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Thoracic Surgeon & Oncologist | Clinical Research, Medical Writing & MedTech Consultant

Profile Summary

Board-Certified Thoracic Surgeon & Oncology Specialist | MedTech Consultant I am a Senior Thoracic Surgeon practicing at a high-complexity university hospital (Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe), specializing in Thoracic Oncology and minimally invasive surgery (VATS/RATS). I combine active clinical practice with experience in medical technology development and scientific communication. I offer freelance consulting services to biotech firms, MedTech startups, and research organizations in the following areas: 1. Medical Writing & Scientific Review: Expert review of clinical protocols, grant proposals, and academic manuscripts, specifically in Oncology and Thoracic Surgery. Medical writing for white papers and patient education materials. Bilingual services: Technical translation and adaptation of medical content (English/Spanish) for LATAM market entry. 2. MedTech & Device Consulting: Subject Matter Expert (SME) for surgical device development. I am currently prototyping a laparoscopic vascular simulator and developing a mobile app for lung cancer screening. Usability feedback for surgical instruments (staplers, energy devices) and simulation tools. 3. Clinical Strategy & Advisory: Guidance on Lung Cancer Screening implementation and patient flow. Key Opinion Leader (KOL) experience (current lecturer for AstraZeneca), available for advisory boards and market insight interviews. Why hire me? I provide the perspective of an active surgeon who understands both the clinical reality of the operating room and the rigorous standards of North American healthcare (Canadian Citizen/Colombian Resident). I am responsive, detail-oriented, and accustomed to complex academic workflows.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Medical Devices
• ☆ Medical Device Development
• ☆ Medical Device Safety Testing
• ☆ Medical Device Validation
• ☆ Medical Device Design
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Clinical Trial Design
• ☆ Patient Recruitment
• ☆ Clinical Trials Data Analysis
• ☆ Oncology
• ☆ Surgical Oncology
• ☆ Pulmonology/Respiratory Disease
• ☆ Lung Cancer
• ☆ Health Education
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Medical Content Writing
• ☆ Continuing Medical Education (CME) Materials
• ☆ Patient Education Materials

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing

Research Market Research, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Product Evaluation, Product Validation, Product Launch Support

Work Experience

Thoracic surgeon

Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe

November 2013 - Present

Thoracic surgeon

Pablo Tobon Uribe Hospital

November 2012 - Present

Education

Fellowship CETOC. Esophageal surgery-Interventional endoscopy-bronchoscopy (Thoracic Surgery)

Université de Montréal

July 2023 - June 2024

Master Thoracic Oncology (Cirugía torácica)

Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

July 2020 - July 2021

Thoracic surgeon (Thoracic Surgery)

Universidad El Bosque

February 2009 - January 2011

General Surgeon (General surgery)

Universidad de Antioquia Facultad de Medicina

August 2004 - July 2008

Physician (Medicine)

Universidad de Antioquia Facultad de Medicina

September 1997 - November 2003

Certifications

• Certification in Thoracic Surgery

  Colombian Education Ministry

  February 2011 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Carolina Sánchez-CastroCastro, Santiago Barrantes-Moreno, Sofía Bernal-Sierra, Andrés Zerrate-Misas, Willfredy Castaño-Ruiz, Johanna Marcela Vanegas, Lina Velásquez-Gómez (2024). Características clínicas y desenlaces postquirúrgicos en pacientes con neumotórax espontáneo: análisis en un hospital de alta complejidad . Revista Colombiana de Cirugía.

Carolina Sánchez-CastroCastro, Santiago Barrantes-Moreno, Sofía Bernal-Sierra, Andrés Zerrate-Misas, Willfredy Castaño-Ruiz, Johanna Marcela Vanegas, Lina Velásquez-Gómez (2024). Características clínicas y desenlaces postquirúrgicos en pacientes con neumotórax espontáneo: análisis en un hospital de alta complejidad . Revista Colombiana de Cirugía.

Habib Jussef Mantilla Gaviria, Stella Isabel Martinez Jaramillo, Carlos Andrés Carvajal Fierro, Ricardo Adolfo Zapata González, Camilo Montoya Medina, Luis Gerardo Garcia-Herreros Hellal, Luis Jaime Tellez Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Garzon Ramírez, Darwin Jose Padilla Padilla, Alberto Alejandro Correa Solano, et al. (2024). Standardized intrapulmonary lymph node dissection in lung cancer specimens: A national Colombian analysis . JTCVS Open.

Jhon Edwar Garcia Rueda, Karen Yohana García Rueda, Angélica María Bermúdez Flórez, Laura Andrea Peña Mejía, Alejandro Cardona Palacio, Wilfredy Castaño Ruiz (2024). Nocardia in an Immunocompetent Patient Simulating Pulmonary Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review . Cureus.

Arrieta O, Cardona AF, Corrales L, Campos-Parra AD, Sánchez-Reyes R, Amieva-Rivera E, Rodríguez J, Vargas C, Carranza H, Otero J, et al.(2014). The impact of common and rare EGFR mutations in response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors and platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer . Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands).

Castano W, Morales CH, Senior JM, Benjumea WY, Sanchez J(2012). Relationship of echocardiographic and coronary angiographic findings in patients with acute myocardial infarction secondary to penetrating cardiac trauma . The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.

Arrieta O, Cardona AF, Federico Bramuglia G, Gallo A, Campos-Parra AD, Serrano S, Castro M, Avilés A, Amorin E, Kirchuk R, et al.(2011). Genotyping non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Latin America . Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.