Juan Rafael Rivero Torres Head of Neurosurgery Service, Assistant Professor
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SUMMARY

Neurosurgeon with 25+ years of experience ―22 years as lead surgeon― who has performed over 3,000 surgeries. Researcher and professor of undergraduate and graduate courses in medical schools. Demonstrated work discipline and commitment through continuous training and uninterrupted medical practice for over 20 years at the same medical facility. Willing to meet your company's expectations, share my knowledge and skills, and improve patient’s satisfaction and the quality of medical care. Seeking to take on new challenges in my field of specialization, learn from your organization's vast experience in the area and grow both personally and professionally.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
-Spanish: Native speaker
-English: Fluent
-Portuguese: Fluent

COMPUTER SKILLS:
-Microsoft Office
-Excel
-Power Point

WORK EXPERIENCE:

September 23, 2019 – To date
Santiago de Cuba.
Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany Military Hospital
Head of Neurosurgery Service
Main duties and responsibilities may include:
Organizing, coordinating and overseeing service processes in keeping with guidelines and legal provisions in place.
Creating and making changes to annual work plan.
Directing, supervising and assessing technical and administrative tasks.
Scheduling healthcare tasks in the neurology service, being actively involved in ward rounds, outpatient consultations, night shifts, case discussions, among others.
Enforcing and supervising medical and surgical care procedures to ensure quality of care and medical ethics.
Performing emergency and elective surgeries.
Promoting and carrying out research and continuing medical education, with emphasis on new scientific and technological breakthroughs.
Ensuring that all health care protocols for the treatment of different specialty-related diseases are up to date and implemented following international standards so as to provide faster and greater satisfaction to the neurosurgical patient, seeking improvement of quality indicators.

June 15, 2017 – August 23, 2019
Luanda, People's Republic of Angola.
Mariapia Central Hospital - Josina Machel and Private Hospital
Neurosurgeon
Some duties consisted of:
Direct medical assistance to neurosurgical patients, both inpatients and outpatients, and in the emergency room.
Emergency and elective surgeries.
Management of patients in Intensive Care Units
On-call medical care for pediatric and adult patient, using the clinical guidelines for specialty-related diseases.
Research and undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

In Angola I had the opportunity to perform surgeries in patients with disorders that are considered rare diseases in Cuba, particularly, cranial and spinal epidural abscesses. Findings have been published in a medical journal.

November 16, 2014 - June14, 2017
Santiago de Cuba
Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany Military Hospital
Head of Neurosurgery Service
Please, see current position's duties and tasks. In this period, in addition to the job title's responsibilities, I successfully managed to introduce, protocolize, develop and improve a number of surgical techniques in our service, mainly, minimal access surgery, degenerative disease and spinal instrumentation, tethered spinal cord and skull base surgery. This earned me respect and prestige inside and outside the institution.

January 3, 2001 – November 15, 2014
Santiago de Cuba
Military Hospital Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany
Neurosurgeon. Main responsibilities and achievements include the following:
Comprehensive quality medical care to neurosurgical patients, both inpatients and outpatients, according to surgery schedule and following ethical standards.
Emergency and elective surgeries.
Management of neurocritical care patients.
On-call medical care to pediatric and adult patients, using the protocols set out for specialty-related diseases.
Provision of interconsultations requested by other services in a timely and appropriate manner.
Keeping accurate record of care provided in hospital wards, consultation rooms, operating rooms and emergency units.
I conducted various research projects relating to the specialty. I completed a Master's degree in Emergency Medicine.
I performed multiple tasks requested by the head of service, including attending meetings, academic and administrative events on his/her behalf, and taking over during him/her holidays or

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Professor. Neurosurgery. General Surgery Chair. Santiago de Cuba School of Medicine No. 2. From May 17, 2012 to date.
Instructor Professor. Neurosurgery. General Surgery Chair. Santiago de Cuba School of Medicine No. 2. From May 5, 2007 to May 16, 2012.
As Senior Lecturer I perform the following duties:
- Assisting year 4 and 6 medical students during neurosurgery clerkships.
- Providing guidance to Neurosurgery residents according to course syllabus during daily practices, lectures, seminars, diagnostic discussions and clerkship end-of-year exams, as well as residency end-of-year tests.
-Taking part in undergraduate and graduate examining boards (6) and in residency thesis opponent dissertations (4). Tutor and advisor of residency and master's theses.
- Neurology/ Neurosurgery lecturer.

RESEARCH CONDUCTED
- Lumbar disc herniation: some aspects of diagnosis and treatment. A four-year study. Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany Military Hospital. Santiago de Cuba. 2001.
- Prognostic factors in severe traumatic brain injuries. A five-year study. Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany Military Hospital. Santiago de Cuba. 2008.
- Tethered spinal cord syndrome in adulthood. A five-year study. Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany Military Hospital. Santiago de Cuba. 2020.

