René Sotelo
| René Sotelo | |
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| Born | 6 November 1962 Caracas, Venezuela |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Venezuela |
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René Sotelo (6 November 1962) is a Venezuelan robotic surgeon, urologist-oncologist and university professor.[1][2]
Education[edit]
Sotelo received his medical degree from Central University of Venezuela[3] and his residency in General Surgery and Urology was at Domingo Luciani Hospital, Venezuela. He completed fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the Hospital Padre Machado in Caracas, Venezuela; training in General Surgery and Urology Surgical Oncology at the National Cancer Center in Tokyo, Japan;[4] President of the Latin American Society of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Urology between 2006 and 2008); observership in Laparoscopic Surgery in the Urology Department at Cleveland Clinic Foundation; observer in St. Louis, Missouri School of Medicine, Division of Urology and preceptorship in digestive surgery and laparoscopy at Universidad de São Paulo, Brasil Hospital Das Clinicas.
Career[edit]
Sotelo is the founder of CIMI (Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center) in Venezuela; Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, México and Bolivia. He is also a professor at the Medicine School of University of Southern California and Medical Director of the USC.[5][6]
Sotelo has been a pioneer in robotic surgery for complex urinary fistula in men and women, benign prostate enlargement and inguinal lymph node dissection for cancer. Also, he has helped develop new concepts of single-port “belly-button” and natural orifice surgery. His experience with advanced robotic & laparoscopic surgery exceeds 4,000 personal cases.[7]
Sotelo has been professor at 35 universities in 19 countries, where he has demonstrated advanced robotic & laparoscopic techniques at live surgical symposia. His experience includes training over 72 post-graduate fellows from 14 countries in robotic & laparoscopic urology. He has won more than 34 international awards from scientific and government organizations worldwide.[8]
Publications[edit]
Sotelo is an international researcher with more than 75 peer reviewed scientific papers and 38 chapters in major urology books. He has published four text books: No le tenga miedo al dedo, Cirugía laparoscópica en urología, Prostate Cancer a Patient Guide y Complications in Robotic Surgery.[8] He also serves on the editorial board of three urologic journals.[9] He also has a Ted Talk: The Heartbreaking Truth of Penis Cancer.[10]
- Arriaga, Juan; Sotelo, Rene (2016). "Which is the best treatment on a 2 cm complete endophitic tumor on the posterior side of the left kidney?". International Brazilian Journal of Urology. 42 (1): 8–10. doi:10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2016.01.04. ISSN 1677-5538. PMC 4811220. PMID 27120777.
- "Cancer awareness crusades-pink ribbons and growing moustaches". PubFacts. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- "Colovesical Fistula". PubFacts. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- "Complications of robotic surgery in urological diseases: are we using standardized methodology to report complications?". PubFacts. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- "Needle lost in minimally invasive surgery: management proposal and literature review". PubFacts. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
Medical and scientific organizations memberships[edit]
Sotelo is member of international medical and scientifics organizations, including the Society of Robotic Surgery, the Global Robotics Institute, the American Urological Association, the Sociedad Colombiana de Urología, the Sociedad Venezolana de Urología, the Confederación Americana de Urología, the Sociedade Brasilera de Urología, the Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Urología, the Sociedad Dominicana de Urología, the International Society of Sexual and Impotence Research, the Latin American Society for the Study of the Aging Male, the Endourology Society-Full Member, the Société Internationale dÚrologie, the International Consultation on Urological Diseases and the Endourological Society- Committee of Endourology Education Training Site Program.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Rene Javier Sotelo, MD - Glendale, CA - Minimally Invasive Urology, Urologic Oncology, Urology - Request Appointment". providers.keckmedicine.org. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ↑ "Dr. René Sotelo, MD – Los Angeles, CA | Urology on Doximity". Doximity. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ↑ "U.S News".
- ↑ "Dr. Rene Sotelo, MD - Reviews - Los Angeles, CA". www.healthgrades.com. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ↑ "Surgeon's arrival gives USC institute a Latin American connection". USC News. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ II, Wes Woods (2019-01-31). "Health Seminar Prescribes More Than Ounce of Prevention". Outlook Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ "▷ Doctor Rene Sotelo | Specialist Urologist Oncology Los Angeles". Dr. René Sotelo. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Rene Javier Sotelo Noguera, MD | Keck School of Medicine of USC". keck.usc.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ↑ "Books / Book Chapters". Dr. René Sotelo. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ↑ The Heartbreaking Truth of Penis Cancer | Rene Sotelo | TEDxPasadena, retrieved 2019-12-14
- ↑ "Curriculum Vitae – Dr Rene Sotelo". Issuu. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ↑ "How to stay healthy, and maybe find a career, in the age of biotech". USC News. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
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