SUMMARY
Graduated at the University of Buenos Aires, trained at Escuela Quirúrgica Finochetto at Hospital Rawson in Buenos Aires, continued his surgical training in United States of America since 1974 to 1981. Back in Argentina approved his boards in Surgery and since has advocated his practice full time to diagnosis and treatment of breast disease. His practice includes mammography and ultrasound examination of the breast.
Since 1986 included oncoplastic surgery for the treatment of breast cancer.
At present he is Medical Director of Centro Mujer (www.centromujer.com.ar ) and Chief of Service at Breast diseases Clinica Bessone (www.bessone.com.ar).
CERTIFICATIONS
- Graduated from School of Medicine UNIVERSITY OF BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, on December 1970.
- Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates, certificate N° 1830132, July 1973.
- Federal Licensing Exam (FLEX), in the State of Maryland, June 1976.
- Maryland State Licensure for medical practice, August 9th, 1976.
- West Virginia State Licensure for medical practice, May 2nd, 1977.
- Florida State Licensure for medical practice, April 20th, 1977.
- Board Certification in Surgery in Argentina, by HOSPITAL SANTOJANI, December 1981.
- Recertification in Surgery, September 2001.
- Recertification in Surgery, September 7th, 2006.
- Habilitation #011519 for the use of Radiation Medical Equipment (LEY 17557 DEC. 6320/68) by the ARGENTINE HEALTH DEPARTMENT and NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, September 1994.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
- Member of ARGENTINE SOCIETY OF MASTOLOGY since 1981.
- Member of S.I.S., 1998.
- Member of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREAST DISEASE, 2004.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
- 1998 to present – Medical Director of CENTRO MUJER (Women’s Health Centre), Mercedes, Argentina www.centromujer.com.ar.
- 1993 to present – Chief of Service for the Department of Breast Diseases in CLINICA BESSONE, Argentina www.bessone.com.ar.
- 1981 to present – Surgeon with full-time dedication to the diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases.
- 1980 – Part-time Emergency Room Physician at GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER, Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1978-1981 – Part-time Emergency Room Physician at NORTH ARUNDEL HOSPITAL, Glenn Burnie, Maryland.
- 1979-1981 – Attendant Surgical Grand Rounds at JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL, Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1977-1981 – House staff Surgeon at GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER, Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1976-1977 – Full-time Surgeon at DOCTOR’S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Welch, West Virginia.
- 1975-1976 – Surgical Resident at FRANKLIN SQUARE HOSPITAL, Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1974-1975 – Surgical Internship at CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL, Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1973 – Médico Cirujano de la POLICLÍNICA PRIVADA DE MEDICINA Y CIRUGÍA, Argentina.
- 1973 – Surgeon at POLICLÍNICA PRIVADA DE MEDICINA Y CIRUGÍA, Argentina.
- 1973 - Emergency Room Physician at SANATORIO LAVALLE, Argentina.
- 1972-1973 – Emergency Room Physician at EMPRESA NACIONAL DE TELEFONOS, Argentina.
- 1972 - Emergency Room Physician at SANATORIO MITRE, Argentina.
- 1971-1973 – Surgeon at SANATORIO CRAMER, Argentina.
- 1971 – Emergency Room Physician at SANATORIO SAN JOSE, Argentina.
- 1971-1972 – Residency at DR. RICARDO FINOCHIETTO SURGICAL SCHOOL, Hospital Rawson, Argentina.
EXPERIENCE IN BREAST DISEASES
May 5-8, 2016
- 19th SIS WORLD CONGRESS ON BREAST HEALTHCARE, Senologic International Society – Varsovia, Polonia
April 1-2, 2016
- Disertante en las IV Jornadas Regionales de Patología Mamaria, Hospital Universitario Austral – Ciudad de Pilar, Argentina
September 6-8, 2015
- XII CONGRESO ARGENTINO E INTERNACIONAL DE MASTOLOGÍA – Buenos Aires, Argentina
August 27-29, 2015
- Cancer and Prevention Methods – Dubai, Arab Emirates
April 17-18, 2015
- Panelista en las TERCERAS JORNADAS REGIONALES DE ACTUALIZACION EN PATOLOGIA MAMARIA - Ciudad de Pilar, Argentina.
