Location information
Location address
knoxville Tennessee United States of America
Description
Trained in medicine and general surgery in Colombia, fellowships in pediatric surgery, pediatric urology and surgical pediatric oncologic surgery at the University of Tennessee, LeBonheur Children's hospital and St Jude in Memphis, worked two years in Bogota, Colombia, then for 13 years at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, left as tenured Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, worked at East Tennessee Children's Hospital and the University of Tennessee as clinical Associate professor of Surgery for 17 years, all this time I trained residents and medical students. Over 40 peer-reviewed publications, 12 book chapters, approx 30 presentations in national and international meetings and close to 200 presentations locally and internationally.
Member information
Name
carlos angel
Member type
Individual independent practitioner
Specialty
General Surgeon
Subspecialties
- Paediatric
Languages spoken
- English
- Spanish
- German
Professional affiliations / memberships
- APSA
- WOFAPS
Current and past partnerships
Has current partners or past partnership experience in these countries
- Colombia
- Viet Nam
- Rwanda
- Mongolia
- Egypt
- Honduras
- Ghana
- India
- Kenya
I have worked over two decades with IVUmed and Surgical Volunteers International as well as the Red Cross in Colombia in 21 workshops over the years, most with pediatric urology. I am a fellowship trained pediatric surgeon and pediatric urologist. I have been the team leader in many of these trips. Retired from clinical practice June 2023.
Conditions treated
- Breast
- Benign breast disease
- Breast infections
- Burns
- Acute burn care
- Gastrointestinal
- Volvulus
- Bowel Obstruction (parasitic, adhesive, mass)
- Benign polyps
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Appendicitis
- Anal disease: Hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulae, prolapse
- Incontinence
- Stomas – colostomies / ileostomies
- GI bleeds
- Endocrine
- Thyroid/parathyroid
- Pancreas
- Hepatobiliary
- Liver disease benign
- Cholelithiasis/choledocholithiasis
- Pancreatic tumors benign
- Pancreatic pseudocyst
- Paediatric
- Tracheo-esophageal fistula
- Newborn intestinal atresias
- Ano-rectal malformations
- Hirschsprung’s Disease
- Tumors (Wilms’, neuroblastoma, hepatoblastoma)
- Pectus excavatum
- Head and neck anomalies
- Abdominal wall defects (gastroschisis, omphalocoele)
- Biliary atresia/choledochal cysts
- Congenital pulmonary airway malformations
- Vascular anomalies
- Trauma and Critical Care
- Total parenteral nutrition management
Equipment used
- Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)
- Harmonic scalpel
- Other energy sealing devices
- Straight stapling devices
- End-to-end anastomosis (EEA) circular stapler
- Vacuum assisted closure device
- Temporary abdominal wound closure
- Synthetic or biologic patches/mesh
- Balloon catheters
- Vascular graft materials
- Dermatome
- Mesher
- Gastroschisis springloaded silos
- Central venous catheters
- Total parental nutrition (TPN)
