación Jiménez Díaz Health Research Institute. 

2021 | Utility Model Co-author: Rectal Obturator. Fundación Jiménez Díaz Health Research Institute.2013–Present | Assigned Researcher at the Fundación Jiménez Díaz Health Research Institute.

Teaching: 

2019–Present | Member of the Teaching Commission. Responsible for international and transversal training. Infanta Elena University Hospital. Madrid, Spain. 

2019–Present | Residents' Tutor. Infanta Elena University Hospital. Madrid, Spain. 

2021 | Professor, Master’s Specialization in Coloproctology. Tech University. Spain. 

2013–Present | Teaching Collaborator. Francisco de Vitoria University. Madrid, Spain.

Publications

• Management of thyroid and parathyroid surgery in major ambulatory surgery. Cirugía Española. 2021. • Fibrin patch influences the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and nuclear factor-κBp65 factors on ischemic intestinal anastomosis. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 2018. • Histopathological changes associated to an absorbable fibrin patch (Tachosil®) covering in an experimental model of high-risk colonic anastomoses. Histology and Histopathology. 2018. • Retroperitoneal paraganglioma—Is pre-operative embolization useful?. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2017. • Laparoscopic treatment of retroperitoneal cystic mesothelioma. Two cases reported. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2016. • A Simplified Incision of the External Oblique Aponeurosis During the Components Separation Technique for the Repair of Large Incisional Hernias. The American Journal of Surgery. • Malformación Costal Con Impronta Hepática Como Causa Inusual de Dolor Abdominal. Cirugía Española. • Conservative Management of Splenic Abscess Septic Emboli After Tooth Extractions. Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas. • Estómago de Retención Gigante Por Atracones Bulímicos. Cirugía Española. • Endometrioma of the Ileocecal Valve Causing Intestinal Obstruction with Evidence of Locoregional Lymphatic Involvement. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. • Intestinal Obstruction Due to Bariolith Impaction. Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas. • Bacterial Adherence to Different Meshes Used in Abdominal Surgery. Surgical Infections. • Use of an Experimental Model to Evaluate Infection Resistance of Meshes in Abdominal Wall Surgery. Journal of Surgical Research. • Results of a High Ambulatory Rate Protocol on the Treatment of Hemorrhoidal Pathology from the Patient Point of View. CMA - Cirugía Mayor Ambulatoria. • A New Porcine Model For The Study Of High-Risk Colonic Anastomoses Due To Hypoperfusion. International Journal of Current Advance Research. • Sporadic Neurofibroma on the Esophagogastric Junction. A Case Report.

Conferences and Presentations

2020 | Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery in Major Ambulatory Surgery (MAS). 13th National ASECMA Congress & IX Iberian MAS Congress. 2020 | Results of the ambulatorization of bilateral inguinal hernia pathology in an abdominal wall unit. 13th National ASECMA Congress. 2015 | Result of the Application of a High Ambulatory Protocol in Hemorrhoidal Pathology in a General Hospital from the patient's point of view. IAAS 11th Congress on Ambulatory Surgery. 2013 | Role of preoperative Albumin as a risk factor for complications in right hemicolectomies for cancer in the elderly. XVI Meeting of the Spanish Coloproctology Association Foundation. 2013 | Modified Bascom technique for the treatment of chronic Pilonidal Sinus: an alternative to healing by second intention. XVII Meeting of the Spanish Coloproctology Association Foundation.

Honors and Certifications

Member of Scientific Societies:

Spanish Association of Surgeons (AEC).

Spanish Association of Coloproctology (AECP).

Official College of Physicians of Madrid (ICOMEM).