PUBLICATIONS
- Lumbar disc herniation: some aspects of diagnosis and treatment. Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar (Cuban Military Medical Journal). 33(2). Apr-Jun. 2004.
- Large intramedullary ependymoma. Revista de Neurocirugía CIMEQ (Cuban Medical-Surgical Research Center). (Neurosurgery Journal). December 2006.
- Dorsal spinal extradural cavernous angioma. A case report. Medisan Electronic Journal. ISSN (1029-3019) Volume 16 No. 6 of 2012.
- Cervical schwnnoma. A case report. Published in CD-ROM format on the occasion of the 49th Scientific Symposium. Scientific-Technical Breakthroughs at Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany Military Hospital. Santiago de Cuba, 2012.
- Progression-free survival in patients with intracranial meningiomas. Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar (Cuban Military Medical Journal) 47(1): 23-32, Jan-Mar. 2018.

- Current neurosurgical challenge of the cervical chordoma. Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar (Cuban Military Medical Journal), 47(1): 88-94, Jan-Mar. 2018.

- Characterization of operated patients with a diagnosis of intracranial pyogenic abscesses. Revista Cubana de Nurología y Neutrocirugía (Cuban Neurology and Neurosurgery Journal). 2021, 11 (3): e468.

Subjects

  • Neuroanatomy Bachelors/Undergraduate-Masters/Postgraduate

  • Neurology Bachelors/Undergraduate-Masters/Postgraduate

  • Neurosurgery Bachelors/Undergraduate-Masters/Postgraduate

  • Neuro-physiology Bachelors/Undergraduate-Masters/Postgraduate

  • Surgery (General and Special) Bachelors/Undergraduate-Masters/Postgraduate

Experience

  • Head of Neurosurgery Service (Nov, 2014–Jun, 2023) at Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany Military Hospital
    Organizing, coordinating and overseeing service processes in keeping with guidelines and legal provisions in place.
    Creating and making changes to annual work plan.
    Directing, supervising and assessing technical and administrative tasks.
    Scheduling healthcare tasks in the neurology service, being actively involved in ward rounds, outpatient consultations, night shifts, case discussions, among others.
    Enforcing and supervising medical and surgical care procedures to ensure quality of care and medical ethics.
    Performing emergency and elective surgeries.
    Promoting and carrying out research and continuing medical education, with emphasis on new scientific and technological breakthroughs.
    Ensuring that all health care protocols for the treatment of different specialty-related diseases are up to date and implemented following international standards so as to provide faster and greater satisfaction to the neurosurgical patient, seeking improvement of quality indicators.
  • Assistant Professor General Surgery/ Neurosurgery (Aug, 2007–Present) at Higher Institute of Medical Sciences Santiago de Cuba
  • Neurosurgery Specialist/Consultant (Jan, 2001–Oct, 2014) at Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany Military Hospital
    Comprehensive quality medical care to neurosurgical patients, both inpatients and outpatients, according to surgery schedule and following ethical standards.
    Emergency and elective surgeries.
    Management of neurocritical care patients.
    On-call medical care to pediatric and adult patients, using the protocols set out for specialty-related diseases.
    Provision of interconsultations requested by other services in a timely and appropriate manner.
    Keeping accurate record of care provided in hospital wards, consultation rooms, operating rooms and emergency units.
    I conducted various research projects relating to the specialty. I completed a Master's degree in Emergency Medicine.
    I performed multiple tasks requested by the head of service, including attending meetings, academic and administrative events on his/her behalf, and taking over during him/her holidays or due to other reasons.
    I kept permanent training to be able to teach in undergraduate and graduate programs, thus, being granted the Assistant Professor academic rank. I was a member of the neurosurgery residency examining board. I was masters and residency theses' tutor, advisor and opponent.
    As I consolidated residency knowledge, I had introduced new surgical techniques in my procedures, which help me build solid skills, and, ultimately, improve quality indicators, including patients′ progress, hospital stay, among others.

Education

  • Master's Degree in Medical Emergencies in Primary Health Care (Sep, 2006–Oct, 2009) from Higher Institute of Medical Sciences Santiago de Cuba
  • Neurosurgery Specialist (Aug, 1995–Dec, 2000) from Higher Institute of Medical Sciences Santiago de Cuba
  • Doctor in Medicine (Sep, 1986–Jul, 1992) from Higher Institute of Medical Sciences Santiago de Cuba

Fee details

    Pesos1,500–2,000/day (US$56.60–75.47/day)

    It depends on the schedule, duration, subject, type of teaching activity, level of the audience.

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