Universidad Central de Venezuela, Medical School (M.D. 1971)
St Raphael Hospital, New Haven CT Gen Surg. Resid (1974-1979)
NBIMC, Newark NJ, Cardiothoracic Residency (1979-1982)
Mitral valve reconstruction
Carotid artery surgery under regional anesthesia
OPCAB surgery
Tracheal reconstruction
Mountain climbing
Sailing.