June 30-July 2, 2014
- 17th SYMPOSIUM MAMMOGRAPHICUM 2014, Bournemouth International Centre - Bournemouth, England.
May 1, 2014
- 30th ANNUAL MIAMI BREAST CANCER CONFERENCE – Clinical Vignette series.
April 4-5, 2014
- Panelista en las SEGUNDAS JORNADAS REGIONALES DE ACTUALIZACION EN PATOLOGIA MAMARIA - Ciudad de Luján, Argentina.
2014
- 11th ANNUAL SCHOOL OF BREAST ONCOLOGY. 23 Category One credit hours online.
2013
- 10th ANNUAL SCHOOL OF BREAST ONCOLOGY. 23 Category One credit hours online.
August 30-31 to September 1, 2012
- XII Argentine Congress on Breast Disease – Córdoba, Argentina.
March 21 -24, 2012
- EBCC 8 – the 8th European Breast Cancer Conference – Viena, Austria.
August 28-30, 2011
- X ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY, XXII BIANNUAL MEETING, Sheraton Hotel Buenos Aires – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
May 2-3, 2011
- 7° CURSO INSTITUTO EUROPEO DE ONCOLOGIA SOBRE CANCER DE MAMA, Hotel Sheraton Libertador – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
March 10, 2011
- Educational Activity CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT SELECTION FOR PATIENTS WITH HEAVILY PRETREATED ADVANCED BREAST CANCER, Fountainebleu, Miami Beach Hotel – Miami, Florida, USA.
March 9-12, 2011
- 28th ANNUAL MIAMI BREAST CANCER CONFERENCE, Fountainebleu Miami Beach Hotel – Miami, Florida, USA.
March 3 – 6, 2010
- 27th ANNUAL MIAMI BREAST CANCER CONFERENCE Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel – Miami, Florida, USA.
August 23-25, 2009
- IX ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
December 5-7, 2008
- American Society of Breast Disease School of Oncoplastic Surgery: Essentials for the Breast Surgeon, St Luke´s & Roosevelt Hospitals – Dallas, Texas, USA.
August 26-28, 2007
- VIII ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY – Sheraton Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
November 20-21, 2006
- IV INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BREAST CANCER, Hospital Austral – Pilar (Bs.As.), Argentina.
April 27-29, 2006
- 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREAST DISEASE: Interdisciplinary Breast Care – Four Seasons Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
September 4-6, 2005
- XII ARGENTINE SEMINAR ON BREAST DISEASE – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
September 13, 2005
- BREAST CANCER TREATMENT, Fundacion OSDE – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
April 15-17, 2004
- “MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CANCER ON THE 21ST CENTURY” – BREAST CANCER INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
October 4, 2003
- INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON “BREAST CARCINOMA IN THE CENTINEL NODE ERA” – Córdoba, Argentina.
August 24-26, 2003
- Co-Author in the Paper “NON-FREQUENT BREAST TUMORS – NEURILEMOMMA”– VII ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF MASTOLOY and IV MERCOSUR CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY – Sheraton Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
August 24-26, 2003
- Panel Coordinator on “NON-PALPABLE BREAST LESIONS MANAGEMENT” – VII ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY and IV MERCOSUR CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY – Sheraton Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
October 14-17, 2001
- XI ARGENTINE SEMINAR ON BREAST DISEASE – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
June 29, 2001
- PARTICIPANT in the INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM “CENTINEL NODE IN BREAST CANCER” – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
March 1-3, 2001
- 18th ANNUAL MIAMI BREAST CANCER CONFERENCE – Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami, Florida.
June 23-24, 2000
- SYMPOSIUM ON BREAST CANCER – Pilar, (Bs.As.) Argentina.
