Visiting Professorship
2012 Istituto Clinico Humanitas/University of Milan, Italy
2011, 2012 University of Sassari, Italy
2011 University Campus Biomedico, Rome, Italy
2010 George Washington University, Washington
2008 University of Verona, Italy
2004, 2006 University “La Sapienza” Rome, Italy
2006 University of Naples, Italy
2006 University of Padua, Italy
2005 University of Guadalajara, Mexico
2003 University of Illinois at Peoria
2003 University of West Indies, Mona-Kingston, Jamaica
2002 University of Bucaramanga, Colombia
2002 University of Caracas, Venezuela
2000 University “Federico Villareal” of Lima, Peru
2000 Instituto de Ciencias Neurologicas “ Oscar Trelles” of Lima, Peru
Awards Received
2010: Award from the Neurosurgical Peruvian American Foundation for Commitment and Dedication to the progress of neurosurgery in Peru
2008: Award from the Latin American Federation of Neurological Surgeons for his contribution to the development of Neurosurgery in Latin America
2006: Award from the Venezuelan Congress of Neurological Surgeons for contribution to the development of Neurosurgery in Venezuela
2004: Award for clinical and teaching excellence from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico
2004: Honored guest at the Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Neurological Surgeons, Armenia, Colombia, November 2004
2003: Honored guest at the Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Bogota, Colombia, May 2003
2002: Annual clinical excellence award from Medtronic/Midas Rex
2002: Award for most interesting scientific paper at the annual meeting of the Caribbean Association of Neurological Surgeons
2001: Lou Grubb fellowship in Skull Base Anatomy, Barrow Neurological Institute
2000: Clinical and teaching excellence award from the Hospital Rebagliati, Lima, Peru
1999: Clinical and teaching excellence award from the Hospital G. Almenara, Lima, Peru
1997: Scholar at the University of California, Irvine
1996: Magna Cum Laude. Neurosurgical Training Diploma, University of Naples.
1994: Bruel & Kijel travelling fellowship award at the department of Neurosurgery at the Righospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark
1991: Resident award - 5/years European Community grant in Neurosurgery training program,
University of Naples, Italy