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Juan S. Barajas-Gamboa
Summary
"Juan S Barajas-Gamboa is a Colombian-Born physician scientist. He received this Medical
Doctor degree with honors from the Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga. He
completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in clinical and translational research at the UCSD
Moores Cancer Center followed by a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Minimally Invasive
Surgery, Robotic and Bariatric surgery at the UCSD Center for the Future of Surgery. He has
already authored a clinical textbook of surgical pathology, authored several book chapters of
robotic and bariatric surgery, and has had several peer-reviewed publications in high impact
factor medical journals including the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Cancer
Research and Surgical Endoscopic. Moreover as a testament of his devotion to research, he
serves as a reviewer, editorial board member, associate editor and senior editor for several
international medical journals. He is active in the American College of Surgeons (ACS),
Society American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), The Society for Surgery
of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and
American Society of Hematology (ASH). Dr. Barajas-Gamboa’s research interests are focus
on Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Robotic surgery and Surgical
Oncology; including basic sciences/translational research and clinical outcomes research."