June 2, 2000
- Speaker at the V TECHNICAL-SCIENTIFIC COURSE ON DIAGNOSIS QUALITY IN ULTRASOUND, TELERADIOLOGY AND DIGITAL RADIOLOGY – Hyatt Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
May 6-10, 2000
- “Fine Needle Aspiration, Advantages of 3 D Vs. 2 D”; 9th CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION FOR ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY and 6th CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF SONOGRAPHERS – Florencia, Italia.
September 27, 1999
- Speaker at the “UPDATE IN FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION ON BREAST TUMORS COURSE”- San Miguel, (Bs.As.) Argentina.
August 29–September 1, 1999
- ULTRASOUND IN THE OPERATING ROOM: MAXIMUM BENEFIT IN THE PRE-SURGICAL LOCALIZATION”; Paper presented at the V SYMPOSIUM OF BREAST IMAGING and 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON BREAST DIAGNOSIS – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
October 25-28, 1998
- VI ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY and X LATINAMERICAN CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY, Coordinator at the Panel “ULTRASOUND ROLE IN MAMMARY LESIONS – Sheraton Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
October 25, 1998
- BREAST CANCER, European School of Oncology (ESO) – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Junie 26-27, 1998
- I REGIONAL MEETING OF THE ARGENTINE SOCIETY OF MASTOLOGY – Mercedes (Bs.As.), Argentina.
May 30-31, 1998
- QUALITY CONTROL ON BREAST IMAGING (14 credit hours in category 1 Royal College of Radiologist) – Oporto, Portugal.
May 31- June 4, 1998
- X INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SENOLOGY (S.I.S) – Oporto, Portugal.
September 4-5, 1997
- VIII WORLD ULTRASOUND CONGRESS. SYMPOSIUM ON BREAST IMAGING – Sheraton Hotel, Buenos Aires Argentina.
June 1-4, 1997
- X ARGENTINE SEMINAR ON BREAST DISEASE; Panel Member on “Limits and Future of Breast Ultrasound” – Patio de la Madera, Rosario (Santa Fe), Argentina.
September 25-27, 1996
- II LATINAMERICAN COURSE IN MASTOLOGY; Latin-American School of Breast Disease – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
June 18-19, 1996
- CONTROVERSIES IN BREAST CANCER; European School of Oncology – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
April 28 – May 2, 1996
- IX INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON BREAST DISEASES and THE UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER’S 39th ANNUAL CLINICAL CONFERENCE, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center – Houston, Texas.
April 28, 1996
- INTERNATIONAL BREAST ULTRASOUND SEMINAR (IBUS), University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center – Houston, Texas.
September 17-20, 1995
- V ARGENTINE CONGRESS ON MASTOLOGY and II IBERO-AMERICAN CONGRESS ON MASTOLOGY, BREAST CANCER TREATMENT – Sheraton Hotel, Buenos Aires Argentina.
June 22-23, 1995
- DIAGNOSIS BY IMAGING IN BREAST DISEASE; European School of Oncology (ESO) – Sheraton Hotel, Buenos Aires Argentina.
September 22-24, 1994
- 1ST COURSE ON BREAST ULTRASOUND (IBUS) and III LATIN-AMERICAN SYMPOSIUM ON BREAST IMAGING – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
September 1994
- Authorized in the use of Radiation Medical Equipment (LEY 17557 DEC. 6320/68) by the ARGENTINE HEALTH DEPARTMENT and NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, License #011519 (20 hour duration)- Buenos Aires, Argentina.
May 8-12, 1994
- VIII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SENOLOGY – Río de Janeiro, Brasil.
October 30 – November 2, 1993
- INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON MASTOLOGY (SIS) and IX ARGENTINE SEMINAR ON MASTOLOGY – Centro Cultural San Martín, Bs.As., Argentina.
July 30 – August 5, 1993
- Panel Member at the FIRST WORKSHOP ON HORMONAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY FOR TEACHERS – Mercedes (Bs.As.), Argentina.
November 25, 1992
- 1st EUROPEAN-LATIN AMERICAN SYMPOSIUM ON BREAST CANCER, European School of Oncology (ESO) – Montevideo, Uruguay.
