Team Members
Directors
Juan Carlos López Navarro
Academic Director
- Cirujano por la Universidad de Chile.
- Specialist in Urology from Universidad de Chile.
- President Chilean Society of Anatomy.
Marcelo Molina Salinas
Scientific Director
- Spine Surgeon.
- Staff – Clínica Alemana and Orthopeadicsl Institute of Santiago.
- 35 scientific articles published in international journals and national magazines.
- 52 scientific papers presented at Congresses:
- 37 in national congresses.
- 15 in foreign conferences.
- 132 conferences at Congresses or courses (national and foreign).
- Teaching positions in Universities:
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, assistant professor (2013-2016).
- Universidad de Chile, associate professor (2022 – to date).
- Finis Terrae University, Assistant Professor (2021 – present).
- Director of 12 Spine Courses.
- President of the Spine Committee of the Chilean Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (2016-2018).
- President AO Spine Chile (Chairperson), period 2023 – 2026.
- Research AO Spine Latin America Coordinator of the Degenerative Study Group (2022 – current).
- Jefe de la Unidad Científico Docente del Instituto Traumatológico a partir del 19 enero 2024 hasta la fecha.
- Head of the scholarship recipients at the Santiago Traumatological Institute.
Administrative
Felipe Morales Úbeda
Gerenta de Operaciones
- Médico Veterinari, Diplomado en cirugía de tejidos blandos, ortopedia y traumatología.
- Cirugía de mínima invasión y cirugía robótica.
- Specialist in high-fidelity medical education and surgical simulation in in vivo, ex vivo and cadaveric models.