November 22- 27, 1992
- 1° URUGUAYAN-ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY and VIII LATINAMERICAN CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY – Montevideo, Uruguay.
November 13-14, 1992
- ADVANCED TUTORIAL COURSE ON MAMMOGRAPHY READING AND INTERPRETATION – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
April 10-11, 1992
- INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BENIGN BREAST PATHOLOGY – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
November 14-15, 1991
- EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF ONCOLOGY – Rosario (Santa Fe), Argentina.
September 9-13, 1991
- IV ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
October 16- 21, 1988
- V INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
May 25-28, 1988
- INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON BREAST CANCER, European School of Oncology (ESO)- Buenos Aires, Argentina.
November 13-14, 1987
- ONCOLOGY UPDATE SEMINAR – Chivilcoy (Bs.As.), Argentina.
October 3, 1987
- UPDATE ON MASTOLOGY sponsored by the Argentine Society of Mastology – Mercedes (Bs.As.), Argentina.
October 1-2, 1987
- LI INTENSIVE COURSE ON PLASTIC SURGERY, LIPECTOMY AND LIPOSUCTION – Clínica Juri. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
June 25-26, 1987
- XLVII INTENSIVE COURSE ON PLASTIC SURGERY, REDUCTION AND AUGMENTATION MAMMOPLASTY. Clínica Juri – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
July 17-18, 1986
- XLI INTENSIVE COURSE ON PLASTIC SURGERY, BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH MUSCULO-CUTANEOUS FLAPS. Clínica Juri – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
May 15–16, 1986
- XXXIX INTENSIVE COURSE ON PLASTIC SURGERY, REDUCTION AND AUGMENTATION MAMMOPLASTY. Clínica Juri – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
September 22 -26, 1985
- III ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
July 2-4, 1984
- FRENCH-ARGENTINE SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR ON BREAST CANCER – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
During 1992
- Attendant to the POST-GRADUATE COURSE at the Argentine School of Mastology – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
November 9-13, 1981
- II ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF MASTOLOGY – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
May 22, 1981
- BREAST BY CHOLESTERIC ANALYSIS – BIOTHERMAL ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY – New York, USA.
OTHER CONGRESSES AND PAPERS
November 5th, 1998
- “ANNUAL SURGICAL SEMINAR”, Clínica Güemes de Luján, Argentina.
June 1978
- “SURGICAL DISEASES OF THE LIVER, BILIARY TRACT AND PANCREAS”, Lahey Clinic Foundation, Boston, Massachussets, USA.
May 1977
- “AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COLON AND RECTAL SURGEONS”, Orlando, Florida, USA.
April 1977
- “MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL EMERGENCIES”, Harvard Medical School, USA.
April 1977
- “SURGICAL ABDOMINAL EMERGENCIES, Harvard Medical School, USA.
March 1976
- “SOUTH EASTERN SURGICAL CONGRESS”, New Orleans, USA.
September 1972
- “HERNIA INGUINAL RECIDIVADA, TACTICA QUIRURGICA”
XXX Jornadas Quirúrgicas de la Sociedad Argentina de Cirujanos, Salta, Argentina.
November 1971
- “CURRENT PROBLEMS IN THORACIC SURGERY”, Hospital Rawson, Argentina.
September 1971
- “THORACIC SURGERY”, Hospital Rawson, Argentina.
September 1971
- Paper presented at the XXIX ARGENTINE SOCIETY OF SURGEONS JOURNAL, Hospital Rawson, Argentina.
September 1971
- Paper presented on “NON-SPECIFIC TUMORS OF THE ABDOMINAL WALL”, Hospital Rawson, Argentina
July 1971
- “SURGICAL THORACIC EMERGENCIES”, Hospital Rawson, Argentina.
July 1971
- “VARICOSE VEINS SURGICAL TREATMENT”, Hospital Rawson, Argentina.
May 1971
- Paper presented on “APPROACH TO THE RECURRENT INGUINAL HERNIA” at the XIII Course on Surgery of the Abdominal Wall, Hospital Rawson, Argentina.